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Worse Odds than the Lotto

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Next Step #397: No statistician necessary for this one – we hit two jackpots in one-week, both with worse odds than the $1.5B PowerBall but with much bigger payouts. Life-stories from the world of Armodoxy and one from Las Vegas (at the border) – odds you can live with. Religion, politics and more.
Song: “Stormy Monday” – Cream at Royal Albert Hall
Twenty things more likely to happen than hitting the Powerball
Obama’s Christian Tenure
Obama’s 2016 State of the Union
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Patsy for our Questions

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Next Step #396: Healthy conversations and dialogues with God for the New Year and beyond; Starting from the Theophany and forgiving; Questions we’re too embarrassed and ashamed to ask and finding the patsy to do it for us.
Picture: Baiser de Judas, vitrail de l’ancienne église des Dominicains de Strasbourg
Song: He’s an On-Time God by Dottie Peoples
Accidental Universe
Armenian Float in Rose Parade
Jesus Christ Superstar: (lyrics)
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2015 Year End

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Next Step #395: Some year end thoughts, about the Centennial, the challenge to be, the quest for courage and the audacity to proclaim victory. Taking off on Christ’s words, “Courage, the victory is mine, I have overcome the world.” (John 16) Fr. Vazken connects the dots left throughout the year. The Icon of the Holy Martyrs’ is consecrated locally – some excerpts. Happy New Year!
Song: “Agahootyan” by The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia
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Consecration of Icon at St. Peter, Glendale
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Slipstreaming Christmas Carols

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Next Step #394: Picking up on a challenge and listening for the change that comes from within. This is a special Christmas Eve edition where Fr. Vazken shares some music which awakens the dormant expressions of love and peace in us all. Not your usual fare of carols, but some gems that go by unforgotten. The “motion” of Armenian Orthodox liturgy… Slipstreaming in a VW… War, Terror, Peace and Love – connecting the dots.
Cover Photo – Christmas slips and streams by Fr. Vazken
Links:
Pope Francis on Christmas Charade
Christmas Truce
Christmas Truce History
Snoopy’s Christmas
Chicago Christmas Album
Jethro Tull: www.jethrotull.com
Jethro Tull Christmas Album
Wonderin’ Aloud
One of Us by Joan Osborne
Blind Boys of Alabama
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Venting Advent

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Next Step #393: The Advent Season is one of preparation for Christmas. Here Fr. Vazken discusses the season and Christmas as a living expression for today. First a look at how the stories evolved over time from Bethlehem to Rudolph from a one-liner about the Inn to a Technicolor movie with barmaids and patrons. The Winter Solstice and the January 6 / December 25 shift. Definitely a Christmas primer – filled with information and spirituality.
Cover Photo “Solstice at Sevan” by Fr. Vazken
Spirit of Christmas by Element Band
Ring Solstice Bells: www.JethroTull.com
Martin Luther King Jr. Christmas Eve Sermon (text) (audio)
Does God Have a Bicycle? by Ida Nalbandian
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When a Cross is Not a Cross

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Next Step #392:  Can the symbol of Christianity mean any more or any less when elevated in a battle field or in our life. Fr. Vazken reflects on comments made by Red Cross reps and the challenges for Christianity and Armodoxy. Also: Joyless services – how alternative services can bring back some of the missing celebration. Ostrich mentality: Watch out, the cheetah gets the best part for her meal.
“Bluegrass Christmas” by Craig Duncan
Sample Alternative Services
American Red Cross
Western Diocese
Holiday Boutique – Towns Burr Gallery
Pomegranate & Eye Jewelry
Suzie’s Marmalade & Jams
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Abandoning the Cloud

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Next Step #391: Cloud storage and cloudy religion. Bringing the faith down to Earth where it was intended to be in a quest for peace. Fr. Vazken shares thoughts on infinity and immortality, dissected from terabytes to kilobytes to the soul that makes up the human animal. San Bernardino shooting, the Pope on fundamentalism, the Funeral Service of the Armenian Church, A reading of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “The Duckling”; gods from Mt. Olympus to Christianity.
Cover Photo: “Aragil on the West Side” by Fr. Vazken
Song: Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto in D minor.
Pope on Fundamentalism
San Bernardino shooting
LA Times on Prayer after Shootings
Data Measurements
Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “The Duckling”
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Pilgrims before Thanksgiving

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Next Step #390: In this Thanksgiving edition, pilgrims move throughout California in a spiritual quest – Central Valley & Northern Cal Churches are the sacred spots for this group – Tehlirian, Sassountzi & the Mt. Davidson cross. Aussie is remembered at a pre-Thanksgiving thanksgiving meal. Pope Francis comments on Christmas as a charade in the shadow of war and violence.
Song: “Amen Hayr Sourp” by Vazkenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan
7 Churches in 3 Days Pilgrimage
“I Love My Dog” by Cat Stevens
Pope Francis on Christmas charade
Next Step #337 interview with Rik Adriaans (Nov 20, 2014)
Cover photo “Pilgrims at the Cross” by Fr. Vazken
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The Problem of Thanksgiving

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Next Step #389: In the midst of war, refugee crisis and terrorism, we’re told to pray. Here’s an Armodox approach to prayer that brings responsibility back home. Fr. Vazken expands on the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, and common misconceptions found in Hollywood and around the world. Also – about pilgrimage and the need to retreat and regroup.
Song: Franz Bdoyan “Qele Qele” Roots of Armenian Jazz
Photo: “Fallen at Ani” by Fr. Vazken Movsesian
St. Francis Prayer
Conan in Armenia
7/3 Pilgrimage
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Preservatives Added or Not

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Next Step #388: Keep the faith! Not to be confused with preserve the faith! Fruits, meats, vegetables, even photos are ways of preserving – even pickling – the dead. Fr. Vazken gives food for thought as we build monuments and museums to preserve and miss the opportunity to live. Also, in this episode – The power of the Eucharist, and the Delivery System of the Church.
“Armenian Patterns” by Karen Markaryan
Pope on the Eucharist
LA Times “Matagh” article
Armenian National Anthem
Leveraging Love
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