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Burned it off

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Next Step #610: On the Presentation of the Lord – Dyaruntarch – all you need to know about the celebration from the history, to the meaning, to the prayer to the bonfire! Heathen or not… here we come! On Fear: Active Shooter phenomena and the traumatization of our children. Fear and Faith. “Justifiable” fear – how to spot it 10,000 feet above sea level.
Song selection by Anush & Inga
Story of the Presentation Luke 2:22f
Teacher’s Unions and Active Shooter Drills
WD168 – Episode #4 on Fear
Cover: Dyaruntarch at St. Leon Cathedral, 2020
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This is 2020

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Next Step #604: With the new decade, more searches for relevance – finding Faith after Sunday morning and throughout the week. Theophany – a point of singularity for your Faith. The Lion King’s gesture of praise and the blessing for a group on Christmas Eve. Bonhoeffer’s “Cheap Grace” and Christmas gift giving customs. Eighth Day “Milking Maid”. All the things you don’t need to say at Theophany.
Hover State Chamber Choir
VW: The Last Mile
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Motorcycle in the Smithsonian
Bonhoeffer, “The Cost of Discipleship”
“This is 20/20” Anderson Cooper and Barbara Walter
Cover Photo – Winter, Bing photo
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Children & God

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Next Step #586: Do children need God? Keeping God close and in focus; Finding God not so much without as much as within, especially in the heart. Jesus’ invitation to accept the Kingdom as children; so who’s leading who? Fr. Vazken is challenged and shares some insights on making God real, front and center in the lives of our children. A model for Sunday School built into the Divine Liturgy of the Ancient Orthodox Church.
Focused Vision
St. Nectarios
Divine Liturgy of the Armenian Church
Cover: Building block of God, Fr. Vazken 2019
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Name & Legacy

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Next Step #585: The legacy of Catholicos Vazken I – what do we take away from him 25 years after his death. His name, a special calling and expression of the Holy Spirit. One Vazken to the next in this edition. An angel named Alyssa visits and makes a 25 year old connection.
Alone Again Or by Love
25th Anniversary Video Tribute
Vazken I – Addresses & Messages PDF
Photo Gallery of 25th Anniversary Event
Vazken on Vazken: Personal Reflections
Cover: Catholicos’ tomb close up
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Familiarity & Contempt: Faith & Freedom

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Next Step #578: An independence day look at contempt, apathy and neglect brought on by familiarity. Whether freedom or faith, a simple look at Nazareth 30AD gives a clear look at the dangers we face. Some from 1984 (Orwell) and some from journalist-want-to-bees, Fr. Vazken connects the dots and presents ways to avoid the traps of blessings lost. Luke 4: Moving from Jesus of Nazareth to Jesus the Christ. And then the earthquake hit! (min 19:30) giving yet one more metaphor!
America the Beautiful, Ray Charles
Ministry of Truth: Biography of George Orwell’s 1984
Declaration of Independence
Pilgrimage to Armenia
Frederick Douglass on What to the slave is the Fourth of July?
Fantasy on the Fifth at Fifty
Earthquake (min 19:30)
7×77 www.7×77.org
Իշամեղու =Bumblebee
Free Speech? Really (blog)
Cover: Statue of Juana Maria and child in Santa Barbara, California, at the intersection of State Street & Victoria Street
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Images of Jesus

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Next Step #576: The 12th year of the Next Step podcast kicks off with a look at the images of Jesus. What do they say about the artist and what do they say about individual and collective faith? Fr. Vazken shares his personal favorite and why? Images that point to the relevance of our faith in life. From the Shroud of Turin to the Victoria’s Veil to Salvador Dali to an obscure the drawing from 1973 – what are the icons of our faith today? A close up view of God’s Face. A challenge to define Jesus in our lives, even in the uncomfortable realms.
Donna Summers “I Believe in Jesus”
Images of Jesus
In Theory: What Jesus looks like
St. Nersess Shnorhali: Jesus, Son
A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture
St. Teresa – Who is Jesus
Cover: Original line-drawing by Jasmine Zagor, 1973
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Sharing Forgiveness

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Next Step #561: Getting to know someone beyond meeting personally – a reflection of love is the key. Sharing: Is there a word? What does that say about us? Pope Francis on Love. Elements of Lent: Charity, Prayer and Fasting – a challenge to do the hardest of these (and hint: it’s not the one you’re thinking.)
Hovhaness Badalyan: Karekin Njteh
Lenten Journey by Fr. Vazken
Pope Francis on Forgiveness and the Family
Dn. Hrayr Nalbandian’s Passing
Cover: Exchange/Split, Fr. Vazken 2014
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The Imponderable Curtain, solved?

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Next Step #560: Vartanants, Ghevondiants and the message of faith, loyalty and living for Jesus Christ is the starting place of this podcast. Also – the (imponderable) question of the curtain being pulled shut during the day of Good Living is explored further with yet another answer. Also, in memory of Deacon Hrayr Nalbandian.
Norahrash by Luys Vocal Quintet
Vartanats
Fr. Vazken during Lent 2019
Lenten Journey by Fr. Vazken
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Advent: Sin, Faith and Duty

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Next Step #549: Sin, Faith and Duty are the lessons of this week in Advent in preparation for the Christmas celebration. Losing the Self and Ego, to make room for God. St. James of Nisibus. Violence in the world. Also In His Shoes programs for the season.
Blind Boys of Alabama
Albert’s Go Fund Me page
In His Shoes Toy Drive
St. Gregory of Narek Prayer
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Luke 17:1-10
Cover: Canadian Bear Ranger, 2018 Fr. Vazken
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Defining Emoji Prayer

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Next Step #545 – Prayer: Wanted or unwanted we have a stocked (canned) response to tragedy. Moving beyond the words and listening to the sound of God is what Fr. Vazken explores this week. Reflection on rediscovering and connecting to Faith in Armenia: from the dangers of fungi to the inspiration of St. Hripsime. Moving from the pages of our Faith to the reality of our Faith. Take a look in the closet: Finding a silk-screened robe at St. James.
“To Silence the Lies of Men” Aret Madilian
“I don’t want prayers…”
Psalm 45(46)
Sam & Jennie in Armenia
Discovery of the Cross at Zoravar Church
St. James Armenian Church at 75
Next Step #544
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