Tag Archive for: Faith

Digestible Faith

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Next Step #347: After appearing as guest on a call-in talk show, Fr. Vazken reflects about the importance of the questioning; mistaken notions of the Bible; evolving faith. The Church may deliver the food – now can we chew and digest it? Personal references to God – it’s older than Protestants. Story from the fields: the young man who gets a blessing and shares a blessing; Differing forms of greeting a procession; Nina and the piggies; on the Superbowl and the 100 Souls In His Shoes project. It’s a packed show!
Song: Inscence & Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock
On Heaven and Earth by Pope Francis
100 Year Journey
Superbowl XLIX
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Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org
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A Time for Balance

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Next Step #297 – February 13, 2014

Better than bonfires, here’s an approach to Candlemass “Diaruntarch” that challenges the listener to meditate and make the presentation a connection to Faith today. On the power of love while feeding the homeless.
Song: “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Mary Hopkins
Pilgrimage to Armenia & Ararat 
Homeless Feed at Ascensia
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Discovering Tremendous Treasures: A talk with Hratch Tchilingirian

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Next Step #293 – January 16, 2014

A candid conversation with Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian about the church, relevancy and focusing on the basics – faith, hope and love. Tchilingirian shares insights from experiences in London as well as from a life in the Armenian Church. Filtering out the “noise,” the quest for meaning, and the soldier/army metaphor are part of this discussion. Also – some thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr., as a minister of the Gospel.
Song: Armen Chakmakian, “Enchantress”
Hratch Tchilingiran
Martin Luther King & St. John the Baptist
Fr. Vazken’s Comments at Ecumenical Gathering
Videos from UK Armenian Diocese
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Dreaming Beyond a Speech and into Syria

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Next Step #273 – August 29, 2013

50 years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Kings Jr’s “I have a Dream Speech,” Fr. Vazken shares some thoughts and offers a challenge to dream of peace – bringing about peace without the use of violence. With the imminent threat of war in Syria, a candid look at our faith – do we really believe that we can overcome evil with love? Do we believe there are non-violent alternatives to threats of death and annihilation? Also a discussion of chickens and headless existence (in the context of the Armenian Church and Armodoxy)
Song: “Dream Song” by Joan Baez
The Speech
Transcript: http://www.inhisshoes.org/documents/MLK_dream.pdf
Harry Hagopian Podcast MENA: http://www.premier.org.uk/mena
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Secrets for Avoiding the Void

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Next Step #115 – August 19, 2010

What’s the secret for making a church “work”? Could you bring it down to a word or two? Education? Faith? Commitment? Sincerity? Also in this podcast: Watching the Asteroids, Contributing to Confidence, Reclaiming childhood ideology.
Song: “Going Up the Country by Canned Heat”;
Ani’s Bubbles: “Obstacles in our Path”;
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Easter – Beginnings for Faith, Hope and Love

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Next Step #95 – April 1, 2010

Holy Week Edition, looking at our Lenten Journey, culminating with the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Tribute to Jesus Christ Superstar at age 40 – how the questions are just as important as the answers. Abp. Tiran’s admonition to not discount reason. The Jehovah’s Witness target the Armenian community in Los Angeles. Here arises our challenge to REACT to the EMPTY TOMB by making Easter a celebration of Faith, Hope and Love alive in our lives every day. No April Fools jokes today!
Music: “Der Voghormya” – Focused Vision;
Ani’s Bubbles – Nothing can separate us from God.
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Cheerleading with the Evangelists

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Next Step #86 – January 28, 2010

Cheerleading may offer hope, but the church and the Christian have the added challenge of adding faith and love to the mixture. Haiti, Conan and Leno, Obama’s State of the Union, are all in this one, as they lead the discussion to the bigger question of evangelization. Fr. Vazken traces the history of proclaiming the Good News, from Apostolic speeches to the printed Bible to New Media. Even some comments from “The Tech Guy” Leo Laporte and a drive-by by Agent 86, Max Smart.
Music: “Today is the Feast of Nativity” by the Junior Choir of the Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church;
Ani’s Bubbles – The Carpenter’s Glasses;
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Christmas Eve: Finding Hope in the Manger

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Next Step #81 – December 24, 2009

The Christmas Eve Edition – Looking and finding hope in the manger. Why “In His Shoes” is a way of life and how “respect” is the predecessor of love. The Christ child is a revelation of faith, hope and love – concisely placed in the manger for us all. Why January 6? Why December 25? And then finding Christ beyond the manger. Reflections of the newly deceased Fr. Kourken Mouradian – from Khorvirab to Glendale.
Song: “Christmas Song” by Jethro Tull
Silent Night by Sarah McLachlan from Wintersong Album
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