00:00 Introduction
01:19 The Gospel Account of Saint John's telling of the raising of Lazarus
08:53 The apolytikion emphasizes the general resurrection
11:29 Parallel to The Feast of Transfiguration
12:32 The verses of the odes for Lazarus Saturday
15:36 Our obligation to the evangelion of The Christ
19:45 Closing

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Lazarus Saturday - From What Are We Saved?

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Reference materials for this episode:

Little Compline for the evening prior to Lazarus Saturday
- As translated into English by the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America

Scripture citations for this episode:

John 11:1 - John 12:11
- The raising of Lazarus

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Jim returns to the series of Lenten Triodion reflections he began last year. Having completed the Sundays of preparation & the Sundays of Lent, he picks up this week with Lazarus Saturday.

The Church emphasizes the confirmation of the general resurrection as well as this event being the "final straw" which drives the Sadducees to seek Jesus' death which is why this day is one week prior to His crucifixion on the Liturgical calendar.

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00:00 Opening
02:50 Fr Symeon's Sermon
21:30 Salvation isn't heaven, or morality, it's illumination
28:11 The paranoia born of living in exile
37:18 Orthodoxy doesn't do philosophical apologetics, we seek illumination
54:10 You can't put an onion dome on The Academy
73:29 Closing & housekeeping

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This, too, Shall Pass (Season Finale) - S7E20

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This is the end of season 7, in which we have focused almost entirely on the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness being one which requires us to put all ideologies to the side & focus on the inner, spiritual life.

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Scripture citations for this episode:

- Gospel Reading from Sunday January 11
- Matthew 4:12-17

- Wisdom & illumination are spiritual not discursive
- Colossians 1:3-14

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00:00 Opening
01:04 You can't put The Faith on the screen & do it well
04:23 Stop debating if Jesus was an undocumented immigrant or refugee
07:54 Don't use Christian images as a foil for ideological vision
10:42 I care if the vulnerable meet God, which means I have to feed them
18:40 Silencing the monstrous is the only righteous anger
22:33 Response videos & click bait breed arrogance & division
27:43 Our utopian vision tends to not include ourselves changing
31:38 It is too easy to convince ourselves our sin does not matter
34:08 Your anger is probably self righteous, which means it is sinful
38:27 The lesson of Ebineezer Scrooge is "fear not!"
40:44 God wants to look at us & have us look at Him the way husband & wife look at each other
42:25 It is hard to be angry at other people if we know we're an idiot
46:26 The utopian vision eliminates the possibility of forgiveness
50:49 Dungeons & Dragons plane of Nirvana teaches us how scary utopia would actually be if we tried to live in it
53:34 Closing

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It Will All Fail - S7E19

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We are nearing the end of season seven & Fr Symeon didn't want to miss the opportunity to talk about how the two dominant ideologies in our culture both rely on what we could call an unconstrained vision of humanity - the dream of The Enlightenment still alive.

In this third part of three, we delve into a bit more pop culture references than is typical for us as we continue to try to drive home the idea the pursuit of utopia brings dystopia & the problem is human delusion. We must focus on dispelling delusion, not problem solving & system building.

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Scripture citations for this episode:

Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, Luke 19:45-48, John 2:13-17 - Cleansing of the temple

Mark 5: 1-20 - Gerasene Demoniac

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