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City of Bridges Podcast - Theology Towards Unity

City of Bridges Podcast - Theology Towards Unity

By: Aaron A Munro
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With this humble podcast, we’re leaning into unity and reconciliation. We’re inviting Christians and spiritual seekers of all kinds to spend time under this “big tent” of Ancient Christianity. ✝️

We’ll do that by sharing our personal experiences and discussing ancient theology in a contemporary way. 🤼‍♂️

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  • S1:E1 City of Bridges Podcast - The End of Everything

    S1:E1 City of Bridges Podcast - The End of Everything
    Aug 15 2025
    City of Bridges Podcast - season one – episode 1 – The End of Everything We live in the tension of the already and the not yet. The Kingdom of Christ is truly present—revealed in mystery, grace, and power—and yet we still await its full and radiant unveiling. 🌤️ In the Christian story, the Eschaton is not simply the end of history, but the revelation of its deepest meaning: the fullness of divine love, made visible in Christ and extended to all creation. 👁️ In Him, all things are being restored, reconciled, and drawn into communion.🫶 And every time the Church gathers in worship—especially around the Holy Table—we are tasting the age to come. “Blessed is the Kingdom…” 🍞🍷 We say it not as poetry, but as proclamation. 📢 The Eucharist is not just a remembrance—it is a participation. 🏃 It is the wedding feast of the Lamb breaking into this moment from eternity. ⚡️ The Church is not only historical; she is eschatological. She worships always with one eye on the horizon, her prayers shaped by the promise of the world made new. 🎉 We are pilgrims on the way, bearing witness not to fear or despair, but to a coming joy that already begins to shine. Our liturgy is not a retreat into the past, but an invitation into the fullness of time. In Christ, the End is not doom—but delight. ☺️ So we worship in hope. We live in anticipation. And we say to the world: Come, and share in the joy of what is coming—and what is already here. ⛪️ 📚Additional Resources: On Difficulties in Sacred Scripture - The Responses to Thalassius by St. Maximos the Confessor on the Incarnation and Reconciliation https://www.eighthdayinstitute.org/on-the-cosmic-mystery-of-jesus-christA grand vision of the Kingdom of God in the Revelation of St. John 21 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-Revelation-21Prayer for Christ’s Second Coming in Revelation of St. John 22:20 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-22St. Paul on the Resurrection and meaning of existence in 1 Corinthians 15https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-1-Corinthians-15St. Paul on the culmination of history and Christ victory in Romans 8:18-39 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-Roman-8 Additional Content from EOC Catechism: Worship is a procession into the Heavens. The divine liturgy of the Church is a procession of the people of God into the heavenly Holy of Holies. Our lives are “hidden in Christ”(Colossians 3:3). Each week we gather together as one Body to ‘go again’ to where we always are: Heaven. Because of Christ’s finished work, we are able to approach our Father in Heaven as His beloved children. The author of Hebrews invites us to the glorious worship of God made possible by Christ’s blood: “Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, let us draw near [a call to worship!] with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19-22 At every Eucharist celebration, God’s people enter the heavenly Holy of Holies in a great mystery of worship. There we approach God’s throne with confidence, “receiving mercy and finding grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). “If assembling as the Church is, in the most profound sense of the term, the beginning of the Eucharistic celebration—its first and fundamental condition—then its end and completion is the Church’s entrance into heaven, her fulfillment at the table of Christ in His Kingdom…[The essence of the Eucharistic liturgy] is movement and ascent.” - Fr. Alexander Schmemann, The Eucharist, page 23. 💒Check out the Holy Covenant EOC web presence here: https://www.holycovenantchurch.net 🌳Check out the Evangelical Orthodox Church web presence here: https://www.evangelicalorthodox.org Dig in! Live a beautiful life with Christ and His people! Disclaimer: We share these conversations to encourage Spirit-filled ecumenical dialogue and deeper theological reflection. While our discussions partially draw from the teachings and life of the Evangelical Orthodox Church, our words are personal and not to be understood as formal positions of the EOC. Christian Faith should be embodied so join Christ’s One, Holy, Apostolic Church wherever His Body is found.
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  • S1:E0.5 City of Bridges Podcast - Introduction - Unity is our why

    S1:E0.5 City of Bridges Podcast - Introduction - Unity is our why
    Aug 8 2025
    City of Bridges Podcast - season one – episode 0.5 – Unity is Our Why

    With this humble podcast, we’re leaning into unity and reconciliation. We’re inviting Christians and spiritual seekers of all kinds to spend time under this “big tent” of Ancient Christianity. ✝️

    We’ll do that by sharing our personal experiences and discussing ancient theology in a contemporary way. 🤼‍♂️

    📚Additional Resources:

    1. Good-faith theology towards unity in the life and work of St. Maximus the Confessor - https://tinyurl.com/Matthew-Root

    2. Jesus prayer for the Church in the garden in John 17 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-John-17 and a St. Peters teaching on Theosis in 2 Peter 1:1-10 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-2-Peter-1

    3. St. Paul’s Teaching on One Body in Christ per Ephesians 4:1-6 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-Ephesians-4

    4. Early Church Witness: Irenaeus on “That Church Which Has Ever Been” (Against Heresies, 3.3.2) https://tinyurl.com/Early-Church-Witness

    5. The Nicene‑Constantinopolitan Creed (AD 381) https://orthodoxwiki.org/Nicene-Constantinopolitan_Creed

    6. Jesus’ High Standard: Love One Another per John 13:31–35 https://tinyurl.com/Bible-Gateway-John-13

    🚶‍♀️Synthesis: Why All Christians Should Pursue Unity
    1. It Is the Lord’s Will and Prayed‑For by Christ Himself
    2. It Reflects the Inner Life of the Trinity
    3. It Empowers Our Mission
    4. It Upholds the Apostolic Faith
    5. It Manifests Christ’s Love and Glory

    💒Check out the Holy Covenant EOC web presence here: https://www.holycovenantchurch.net

    🌳Check out the Evangelical Orthodox Church web presence here: https://www.evangelicalorthodox.org

    Dig in! Live a beautiful life with Christ and His people!

    Disclaimer: We share these conversations to encourage Spirit-filled ecumenical dialogue and deeper theological reflection. While our discussions partially draw from the teachings and life of the Evangelical Orthodox Church, our words are personal and not to be understood as formal positions of the EOC. Christian Faith should be embodied so join Christ’s One, Holy, Apostolic Church wherever His Body is found.
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    29 mins
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