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Jul 30, 2024 • 1h 19min

Ep. 324 - Revelation, the Rapture, and the Church, with Dr. Jeannie Constaninou

My guest this week is Dr. Jeannie Constantinou, back with us once again to discuss her works on Andrew of Caesarea's commentary on the Book of Revelation. Andrew is a Church Father, and his commentary on Revelation is the go-to work on the Apocalypse for the Orthodox Church. Since the late 1800's, there have been a lot of misconceptions and misrepresentations regarding the Book of Revelation. There have been movies and books like "The Late Great Planet Earth" and the "Left Behind" series that falsely tell of a pre-tribulation rapture. And now in pop culture, many use out-of-context quotes from the book and fit their own predictions and ideas into them. Jeannie explains how Andrew of Caesarea studied the Book of Revelation, his interpretations of it, how he arrived at various explanations, and more. Why isn't the Book of Revelation read liturgically in our Church? We get into that and a lot more. For more of Dr Jeannie's work, go here: Donate to the show here: Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jul 23, 2024 • 1h 9min

Ep. 323 - Iconography, Tattooing, and the Church, with Shayne Swenson (Pt. 2)

(Part 2 of 2) My guest Shayne Swenson and I had so much to talk about here that I have made it a two-part episode. Shayne is an Orthodox Christian iconographer. He has devoted his life to serving Christ and His Church through the labor of painting iconography. In this two-part episode, we dive deep into Shayne's story, his job as a tattooer and how that's viewed in the Church. We also get into iconography and all of the nuance surrounding that issue/topic. For more information on Shayne and his great work, go here: Donate to the show here: Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jul 16, 2024 • 59min

Ep. 322 - Iconography, Tattooing, and the Church, with Shayne Swenson (Pt. 1)

My guest Shayne Swenson and I had so much to talk about here that I have made it a two-part episode. Shayne is an Orthodox Christian iconographer. He has devoted his life to serving Christ and His Church through the labor of painting iconography. In this two-part episode, we dive deep into Shayne's story, his job as a tattooer and how that's viewed in the Church. We also get into iconography and all of the nuance surrounding that issue/topic. For more information on Shayne and his great work, go here: Donate to the show here: Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jul 9, 2024 • 1h 7min

Ep. 321 - The Cosmic Mystery of Purification, with Sister Anastasia

My guest today is Sister Anastasia. We cover some of the themes in her book, "You Are Mine" as well as some of the things she writes about on her Substack: . The wild journey Sister Anastasia took to becoming a nun revealed much about addiction and inner purification to her. In this discussion, Sister Anastasia answers some common yet hard questions about spirituality, addiction, even Yoga and head covering in Church. Here are some links to find out more from Sister Anastasia and her works and monastery: The Monastery of St Macarius the Great of Egypt:   Apocalypse by Sister Anastasia:   Notes from a Nun by Mother Cassiana:   Donate to the show here: Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 10min

Ep. 320 - Dark Spirituality Wrapped in Light, with Mano Elia

My guest this week is the man behind the Study of Stuff Podcast and SOS Radio: Mano Elia. Mano was born into Orthodox Christianity and as a teen, drifted into occult, New Age, and Hermeticism. We discuss what he learned throughout that journey and what pulled him back towards Christ and the Orthodox Church. It's a sort of Prodigal Son story with some interesting twists and turns. For more of Mano's work, go here:   Donate to the St Theodosius fire damage fund here:   Donate to the show here:  Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 40min

Ep. 319 - Spiritual Shifts and the Emerging Counter-Elite, with Jason Mironchuk and Matt Erickson

My guests this week are both friends of the show and wonderful podcasters in their own right. They are Jason Mironchuk from the 2Bit podcast and Matthew Erickson from the Kingpilled podcast. They are here to dive into the current spiritual shift we are living through and the emerging counter-elite that is about to take over once this current regime crumbles. Jason breaks down the transition from the devouring mother into the age of the vengeful son and how to fight the appealing revenge feeling many of us will have. Matt breaks down the PayPal mafia, who's behind the emerging counter-elite, and what this all means as the current regime crumbles under its own incompetence. For Matt Erickson's content, go here:   For Jason Mironchuk's content, go here:   Donate to the St Theodosius fire damage fund here:   Donate to the show here:  Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jun 18, 2024 • 1h 5min

Ep. 318 - Bad Theology Leads to Bad Actions, with Father John Whiteford

My guest this week is one of my favorite men to have on the show: Father John Whiteford. Fr. John is Archpriest and pastor at St. Jonah Orthodox Church in Spring, Texas. Fr. John was a representative of the ROCOR Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America at the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, in Moscow, on May 17, 2007. He is currently the general editor of the St. Innocent Liturgical Calendar. He is also the dean of the southern deanery (Texas and Louisiana) of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America ROCOR. He is here to discuss the bad theology being preached by many American Protestant preachers that is leading to horrible death and destruction in the Middle East. There is a trend amongst many American Christians that the State of Israel must be supported and defended no matter what. Because of a very modern take on certain scriptures, many believe the Jews are God's "chosen people", the State of Israel is the same thing as the Biblical Israel, dispensationalism is a legitimate Biblical teaching, and that modern day Judaism is the same thing as the Judaism of the Old Testament. Fr. John explains where these misconceptions arose from and why and how they're not only against true Church teachings but also lead to horriific consequences. As St. Matthew said, "Ye shall know them by their fruits." Links for this episode:         Donate to the St Theodosius fire damage fund here:   Donate to the show here:  Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jun 11, 2024 • 58min

Ep. 317 - What Libertarianism Gets Wrong, with Jon Gabriel

Today, Orthodox Christian and journalist Jon Gabriel is with us. With the recent disaster of the new Libertarian Party presidential candidate causing many to leave the party, Jon and I discuss the philosophy of libertarianism and relate it to not only societal reality but the Orthodox Christian worldview. What good does it offer? Are parts of it irreconcilable with Christianity? Jon and I are both ex-libertarians and now Orthodox Christians. We discuss our journeys and where we see libertarianism and politics broadly now as Orthodox Christians. For Jon's article, go here:   Donate to the St Theodosius fire damage fund here:   Donate to the show here:  Visit my website:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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Jun 4, 2024 • 59min

Ep. 316 - The Great Divorce From History, with The Prudentialist

This week, we are once again joined by The Prudentialist here on Counterflow. He is an Orthodox Christian, writer, YouTuber, and fisherman. We are talking about something that he has coined, "the great divorce from history". From our guest: A divorce from history, a consequence of the orgiastic high that has come from Liberalism's alleged victories from the Cold War and the Second World War has left many smugly championing the cultural and economic victories while quietly ignoring the visceral transformations of their homes. To say that the past was evil, or that each step leftward was a step towards some concept of fully automated luxury gay space communism, then we are witnessing the continued suicide of the West in real time, just as Burnham remarked sixty years ago. We get into how this has happened and where we might be headed. For his great Substack, go here: Visit my website: Donate to the show here:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!
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May 29, 2024 • 56min

Ep. 315 - An Explanation of the Orthodox Faith, with Clark Carlton, Pt. 2

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Clark Carlton using his book "The Faith" as a guide for our discussion on the many nuances and aspects of the Orthodox Christian Faith. There are a ton of misconceptions and misunderstandings about Christianity in general but even more so with Orthodox Christianity. I want these two episodes to be almost like a catechetical guide into Orthodoxy. We get into apostolic succession, spiritual depth, repentance, pride, humility, Catholicism, Protestantism, and so much more. For more info on the Ludwell Orthodox Fellowship, please go here: Visit my website: Donate to the show here:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!

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