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The Seen and Unseen World in Orthodox Christian Tradition - The modern world does not acknowledge but is nevertheless haunted by spirits - angels, demons and saints. Fathers Andrew Stephen D...
Martyrdom runs throughout the whole Scriptures, memorably referenced by Christ in His phrase "from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari...
What is going on with the Gospel accounts of the passion of Jesus? Why do the Gospel writers describe it as they do? Join us for a close loo...
Is "salvation" a technical term in Christianity? How is it used in the Bible? And what does it mean to be faithful to the calling of salvati...
"If you were ever turned away for being too off-topic, this is your moment. The lines are open. Jam them up with your calls. No question is...
The voicemail is full. Doom. Doom. Doom. The system is down. Join the Podfathers for a pre-recorded SpeakPipepalooza.
Why is the Western theology of salvation, both Catholic and Protestant, different from Orthodoxy? Where did the Latin "treasury of merit" co...
Old Testament sacrifices were offered for sins, but was it only accidental ones? What happens if you sin on purpose? Does Jesus' sacrifice c...
What do you do with a dead human body? The ancient world had strong opinions about this, and they showed up not only in their cemeteries and...
Icons of God in the Old Testament depict Jesus. The Hymn of Kassiani includes "I will kiss Thy feet whose tread, when it fell on the ears of...
Mankind has looked to the heavens with fascination since pre-history, always charting the stars and sometimes worshiping them. But what is t...
Christianity has been called a “mystery” religion. There are some who say that it is simply one of many mystery cults that existed in the an...
In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mi...
In this live-recorded, in-person Q&A session, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions and comments from the attendees at the Lord of...
Some say that the Persians had their own Messiah, and some even say that this is where Israel got the idea. Cyrus the Great, founder of the...
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, most powerful man in the world, was brought low by divine madness. Who was this king w...
The ancients told tales of the inundation of the world with water -- the Great Flood. How do these stories compare with the story told in Ge...
It's time to call in with all your weirdest, nuttiest, and most mind-bending questions, from giants to the gyrations of James T. Kirk.
The audio mailbag is starting to fill up again, so it's time to take out the garbage. Wait, that didn't come out right.
Fr. Stephen reads tales from the ancient world calculated to drive you mad.
The Apostles are given authority by Christ to preach, to bind and loose, to exorcise, to baptize, and so on. Did that authority die with the...
Christ said that the scribes and Pharisees sat on the seat of Moses (Matthew 23:2). Is this a metaphor or a defined position of authority? D...
The Podfathers open their audio mailbag and turn it upside down to see what shakes out: How many will be saved? What's the deal with saints...
Were there really 400 silent years between Malachi and Matthew? Is there a sudden disjunction starting with the New Testament? In this final...
Continuing their series on the Biblical history of Israel, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew chart the progress from after the Exodus up to the Sec...
In this first episode concerning the story of Israel, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew take us from Abraham to the Exodus.
Is the Cross just what the Romans happened to use to kill Jesus? Or is there something deeper and older that culminates in the crucifixion o...
Ever read the Bogomil Bible? If not, you might still be interested in the place of Azazel in apocrypha. Continuing their series on Second Te...
It's another no-holds-barred live Q&A with the Podfathers! Got a dragon on your mind, a giant in your closet, or a screech owl in your filin...
Angels are active in the world. What does that activity actually look like? Is it just “benevolent haunting”? What about guardian angels? Jo...
Is your house haunted? Do demons still possess people? Can we see the activity of demons in the modern world? How would we recognize it? Joi...
What exactly is ritual impurity? Does it equal sinfulness? How do bodily functions figure in? Did the New Testament abolish the ritual impur...
It's another metaphysical head-scratcher! Following up on some episodes from 2024, the podcast looks at what change actually means (if anyth...
The Podfathers clear out the voicemail backlogs with this pre-recorded end-of-year episode, covering everything from whether Eglon was fat o...
At the heart of Christian faith and life is the incarnation of the Son of God. When does that happen, exactly? It seems easy enough to answe...
In this pre-recorded episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to your voicemail, ranging from whether Jesus could get a speeding ticket t...
It’s Election Day on Lord of Spirits! Who is elected? What are they elected to? How is Israel involved in all this?
What if Guardian Angels had an exact opposite—Guardian Devils? Are some of those demons actually the evil dead? Or what about the ones who c...
"Modernism” is anything bad and not Orthodox, right? Or maybe 20th century? It's said the Church has to confront the modern world or finally...
Orthodox Christianity is said to be "unchanging." The Synodikon even says it's the faith that established the universe. Yet if you look at C...
What does evidence from the Neolithic period tell us about truly ancient religion? How does that fit into the Bible? How should Christians u...
The whole episode is dedicated to live calls! Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew want to talk to you about whatever is on your mind. Give them a rin...
In the age to come, all of humanity will be raised from the dead -- bodily. This core dogma of Christianity, the bodily resurrection, is oft...
Our understanding of time forms the basis of many theological assumptions. But how does it work in the Scriptures and throughout Christian t...
Is there magic in the Bible? What about outside the Bible? How does magic differ from miracles? Is it even real? Join the Podfathers as they...
Christian tradition refers to “the devil” or “the evil one,” but is this one being? What about (the) Satan -- or Samael, Mastema, and Azazel...
Continuing their series on Second Temple Jewish apocrypha in this pre-recorded episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew read two texts about the...
What if you could see the unseen spiritual reality in Genesis? How did the world into which Jesus was born understand this story? Explore th...
What might the 12 sons of Jacob have said before they died? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew begin a new series on Second Temple Judaism literatur...
In this pre-recorded episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to some of many voicemails, covering the falls of angels, the bones of Elis...
The last several episodes have generated a lot of questions, so Fr. Andrew and Fr. Stephen are dedicating this episode fully to taking live...