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Next Step #671: When Protestants discover the apostolic notion of the community, from the me to the we. The “bear” and the priest: an explanation. Space/Time, apologetics and the changes of demanding answers. Thomas’ doubt, natural experience. The centricities of ethno, geo and helio. Ken update #1.Armodoxy YouTube ChannelWas the Early Church a Cult? Sermon by Mike KimWD168 this weekSt. Thomas, Denis DeBlasio Flute Contemporary VirtuososCover: Water at the Grotto, Oregon, 2017 Fr. VazkenProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #670: After Easter, how the message “Christ has risen” moves from idea and story to inspire us to action. Primal Scream: Where is my mother? The sacrifice of the grain. Crucifixion: if not for Christ’s sake, then for who? Ken Nalik tribute (NS 2008-2021) Vazgenian Seminarians at Lake Sevan.Passion of the Christ, Mel GibsonSmoking Cessation through timeWD168 this weekLuys Vocal QuintetProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #669: Holy Thursday, with the intertwining of the narrative with the poetic, the Passion of Christ is presented in new forms. The seven knots, the string and the story. Human contact returns during the feet washing service (John 13) after a year of lock down: Moving from 2D to 3D church. Recorded in between liturgies and services.Holy Thursday Feet Washing & Order of Darkness 2021Fr. Vazken’s Palm Sunday SermonDarkness Sermon (PrePandemic)Good Friday Sermon (2019)This week’s WD168The Tradition of the 7 knots by V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr ShernezianEaster Hallelujah by Cassandra Star Armstrong and sister CallahanEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #668: How I spent my Lenten vacation? Want to give it a try? Guilt and sin: setting a standard for the Christian. Overcoming addictions: drugs and religion. JW’s go for a GQ look for Jesus and vestment/textiles discussed at Tufts, all in this episode of the Next Step.Lenten Journey 2021WD168 this weekHampig Sassounian parolePalm Sunday at St. Gregory, PasadenaHymn for Lazarus Saturday, Vem RadioOffice of 10 Maiden (join by Zoom)Cover: Armenia 2009 Fr VazkenEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Armenia 2009 Fr Vazken

Next Step #667: Setting a new pillar of Armodoxy, this, in the light of the Second Coming. The Gospel by the four evangelists, according to Jesus and according to Paul: Spin the spotlight and take a look beyond the rhetoric. An understanding that moves Jesus from the temporal to the universal – why Matrilineality 2000 years ago. Get ready to be challenged and see the Kingdom as expressed by Jesus Christ. Judas was replaced by Matthias, Paul’s Conversion, Handmaid’s Tale, the Middle East and Christology without ethnicity.Matrilineality in JudaismBurbank BusinessFeast of St. Gregory of Narek at the VaticanIrish Heartbeat Chieftains & Van MorrisonLenten JourneyCover: publicdomainpictures.netEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #666 - March 11, 2021 - From sheep, to seeds, to chess, it's about the metaphor/platform for the timeless Gospel message.  Lessons from Reclaim - faith in a post-pandemic world, on the first anniversary of the WHO proclamation. Agape love, found on Earth and at the last station stop. Pope Francis in Iraq and a meeting to bring Peace. Walking away from Bible study - not for the first world? Elevator rides beyond the 12th floor and the trip back down all in this episode.Lenten Journey 2021 by Fr. VazkenReclaim 2021 videos - watch hereWD168 This weekPope Francis in IraqInside the Vatican PodcastJoin Fr. Vazken for Sunday ServiceColin Hay Waiting for my real life to beginPenguin BloomCover: Public DomainEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for http://InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #639: Does over analysis and applying reason to the Bible lead you away from Faith? It’s the starting question for this discussion, recognizing there are no wrong questions. Mark 4:35f and hardness of heart: doubt vs. experience. Reconciling absurdity with Faith: Learning and testing through vs computer programming. A different look at the rules that define us.Tsitsernag by AraxWaking Up in the Storm (Sermon) 8/30/2020Buy a Bible: Catholic, Evangelical, AtheistLabor Day message: Labor, Anxiety & EnthusiasmCover: Salmon eggsTechnical Director: Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereSalmon eggs

Next Step #618: Holy/Great Thursday and the Institution of the Last Supper, the Holy Badarak, that is, the means by which we connect to the life-saving Crucifixion and celebrate the Resurrection. Thanks to technology we’re watching in our living rooms, with candles, incense and prayers. The message of St. Basil is read during the Liturgy explaining the essence of the Eucharist: “Never look at this as bread and wine” … it is the life-giving blood and body of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now… that being said, what are we fearing? Where is our faith? How can a virus so small stand between us and the Lord’s Body. In this episode Fr. Vazken shares insights about the Badarak today and the adaptation to ultra-pandemics in the past. How to participate in the virtual ceremonies?VEM RadioWD168 This weekHoly Thursday message 2019Holy Friday message 2019Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereBadarak in the age of Pandemic, Fr. Vazken 2020

Next Step #617 - April 2, 2020 - A sobering look at the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Armodoxy. Fr. Vazken dissects and provides common misconceptions about faith issue: Serenity, Courage and Patience in today's reality. The 120nM/2mm comparison. End of Lent in a sci-fi horror show. This is an up-close and personal episode.When I'm 64 MonaLisa Twins Western Diocese FB Page for Streams WD168 4/1/2020  Circle of Faith - Prayer & Fast MessageCover: Brazil's Christ the Savior during Coronavirus pandemicEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Body and Soul in the Covid PitNext Step #616 - Is the pandemic threatening more than the physical? On Spiritual protection during the Coronavirus pandemic. Adapting to the New Normal: Will the numbers guide the Virtual Church. Away with Fear: The World is NOT ending. Beyond childhood stories: putting fear aside and understanding the God of compassion. Making historical facts relevant today: The Covid Pit.No BluesPrayers for Hope from Etchmiadzin Priest Casualties in Italy Pope and Confession Harry Hagopian Arm Wrestling with God To Watch: Divine Liturgy THIS weekRoosevelt's Fear "Fear" WD168 This Week First Week of Divine Liturgy in Isolation Cover: By the Pit, 2009 Fr. Vazken Movsesian Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #615 - March 19, 2020 Praying during a Pandemic - As life changes and coronavirus dictates the way we live, does God answer our prayers? A candid conversation about what are we praying for. Are we telling God something he doesn't know? Fear and how panic drives us to the absurd. A new day and age as we stream church services. The world-wide prayer day and and participation all around. Corona-conspiracy is the latest in a line-up from Kennedy to Moon Landing, to 911.LinksAra Dabanjian By the RiverHH Karekin II - World Day of Prayer (3/18/20) at St. Gayane WD168 for this Week Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Message Element Band Armodoxy Channel on Youtube Cover: The Icon Answers, Fr. Vazken 2020Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #614 – March 12, 2020 – Fears increase as Coronavirus is here, there and everywhere. A special edition on Faith as an antithesis to fear. Fr. Vazken talks about the importance for faith, education, knowledge as masses engage in the hoarding process. Taking it Easy – a trip in the Southwest, the Eagles and opportunities out of depression. Expectation: The Seven Hours of the Armenian Church, the Sun and Faith.Joanna Chapman-Smith, “Melodies”WD168 3/11/20Reclaim PostponedTake it Easy by the Eagles Cover: Corner in Windslow, AZ, 2020Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for http://InHisShoes.orgAudio PlayerLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!

Relisten, Refocus, Return, ReclaimNext Step #613 - March 5, 2020 - Elections in America with Armenian ballot. The Weekend of the Prodigal Son brings a story of redemption, a story of recovery and of course, reclaim. Fr. Vazken explores the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) in its many dimensions. The journey of the Prodigal Son back home comes alive in this special edition. (From NS #457, 2017)Home by Haig YazadjianProdigal Son ParableNew English BibleRECLAIM: www.Embracing-Faith.comFollow Reclaim on FacebookReclaim Etchmiadzin – March 13-15, 2020Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!

Next Step #611: Mathematics, the language of God, reason and the stretch to resurrection, part of this pre-Lenten preparation. Mystery, mysticism, reason and today’s date 2/20/2020. Hidden mission: helping humans experience the Divine; no parlor tricks here. Worry, anxiety, fears are targeted during Lent. A look at Andy Warhol’s “Sleep.” Lent: 40 days to de-stress and find the rest for harmony and peace.Kreen-Akrore by Paul McCartneyFr. Vazken on VartanantsLenten Journey by Fr. VazkenLenten “Bland” Page40 Vegan Recipes (another bland page)Moon occults MarsAndy Warhol’s Sleep wikiThis week’s WD168Ana Calhoun: Gen-X Women and SleepReclaim Etchmiadzin – March 13-15, 2020Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #610: On the Presentation of the Lord – Dyaruntarch – all you need to know about the celebration from the history, to the meaning, to the prayer to the bonfire! Heathen or not… here we come! On Fear: Active Shooter phenomena and the traumatization of our children. Fear and Faith. “Justifiable” fear – how to spot it 10,000 feet above sea level.Song selection by Anush & IngaStory of the Presentation Luke 2:22fTeacher’s Unions and Active Shooter DrillsWD168 – Episode #4 on FearCover: Dyaruntarch at St. Leon Cathedral, 2020Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereDyaruntarch at St. Leon Cathedral, 2020

Next Step #609: After the impeachment trial in the US and our drift from Globalism. Church and State is blurred in Orthodoxy as we deal with Church and Ethnicity. A Handmaid’s Tale: Possibilities from Sci-fi to reality. Fr. Vazken speaks candidly about the dilemma facing the Armenian Church in particular and ‘Ethnic’ churches in general as churches celebrate nationalism. A loss for globalism and interrelations. Evolution happens: changes to body temperature is a new reading of Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. Annual Superbowl reflection: 1/2 a minute is MORE than the budget of all the Armenian Churches and traveling at the speed of light. Ground Hog Day and basic church economics: Learning from the Dishonest ServantMichael GulezianBody Temperature changesMartin Luther King Jr.’s Christmas sermon 1967Handmaid’s TaleSenator Romney’s speechWalrus and the CarpenterLewis CarrollDyaruntarchLuke 2WD-168 This weekEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #608: Insurance against anxiety and uncertainty: Kobe Bryant reflections and inspirational losses. One more time with Caine and Abel: Crushing the carnivore/vegetarian debate. Rejection and understanding.Arno Babajanian Armenian RhapsodyKobe BryantWD168 #2East of Eden by SteinbeckEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereMB Forest 2016

Next Step #607: Rev. Martin Luther King and the message of non violence: Connecting to St. Vartan (451) and the Velvet Revolution (2018). Meeting with Rev. James Lewis – “The Non-Violence or Black Church Movement.” Distractions from the comics to the comix, from the Grammy to the Super Bowl. A validation of Armodoxy and the Armodoxy playbook from the most obvious places.Shirley Ceasar, “God will take care of you”Rev. Dr. James LawsonRev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Last Christmas Sermon”King’s Sermon AudioFr. Vazken’s 1998 MLK SermonGus and the TrainNicene CreedCover: “Distraction” 2008 V. Movsesian, BrazilEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here"Distraction" 2008 V. Movsesian, Brazil

Next Step #606: “Prayers for the President” opens a discussion about fanaticism. The Old Testament and the most severe curses of the Bible: Jesus’ radical approach. Fanaticism – fear and warnings about literalism. Martin Luther King Jr. an “extremest for love” in the footsteps of Jesus.Epiphany by The Piano GuysDr. King interview by Alex Haley in Playboy (1965)Psalm 109Kellyanne Conway’s Husband / Trump & EvangelicalsMLK Nobel Peace Prize SpeechMLK and Armodoxy; Armenian Christianity Today #38Next Step #31 – MLK & John the BaptistEngineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file hereArizona Solitude 2012 Fr. Vazken

Next Step #605: The week of Theophany (the RESET button) and the revelation of God from the Armodox perspective. Searching for a permanence in a message that has to remain pertinent and relevant. Emmanuel: God with us – even in the fiery furnace in the song of three. And some of the insanity of greetings: the War and the Golden Globes, Priests and mechanics. Water Blessing at the hospitals and theophany. More…Spirit – Hayr Mer – Gor MkhitarianShaddrak Mishak Abendego, Louise ArmstrongKim Kardashian’s wish for Armenian ChristmasSong of the Three (Bible)SingularityDates of Christmas (AC101 #25)Engineered by Ken NalikProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgLook for The Next Step on blubrry.comListen via Stitcher Radio on demand! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here"Quiver Trees" Bing photo