How Can We Avoid Materialism This Christmas Season?

How Can We Avoid Materialism This Christmas Season?Reference materials for this episode: https://orthodoxtao.com/notes/notes-on-lessons-11-20/ - specifically #11Scripture citations for this episode:Genesis 1-3 - made to be different, devolve to be more like animalsExodus 32 - worshipping an animal, behaving like animalsIsaiah 1 - born between an ox & and a donkeyHabakkuk 3 - in the Greek, is known “between two living creatures”Matthew 4 - Jesus rejects temptation without deliberationLuke 2 - Nativity narrative has no reference to these animals but they are in all our icons - St Symeon can behold the uncreated glory of God in Jesus body because he has experienced it beforeJohn 2 - cleansing the temple isn’t Jesus throwing a temper tantrum, He is dispassionateJohn 11 - Jesus weeps at the cost to Mary, Martha & Lazarus despite knowing He will raise himRevelation 4, 21, 22 - The elders participate in & perceive the glory of God as true human personsYouTube: https://youtu.be/O2ZcPooh8IcThe Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026