Open the Doors, Gather As The People

00:00 Introduction07:22 The History of The Church is the history of Israel27:35 The Life of The Church is the pursuit of holiness36:52 Faithfulness is not blind credulity, it is hope we have seen evidence42:47 Faithfulness is emulating God, not “Nature”52:56 Being The Church, being The Temple, is being God’s chosen people62:36 The culture changes when we live the faith~~~Open the Doors, Gather As The PeopleS8E9~~~In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss the role of the laity in The Church with a special focus on the ecclesiological new year, which will occur between recording & publishing this conversation.~~~Reference materials for this episode:https://pomog.org/prayers-after-holy-communion-en/ - Post communion prayer about fire & cleansingScripture materials for this episode: Exodus 19:1-9 - The calling of The Children of IsraelHebrews 11:1 - Hope is essential to faithfulness1 Peter 1:13-25 - The calling of The Church1 Peter 2:1-12 - Relating to our discussion about the altar~~~#orthodoxChristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #laity #spirituallife The 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