Person to Person

Today we're talking about Scripture and incorporating it into our daily prayer life! What's better to help us commune with God than the Bible itself? After Scripture, we take a look at another important S in prayer - sincerity!

Today, we tell all of our listeners to shut up! It's an episode on the important of silence in prayer.

Today, we're looking at the power of the Jesus Prayer - one of our strongest tools in spiritual warfare.

Today we're discussing patience in prayer, and why it's so essential. We do get A's for spiritual effort, so how can we keep focused on prayer in our busy world?

Today we're discussing preparation - how do you pray for prayer? Do you find that your mind is scattered whenever you try and jump into your evening prayers? Paul and Harry have your solution!

We mentioned the importance of giving thanks in the latest episode, but the art of gratitude deserves a podcast to itself! Are you saying "thank you" to the people in our lives - or to God for giving them to us in the first place?

Today we're looking at an overlooked but important part of "corporate" prayer - the social aspect. Why do we so often take time to pray together? We also discuss the important of thanksgiving in our prayers!

It's part 4 of our Prayer series! Today's episode is an in-depth discussion on the concepts of "corporate prayer" and "private prayer". What types of prayer fall under each, and how are they different?

We're starting part three of our series on prayer! First off: Another look at the true definition of prayer. Then - does prayer allow us intimacy with God? Here's a hint: yes. Plus some advice on establishing prayer practice,

It's time for part two of our series on prayer! We start off with another big topic: are we making enough time for prayer? Is it as important a part of our lives as it should be? Do we understand the true value of prayer? Why is listening to a podcast not enough to learn proper prayer?

Today we start on a new topic, and it's a deep one: prayer. How do we pray? How we define prayer? How do we define Orthodox prayer? We'll start by discussing these questions and the importance of establishing a consistent prayer schedule.

In our fourth and final episode in our series on love, we continue to discuss how to love our enemies. Yes, it actually takes more than just not disliking them anymore. We also touch on the complex issue on how to show Godly love to the people that are not healthy for our lives.

It's part three of our discussion on St. Silouan's teachings about love! How do we know that we truly care about our neighbors? How can prayer connect you to Christ's love, and how does that love connect us to the love of others? We also cover a particularly difficult topic - how to love our enemies.

On this episode of Person to Person, we're continuing our conversation on love. We all know love is important, but today we argue that the act of practicing love is essential to living out our humanity. We also give advice on how to actually practice love in different areas of our life.

Today, we cover a new topic: love! Why is love so fundamental to both our lives as human beings and as Christians? How does the Trinity represent pure love? Join us as we talk about how to love our neighbors and why we do it!

Part three of our series on humility, where we set our focus on the battle against pride. When we put ourselves above others, we risk distancing ourselves from God. It is only by emptying ourselves to help others that we can fill ourselves with the light of Christ.

Our conversation on humility continues. It is vital that we set aside our expectations, see the best in the people around us, and set our focus externally. Today, we'll talk about true happiness. Can we find true joy through celebrating only our achievements? Or should we spend more time recognizing others?

Our discussion on St. Silouan's teachings continue with a discussion on humility. Humility is the fundamental tool in the fight against pride, but also essential to accepting God's grace. Today we'll discuss the importance of humility, and some techniques on how to cultivate it in your own life.

Today's discussion spins off from our conversations on suffering. We know that in order to overcome our suffering, it is important to accept the hurt and understand that it will transfigure us into something better. This is easier said than done, though. So, how can we find the courage we need to persevere? What is courage to the secular world versus the Orthodox world?

We are back with our third episode on suffering. In a world where suffering is to be avoided at all costs, it is vital for self-growth to embrace challenge. In fact, if one tries too hard to avoid pain, they may distance themselves from Christ in the end. Self-sacrifice is a Christlike virtue.

We're back with our discussion on suffering, this time taking a closer look at the different sources of suffering. Pride, specifically the way we view ourselves versus other people, is often a cause of these feelings. It's also important to remember why we suffer and what the pain is preparing us for.

Today, we're following up our series on spiritual warfare with a look at more of St. Silouan's teachings - this time examining his wisdom on the topics of suffering and courage. Pain can have a critical effect on the strength and well-being of our souls, and it's important to remember that it prepares us for the next life.

Today, we're wrapping up our conversation on spiritual warfare. We'll finish up by talking about methods that the demons will try and use to cause spiritual torment, and we'll circle back around to the importance of spiritual fathers.

We continue our discussion of spiritual warfare and how to protect our thoughts. Our thoughts have power, and choosing where to place our focus is a vital part of our inner battle. There are many different strategies we can use to keep our minds safe, and we go over a few of these today.

We take a look at the strategies used by the demons and the devil to ensnare us. But as we try to combat the enemy, we must know that we are not alone! We also talk about the importance of having a spiritual father and their role in our spiritual lives.

This episode focuses on one of our modern day saints, St. Silouan the Athonite. We will be learning his story and discussing his teachings surrounding life in the modern age. It can be easier to connect with the "modern" saints because they experienced many of the things we do every single day.

The final episode in the Angel and Demons series. In the previous two episodes we learned about ourselves as humans and how we relate to and interact with the angels. In this final episode we dive into the topic of demons. What are demons and where did they come from? How do they affect our lives? What is evil? These questions and more are explored in the final episode of the Angels and Demons series.

The second episode in the Angels and Demons series! Continuing the exploration of the unseen we world we look into questions such as who are the angels and what are their roles? Who are they to us humans? What does it mean to be human?

In this episode, we begin a new three-part series where we explore the unseen world around us. What beings make up this spiritual world? Who are they, and what impact do they have on our spiritual lives? How does society view the spiritual world and why? What makes us as human beings unique in comparison to the spiritual beings?

The final episode in the Human Body series! In this episode we explore whether the body, like the soul, can become sanctified. Why has the Church held on to the bones of our Saints? What does the veneration of our Saint’s relics teach us about the sanctification of our own bodies?

Part 2 of the Human Body series. How does the soul affect the body, and the body impact the soul? What is our body's role in prayer?

Part 1 of the Human Body series. Over the next few episodes we will explore how the Orthodox Church teaches us to view our bodies compared to what we are taught by contemporary society. Why is the body so integral to spiritual life and how do we use our bodies to glorify God?

The final episode in the Passions and Virtues series. What does it mean to be wounded and how are we healed?

In this episode, we will discuss the importance of purifying our hearts from passions and acquiring spiritual virtues. We will look to the scriptures and the Church fathers to practically see how we can weed out our passions and allow God to grow the virtues of our soul.

What is a virtue? What is a passion? How does the church define these things, and when can passion can lead us into sin? Dive into these topics and more in the second episode of Person to Person!

What is freedom, why are we free, what are we being freed from, and what are we being freed for? It’s all discussed here in the debut episode of Person to Person.