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Episode 27 - The Word Became Flesh & Dwelt Among Us
In this twenty-seventh episode, we begin our meditation upon the Lord's coming in the flesh, the long-awaited Incarnation, and set out eight essential points to consider over the next several episodes. Length: 12 minutes, 50 seconds Direct Link: Episode 27 - The Word Became Flesh & Dwelt Among Us Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2019 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 26 - So Where Is Heaven Anyway?
In this twenty-sixth episode, we discuss what it means that Jesus Christ comes down from heaven, remembering that in this case, and many others, the heights of heaven refer to the Eternal Divinity of God Himself, and not to the geography or altitude of heaven. Length: 10 minutes, 16 seconds... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2019 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 25 - Behold What Manner of Love
In this twenty-fifth episode, we marvel at the God's entrance into His Creation, and consider the wondrous truth that He has come to live in our midst because He loves us and desires to reconcile us to Himself. Length: 9 minutes, 23 seconds Direct Link: Episode 25 - Behold What... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2019 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 24 - Tidings of Great Joy
In this twenty-fourth episode, we pivot from the Divinity of the Lord which we have been discussing to the marvelous matter of His Humanity, His presence in our midst. Length: 9 minutes, 56 seconds Direct Link: Episode 24 - Tidings of Great Joy Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2019 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 23 - Interlude - Defining Terms
In this twenty-third episode, we pause to review some of the theological terminology we have been using, and to emphasize the centrality of the Person of Jesus Christ to the Christian Rule of Faith. Length: 22 minutes, 52 seconds Direct Link: Episode 23 - Interlude - Defining Terms Continue reading
Posted Jul 16, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 22 - A Picture Worth Far More Than Words
In this twenty-second episode, we examine the Iconoclastic controversy, and the final resolution of the controversies of the first 800 years of Christian history, as the restoration of the Icons balanced the intellectual emphasis of the first six Ecumenical Councils with a final affirmation of the tangibility and immanent presence... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 21 - Millions of Words, Oceans of Ink
In this twenty-first episode, we summarize the controversies that consumed the Church's attention between A.D. 325 and 681, and the decisions of the first six Ecumenical Councils that resolved the controversies and built an intellectual fence around the Rule of Faith as they did so. Length: 16 minutes, 59 seconds... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 20 - In Whom We Live, and Move, and Have Our Being
In this twentieth episode, we meditate on the mystery that the entrance of the Son of God into the Creation is not contingent on other causes, but is the primary act of Creation, as we continue to reflect on the meaning of the phrase, "through Whom all things were made."... Continue reading
Posted Jun 18, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 19 - Through Whom All Things Were Made
In this nineteenth episode, we reflect on the separation between Creation and Creator, and the active presence of the Son of God as Creator that is nonetheless the ultimate truth of existence, however distant we feel ourselves to be from Him. Length: 11 minutes, 39 seconds Direct Link: Episode 19... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 18a Supplemental – Alexandria, Arius, and Nicaea
In this supplemental episode, we look in more detail into the background of the 1st Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, focusing on the philosophical and theological developments in the city of Alexandria prior to the 4th century, the genesis of Arianism in that city, and the deliberations at the Council of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 18 - Of One Essence With The Father
In this eighteenth episode, we consider how the debate over Arianism finally ended, once it was clear that there could be no reconciliation between the proposition that Jesus Christ is Eternal God, and the proposition that he is not. Length: 9 minutes, 7 seconds Direct Link: Episode 18 - Of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2018 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 17 - Begotten, Not Created
In this seventeenth episode, we consider how the Fathers of the Church redefined the word Begotten to remove the implications that had led to the heresy of Arianism, and then step back briefly to remind ourselves why these details of theology and history matter. Length: 6 minutes, 36 seconds Direct... Continue reading
Posted Aug 27, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 16 - Light of Light
In this sixteenth episode, we consider why the Creed speaks of God as Light, and how this phrase affirms both the full divinity of the Son, and His Oneness with the Father through the use of what Fr. John McGuckin calls "buttressing synonyms" (The Path of Christianity, page 302). Length:... Continue reading
Posted Jun 18, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 15 - Before All Ages
In this fifteenth episode, we consider how the Creed affirms that the Son of God is timeless and eternal, and how it uses the words and ideas of the finite universe to speak of the Creator of that universe, and everything within it. Length: 10 minutes, 20 seconds. Direct Link:... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 14 - The Firstborn of Many Brethren
In this fourteenth episode, we consider how we can speak about an infinite God with finite words, and what it means to say that Jesus Christ is the Only-Begotten Son of God. Length: 10 minutes, 11 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 14 - The Firstborn of Many Brethren Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 13 - Who Do You Say That I Am?
In this thirteenth episode, we consider Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One, and reflect on what it is that He is anointed to do. Length: 9 minutes, 2 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 13 - Who Do You Say That I Am? Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 12 - No Other Name Under Heaven
In this twelfth episode, we reflect on the name "Jesus," what the name means, and what it says about the purpose and work and action of our Lord in this world. Length: 7 minutes, 56 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 12 - No Other Name Under Heaven Continue reading
Posted May 21, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 11 - Why Do You Call Me Lord?
In this eleventh episode, we reflect on the usage over time of the Holy Name of God from Mount Sinai, and why it is so significant that we call Jesus Christ "The Lord." Length: 7 minutes, 16 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 11 - Why Do You Call Me Lord? Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 10 - Interlude
In this tenth episode, we pause before proceeding with the 2nd clause of the Creed to introduce the podcast, its purpose, its schedule, and some foundational points. Length: 8 minutes, 21 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 10 - Interlude Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 9 - The Name of God
In this ninth episode, we consider what revelation looks like, and emphasize that all revelation is an extension of the ultimate personal revelation of God in our midst, the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. We look especially, however, at God's revelation of Himself to Moses on Mt. Sinai as... Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 8 - Faith and Reason
In this eighth episode, we consider the universe itself, and what we can and can't know about it with certainty, and how our limited knowledge shapes both our faith and our reason. Within our limited scope, the only way we can possibly understand our purpose for existence is if Someone... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2017 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 7 - Creator of Heaven and Earth
In this seventh episode, we take a whirlwind trip through ancient Greek mythology to define the two basic poles of human religious thought - either the universe itself is infinite and eternal, and all the gods and men that inhabit it are lesser beings within that infinite universe, or it... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2016 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 6 - Father Almighty
In this sixth episode, we talk about the first things that the Creed says about our One God, and the unexpected juxtaposition of His Fatherhood and His Absolute Might - and how this juxtaposition is Good News. Length: 7 minutes, 54 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 6 - Father Almighty Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2016 at The Rule of Faith
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Episode 5 - In One God
In this fifth episode, we talk about the Creed, and its basic structure as an unfolding of the simple affirmation of trust and belief in One God, and note that trust in One God requires renouncing any other gods. Length: 7 minutes, 39 seconds. Direct Link: Episode 5 - In... Continue reading
Posted Oct 8, 2016 at The Rule of Faith
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