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Orthodoxy, technology, evangelism,and culture.
Nov 30
2007

Featured guests on Web TV Special

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Are you getting excited about the upcoming Web TV Christmas Special on MyOCN.net?

 

Others certainly are. On Dec. 9 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST, we'll be broadcasting a live audio and video feed from the CRTL studios.

Nov 28
2007

Creating an Audio Program: Software

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In my previous articles in this series on creating GET WISDOM I've discussed selecting a microphone ,

Nov 26
2007

Is My Turkey Orthodox?

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A few years back I was attending a Greek Orthodox parish. At coffee hour one Sunday, I asked a recently Chrismated couple how their Thanksgiving had been the week before.

 

"It was good," the husband said, "But it was hard eating vegetarian when my family was having turkey."

 

I laughed, because I'd just spent Thanksgiving at the home of an Orthodox priest with a big, fat turkey in the deep fryer.

Nov 14
2007

Sneak Peak: What's New at OCN?

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The commercial world is gearing up for Christmas sales. The ecclesiastical world is gearing up for the season of Advent. And OCN is gearing up to launch a NUMBER of new ways to enrich your online media experience.

 

Nov 12
2007

Counting our blessings

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My wife's grandpa likes to tell a story: It's a good story, about how he and his wife thought they would never have kids and then ended up having six.

 

After the first child, he thanked God for the blessing. And after the second. And the third. Even after the fourth!

 

Finally, after the FIFTH, he said:

Nov 12
2007

Creating an Audio Program: Channel Strips

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In the first two articles in this miniseries, I've written about the criteria and processes I used in selecting a microphone and an
Nov 07
2007

The Orthodox Marketing Department

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Having a first period class in college was bad enough. But, when the class was Russian History during the Middle Ages with an elderly professor nearing retirement, well that was downright torturous. Especially when the professor was a man known for his dry wit.

 

I remember sitting there one morning, bleary eyed, as he stood in front discussing the Great Schism between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches and its effects on Eastern Europe.

Nov 06
2007

Poll results: What's your preference?

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We recently asked our listeners: What topic would you most like to hear about in a future episode of Come Receive the Light ?

The initial results are in. More than 60 percent of those polled indicated a strong interest in one of two topics: "Lives of Saints" or "Ecumenism".

Nov 01
2007

New Bible Study on 1 Corinthians

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My new interactive multimedia Bible study, Life Together: An Interactive Bible study of 1 Corinthians , is now available on the Orthodox Christian Bible Studies website. The study currently goes through