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Come Receive the Light
Helping Our Kids Explain Their Faith
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of August and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Hobby or Golden Calf?
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of August and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Back to School - August 2012
Dear Listeners, The time has come to send our blessed offspring back to school. It has been a wonderful summer and very busy. As a parent, I welcome the time when our children will return to school, but I also know that I will miss spending this extra time with my precious children. In the next week, they will return to the business of hectic academic, athletic, and social schedules. Violence and Death
The recent horrific shooting spree in an Aurora movie theater is the springboard for a much broader conversation about the changing mores of our society, the church's view of tragedy in Godʼs bigger plan, and whether we can reverse this incredibly negative trend, as we wrap-up a month-long series on violence. The power of collective and directed prayer should never be underestimated. To read and listen to more of our thoughts on this event, please visit The Sounding (http://blog.myocn.com). The Sounding blogger/podcaster, Christy Pessemier also shares her thoughts on the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado in a special podcast entitled “Response to Colorado Shooting: Don’t Give Evil the Front Row Seat.” The full message will be featured as part of CRTL on myocn.net. Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Encountering Violence
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Boys and Violence
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Violent Criminals, Forgiveness and Lives Rebuilt
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Violence - July 2012
Dear Listeners, This month on CRTL, we are going to tackle the topic of Violence. You may think that we hear too much about violence already, and we do, but not from sources that can possibly explain the causes and effects from an Orthodox Christian perspective. God created the world for salvation, not for violence, and it is essential to make this fact a part of our perspective.
We were created for a life of peace and worship of the Almighty and Loving God. Unfortunately, the pace of life today does not often allow us to stop what we are doing, savor the good things in our lives, and then go on to do what our Lord wants us to do. We become wrapped up in the business of life and forget that there is a joyful and fulfilling side to life that Christ wants us to live.
Our purpose is to live in communion with others, not isolated on our own island. But how can we do this? How can we live in peace in a world that seems so violent, so much at war with itself?
Violence and Our Children
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of July and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Addiction and Marriage
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of June and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
Same-Sex Marriage Laws
Are you a fan of the Orthodox Christian Network? Then please share our Come Receive the Light page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, +Google, and Linked In. A world in crisis needs to find its way to our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you seen our new video? Click here to learn more about our theme for the month of June and watch our new video. Click below to listen to this week's Come Receive the Light program.
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How can we help our kids better explain their Orthodox beliefs? Mike Tishel from the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Office of Vocation and Ministry shares his thoughts on our call as Christians to defend our faith and how to coach our kids through it. Click 
August is Back-to-School month, and we’ll begin by talking about what to do when sports, grades, or appearance is the most important thing to our children. Dr. Philip Mamalakis will offer practical tips as well as remind us about where our focus needs to be as parents. We’ll also hear from author Jana Riess, whose book Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray and Still Loving My Neighbor was named one of Publishers Weekly's Top 100 Books of 2011. She’ll tell us about her month-long challenge to increase gratitude! Visit their 
From the desk of Father Chris Metropulos, Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Network
Fr. Chris Margaritis, Dean of the Assumption Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, joins Fr. Chris for a discussion of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. They speak candidly of the shootings, the healing, and the theology of life after death from an Orthodox Christian perspective. Everyone at OCN expresses profound sorrow to the people who lost their loved ones in this tragedy and offers prayers for those who are still recovering. We encourage all of our listeners to offer prayers as well.
Pacifist Christian Ministries' Executive Director, William Elster, join us for our final message on the subject of violence. He shares with us how we can better encounter violence in our lives. On a brighter note, We'll also hear from Norris Chumley about some of the miracles he witnessed and heard about in his travels to monasteries around the world.
Michael Gurian is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty five books published in twenty one languages, including a number on parenting boys. He joins Fr. Chris for a discussion on boys and violence, including violent fantasy, sexual abuse, and how to talk with boys about violence. But first we’ll hear from Nadhezda Savova, the President of Bread Houses Network for a fascinating discussion about Bread, Faith and their interconnection. To learn more about the Bread Houses Network, visit their website - 
Fr. Steven Powly spent 26 years as chaplain in maximum-security systems throughout the country. He shares his experiences of lives transformed by Christ’s love. And Jim Angelus is making his second cycling trip all the way across the USA for IOCC’s Race to Respond. Tune in to find out more!
Dr. Lynn Ponton, a professor of psychiatry at the University of San Francisco joins Father Chris to speak about violence and children, especially girls. Parents, please listen in to this fascinating program. Hear how violent behavior is learned and what we can do to both help and protect our children from it. Click 
We stop dating once we get married, right? Wrong! Our first guest, writer Christina Pessemier, is here to encourage you to date your spouse. Plus, the percentage of people with some type of addiction is steadily growing. These addictions include not only alcohol and drugs, but also shopping, pornography, and a number of other habits. Tune in to hear what Erik Bohlin, a nationally certified counselor who specializes in addictions, has to say about how these addictions affect our marriages.
In February of this year, Washington state lawmakers passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. Washington State Representative Bill Hinkle, a Republican and an Orthodox Christian, is here to share his thoughts on this divisive issue. Also, after more than 25 years in public service, Representative Hinkle is retiring, and in this interview he spends a few minutes reflecting on leadership characteristics that honor God.