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We Are Witnesses for Christ - November 2012
Dear Faithful, In world news this month, we were introduced to a young teenage girl in Pakistan. She is in the U.K. fighting for her life because she believed she would have to render an account to her God about her witness and life in the world. As Orthodox Christians, what do we ask of ourselves in return for the gift of life given to us by Christ our God? This month at OCN, we want to reflect on how we share our faith in Christ and His Church as his witnesses to the world. We will explore three simple questions: How can my life bear witness to Christ? It's been said that life happens while you are making other plans! I know we can all feel that way when life really seems to get the best of us. When things don't seem to go our way, we have a choice. We can go under, or we can draw on who we are as Orthodox Christians to rise up. The times when we feel we have lost our way are the very times when the life of Christ and His witness help us transform our suffering. We can use His way to find ourselves, to find our way and move forward. Life may seem to get the best of us, but we never have to bear it alone. The Scriptures say all of us must take up our cross, but those same Scriptures also teach us that Christ is there to lighten the burden of our cross by His love for us. Witnessing for Christ through Philanthropy
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The Memory of St. Demetrios
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Purpose of Life
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Light in the Darkness
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Our Purposeful Life - October 2012
Dear Blessed people of God, Live purposefully. Love the Lord your God with all your heart. Faith in the Public Sphere
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Lay Piety in the Early Church
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Flunking Sainthood
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Scriptural Basis for Theosis
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Annual Patristic Symposium - St Athanasius the Great
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From the desk of Father Chris Metropulos, Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Network
Charles Ajalat joins Fr. Chris to discuss how he has attempted to bear witness to Christ throughout his life using philanthropy as a gift from God. To learn more about this ministry, visit 
One of the show's youngest guests, 13-year-old Jessie Beddoe, joins Fr. Chris to talk about the stories she writes for publication. We'll also hear from Fr. Demetrios Tonias about St. Demetrios, whose memory we celebrate on the 26th of October.
Allison Backous Troy joins Fr. Chris to talk about her conversion to Orthodoxy, experience of her wedding sacrament, and her understanding of the purpose of life. To read Ms. Backous article, click 
Join Fr. Chris as he welcomes to the program Fr. Demetri and his wife Eleni Tsigas, Executive Director of the National Preeclampsia Foundation, to discuss how they found light in the midst of darkness from the death of their daughter, and used the tragedy to give purpose to their lives. To learn more about this Foundation, visit 
Representative Bill Hinkle from Washington State is back on the program to talk with us about faith in the public sphere, the conflicting messages we receive about the meaning of life, and how he connects his understanding of the purpose of life with his daily routine. We’ll also hear from Jennifer Nahas, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Fellowship, about their recent College Student Sunday events and upcoming events for 2013.
In our final week on the theme of Theosis, Nicholas Marinides, PhD student in theology at Princeton University, shares some thoughts from early church on lay piety and Theosis. Fr. Sitaras is the Director of St Basil’s Academy, which is a home for children of chronically ill or destitute parents and children from broken homes. He shares some amazing stories of young lives changed through the efforts of this ministry. Please visit 
The 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”, and author Jana Reiss is here to tell us more about her experiences. To get your own copy of Ms. Reiss’ book, visit 
This weekend, we’ll be diving into the Holy Scriptures, beginning with a conversation on how the early Fathers of the Church understood them. From there, we’ll look at the scriptural basis for Theosis with Prof. Edith Humphrey, the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. For more information on the Third Annual Symposium in Honor of Fr. Florovsky "What is the Bible" The Patristic Doctrine of Scripture, visit 
This week, weʼll get an update on IOCCʼs efforts in Syria from their Programs Director, Mark Ohanian. To learn more about the IOCC’s efforts in Syria, visit