Open the Doors, Gather As The People

00:00 Introduction 07:22 The History of The Church is the history of Israel 27:35 The Life of The Church is the pursuit of holiness 36:52 Faithfulness is not blind credulity, it is hope we have seen evidence 42:47 Faithfulness is emulating God, not “Nature” 52:56 Being The Church, being The Temple, is being God’s chosen people 62:36 The culture changes when we live the faith ~~~ Open the Doors, Gather As The People S8E9 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss the role of the laity in The Church with a special focus on the ecclesiological new year, which will occur between recording & publishing this conversation. ~~~ Reference materials for this episode: https://pomog.org/prayers-after-holy-communion-en/  - Post communion prayer about fire & cleansing Scripture materials for this episode:  Exodus 19:1-9  - The calling of The Children of Israel Hebrews 11:1  - Hope is essential to faithfulness 1 Peter 1:13-25  - The calling of The Church 1 Peter 2:1-12  - Relating to our discussion about the altar ~~~ #orthodoxChristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #laity #spirituallife  The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago. Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://x.com/podcast_saints https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast https://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcast https://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com All music in these episodes is a production of Generative Sounds https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com Distribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative Sounds Copyright 2021 - 2026