Walking an Ancient Path Lynette Horner, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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- Religion & Spirituality
The Walking the Ancient Path podcast explores the joys and struggles of prayer and worship, sacraments, everyday asceticism, and the cultural adjustments on the journey into Orthodoxy (whether taking first steps or traveling deeper into the Faith).
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Failing at the Jesus Prayer
In the final episode of Walking an Ancient Path, Lynnette ponders the words of Bishop Kallistos Ware as she struggles with practicing the Jesus Prayer. She examines the reasons the Church emphasizes "the Prayer" as well as ways to incorporate it into our lives as we press forward together in Christ.
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Pondering the Nativity Icon
One of the most beloved icons of the Orthodox Church, the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is a wonderful example of "theology in color." In this episode, Lynnette talks about various elements in the icon and the lessons they have to teach us.
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DIY Christianity versus Sacramental Faith
Lynnette contrasts her de-churched Christian friends and their nonsacramental beliefs with the necessity of the Liturgy and community in the Orthodox Christian life. She also talks about the upcoming end of Walking an Ancient Path.
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A Countercultural Christmas Carol
Orthodox Christians begin Christmas preparations long before the beginning of Advent. Our Lenten disciplines of prayer, almsgiving, and especially fasting are out of step with the surrounding society, including the practices of Western Christians. In this episode we explore these differences and how they prepare us for the celebration of the Incarnation.
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The Experience of an Orthodox Christian Death & Burial
In this fourth and final episode on death & burial in the Orthodox Christian Church, Lynnette walks listeners through the journey from the point of death to the final resting place. With the continual recitation of psalms and the various services offered from the deathbed to the graveside, the Orthodox believer in death is surrounded by prayer.
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Preparing for Death with End-of-Life Planning
In this third episode of a four-part series, Lynnette discusses reasons for pre-planning the care of our bodies in dying and death, issues with embalming, making a death plan, and remembering that our most important preparation is for standing before God.