Make Straight the Paths for Our God

The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 153 minutes

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Summary

In the Scripture and throughout Orthodox Tradition, the holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John occupies a place parallel though not identical to that of the Holy Virgin Mary. Yet he is at the same time a more enigmatic and lesser-understood figure in Christianity. Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick together discuss the Voice that prepared the way for the coming of God in the flesh.

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0:00.0	He will be a staffer, the righteous, with which for them to stand, and not to fall,
0:04.4	and he will be the light of the nations, and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.
0:08.8	All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him, and they will praise and bless,
0:14.1	and celebrate with song the Lord of Spirits, 1st denoc, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5.
0:20.8	The modern world doesn't acknowledge, but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons,
0:27.6	and saints. In our time, many year into break free of the prison of a flat,
0:32.7	secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual reality
0:40.0	like? How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate every day life with spiritual presence?
0:46.4	Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damick, and Father Stephen De Young,
0:51.2	post this live Colin show, focused on enchantment in creation, the union of the scene and unseen
0:57.9	as made by God, and experienced by mankind throughout history. Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.
1:06.3	Good evening, and welcome back to the Lord of Spirits podcast. My co-host Father Stephen De Young
1:11.4	is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana, and I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damick in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
1:16.8	And if you're listening to us live, you can call in 855 AF radio. That's 855-237-2346.
1:24.1	John is going to be taking your calls tonight, and we'll get to your calls in the second part of
1:29.1	today's show. So the Lord of Spirits podcast is brought to you by our listeners. That's you,
1:35.1	with help from St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. St. Athanasius is an online academy
1:41.1	for K through 12, offering live classrooms and core subjects for in languages, various electives,
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1:56.9	And I talked to Deacon Adam again over St. Athanasius Academy, and he wanted people to know,
2:05.4	because those photos the paparazzi took got out of him at Tiffany's, and he wanted me to assure
2:15.7	everyone that despite those pictures, he is not using St. Athanasius tuition money to buy an
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