Samsonite

The Lord of Spirits

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

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 204 minutes

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Summary

Was Samson a good monk or a bad monk? What does it mean to take the Nazirite vow, and does this relate to Christian monasticism? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew continue their series on the sacraments of the Orthodox Church.

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0:00.0	He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall,
0:05.3	and he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.
0:09.6	All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him,
0:13.0	and they will praise and bless and celebrate with song, the Lord of Spirits.
0:18.2	1st Enoch, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5. The modern world doesn't acknowledge,
0:23.8	but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels, demons, and saints. In our time, many yearn to
0:31.0	break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism, to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual reality
0:40.6	like? How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual presence?
0:47.4	Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damik, and Father Stephen DeYoung,
0:52.0	host this live call-in show, focused on enchantment in creation,
0:56.6	the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history.
1:03.0	Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.
1:06.3	Greetings, good evening, giant killers, dragons slayers, stompers on scorpions and serpents.
1:13.3	You are listening to the Lord of Spirit's podcast.
1:15.7	My co-host, Father Stephen DeYoung, is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana.
1:19.7	And I am Father Andrew Stephen Damak in IMEA's, Pennsylvania.
1:23.5	If you're listening to us live, you can call us at 855AF Radio.
1:27.7	That's 855-237-236, and Matushka Trudy, our very own.
1:32.5	It's taking your calls this evening, and we're going to get to those in the second part of our show.
1:38.8	I take a deep breath to see if Father Stephen's going to interject something before I...
1:43.3	No, why would I do that?
1:45.6	I don't know.
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