The Next Step with Fr. Vazken

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #746: The last steps to a destination are the smallest as is this podcast – the shortest, as we get ready to transition to the new Epostle.net.Join Celebration of Divine LiturgyJoin Epostle LaunchCover: Envato ElementsCSNY: Deja VuProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #745: Armenia is under attack. Einstein’s theory of insanity is tested again as the same program is followed: GIGO once again. Archimedes – his lever and fulcrum – here is the plank to use. Gandhi and MLK tapped into the Power which Armodoxy has had all along. Mutual annihilation: It’s a check and not checkmate. Listen in for a renewal of the “Leveraging Love” plan. Reconciling Khrimian’s admonition to “bring guns” and Gandhi’s demand for non-violence.Leveraging LoveIn His Shoes Promo (Famine)Khrimyan Hayrik’s “Paper Ladle” Divesting from the Sudan – Burbank LeaderIan Anderson – “Two Short Planks” www.jethrotull.comCover: Envato ElementsProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #744: Queen Elizabeth II, passes and the speed of updates. Personal passing’s: reflections on Sam Boranian and life led in humility. Jesus and accessibility: The Universal Converter and how to “plug” into the power of the Holy Spirit. Metaphors and more on postures.Queen Elizabeth II, first hour after passingSam Boranian obituaryUniversal Converter Grandpa’s Magical ToysProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #743: Busting the myth of “hokehankist” – its meaning and the significance. Why we need the Requiem service? Gorbachev, his time, his celebrity and now. History marked, and mother ignored: the Armenian Church in the diaspora.Western Diocese new building in GlendaleEpostle dot net https://epostle.netSasnashen Shoot-downFr. Vazken at Sunday at St. Gregory, PasadenaDavid BenoitProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

 Next Step with Fr. Vazken #742, August 25, 2022 - What can we learn from posture class as it relates to the Church. Identifying the nave of the church and the boat ride to heaven. Relevance as measured the posture of the congregants. The "mystery of the slump" is here too. A model church experience. In His Shoes Epostle.net Harry Belefonte Cover: ShareFaith Media Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.net Listen via Stitcher Radio on demand! Listen on Apple Podcasts [ If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken: In this edition – An explosion in Yerevan rocks the city and its people, and then stops shaking. Notre Dame burns while Etchmiadzin struggles with renovation. The search for relevance is beyond-the-beyond. Planting money and the camp meeting. A revelation at Grapeblessing leads to the strength found in Armodoxy and Epostle.Yerevan explosion“I found the pearl”John 15 – the Vine and GrapesGrapeblessing explainedArarat 1915 by Michael GanianCover: ShareFaith MediaProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #730: Is it real or is it the metaverse? Perhaps both? The first step in the metaverse is the next step, as we prepare for the launch of Epostle.net and Web 3.0 experiences, Fr. Vazken takes this step and shares some thoughts along the path. Rotary phones, LSD, algorithms and creating worlds – controlling and resting some of the fears and apprehensions of the unknown. Tom Edison usurping the light from God? More…Here comes the Metaverse, Are we Ready?How the metaverse affects usCaptain Crunch and the AT&T hackRotary Phone & 17 year oldJoni MitchellProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #739: A “star” shoots from one side of the sky to the other, from brightness to fizzle, at a speed that beckons slomo. A look at the speed of life, the expectations for tomorrow and reflections. Nurture vs. Nature, the case for goodness in people. Innocence lost. The greatness of children in the words of Jesus. The clergy prop. Imagination: the gift of God to exploit.Epostle.net – https://epostle.netNext Step #423 – A second listenMatthew 18:1-14Harry Chapin Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #738: Bees in a dream and a voice from beyond: Miracle or not and the message that comes through. Reveal party for the Epostle.net reviewed. Passing of Uncle Peter: Part of the universe he studied. Podcast and book recommendation.Epostle.netInternational Conference of Armenian ClergyCorrigan Interview with Anthony Ray HintonKelly Corrigan podcastNancy Cartwright, “My life as a 10 year old boy”Gor MkhitarianProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #737: “I confess with faith” in its entirety, as an answer to this week’s issues, presented in a flow of verse and song. “New under the Sun.” Explanations given. About the upcoming Epostle experience.I confess with FaithSt. Nersess Shnorhali Epostle.netIan Anderson’s Divinities Cover: Vintage Spinning clock with infinity time, Envato ElementsProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #736 - July 14, 2022 - Following the money, in politics dripping into religion. Getting past the facts and finding what it true - religion and more. Blessings, luck and the need to deal or not: Would you give up money to make more? Psychological look at the drive to make more. Webb telescope and probing the heavens: the argument for God, religion and faith.Deal or No Deal with Howie Mandel NASA's Webb Telescope40 years of blessingsLiz Story "Blessings"Produced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #735: Back in 2007, on this day, we established the Day of Forgiveness based on Christ’s principle of forgiving without limit. Here’s another reminder of the dimensions of forgiveness and leading to freedom. A shooting in Chicago is the latest of a string of shootings in a country that is struggling with freedom and the control of that freedom. Here are the links to today’s topics.July 3, 2022 – Freedom Sermon at 1:12:251927 – 4th of July picnic, picture and commentaryForgiveness conference on 7/7/7 www.7×77.org7×77 Universal Peace Symbol through ForgivenessChicago KillingsBook of Forgiving by Bishop Desmond TutuJethro Tull www.jethrotull.comCover: Building the human embodiment of 7, Vasquez RocksProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #734: The Supreme Court overturns Constitutional guarantees of Roe vs. Wade. Here’s a look beyond the usual, as Fr. Vazken begins with a log and finds the speck. A dictionary for the terms and much more. Misled conservatism through the network. Links for this episodeAbortion, Supreme Court decisionPastor Dave Barnhart on AbortionSan Quentin PrisonResurrection, TolstoyJack Kevorkian’s first book, the Story of DissectionKeb Mo’s America the BeautifulProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step #733: Beginning the 15th season of the Next Step, Fr. Vazken shares some of the most precious blessings of the ministry, spanning the last five decades. From Genocide experiences, to the primer offered by St. Nersess Shnorhali, unlock the beauty of the “blessings” in this up-close and personal edition of the Next Step, presenting the new Epostle.net ministry.Sirach 43Einstein on ReligiousnessThe End is just the challenge (NS69)Highlights of Fr. Vazken’s MinistryPaul McCartney’s “Junk”Cover: Epostle.net, 2022, Anush Movsesian AvejicProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.org and Epostle.netListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Epostle.net, 2022, Anush Movsesian Avejic

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #732: Whether children of war or those who suffer the effects of autism, it’s the Church that is the Body of Christ in this world today. Pope Francis, Little Red Riding Hood and the bad wolf: WW3? Jesus and the problem of unchosenness. Fr. Vazken discusses the challenge of a war that is forgotten and points to a new ministry initiated in the Western Diocese, to families challenged by autism.Pope Francis says WW3 has been declared Divine Liturgy at Pentecost 2022Armenian Autism Outreach ProgramBlessing Armenian Autism Outreach and children at the Cathedral (6/12/22)Conversations with GodProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #731: A conversation with Dr. Marina Mchitarian-Lazaridou, Ph.D., A scientist with artistic interests, who opens the door and mind for a conversation on peace. An international traveler and scholar who gives language to photographs that tell a story of a people, a history, a philosophy and a way of life. In this interview, Dr. Mkhitaryan talks about her own spiritual journey through science, physics, her baptism and her expressions. The fifth dimension / “the Divine dimension”: A dialogue with God. Home and identity. “Peace building” – more than an absence of war.Links to Marina Mchitarian-Lazaridou, Ph.D.Facebook“Photo Speak” webAngel of Peace – Zorab CenterNostos: This is my Homeland Artsakh: The power of PrayerVideos – shorts and documentariesNeos Kosmos articleThe meaning and importance of cultural heritageLinkedInSerj Tankian “Amber” (Clouds) Rolling StonesCover: Train of the mines of Akhtala, ArmeniaProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #730: From the words of St. Paul (Ephesians 4) to the vision of Bishop Daniel Findikyan, “Building Up the Body of Christ” is the next step in direction and opportunity for the Armenian Christian experience. Pentecost and the witness of the Holy Spirit building Christ’s Holy Church: Direction for the Christian Church. Spiritual music from the Monastery of Holy Geghart. “Going back to move forward” – a quick look at Luke 2.Building Up the Body of Christ by Bishop Daniel Findikyan (text & audio)Second Palm Sunday SermonUnleashing his vision (2018 Interview with Bp. Daniel)Story of PentecostCover: Ruins of Havuts Monastery Armenia at Sunset, V. KulkovProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #729: Ascension… The story of Christ continues through the Church with a strict command to NOT look up. The work of the Church is around us. The shooting in Texas, the death of children, and conditions of the world… where then to look? Beyond the “whys” is the “where” – making sense of faith on the street and not in the books… The Next Step is a step toward Armodoxy.Ascension according to ActsTexas ShootingNPR: What now?The Sound of SantourProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #728: Spiritual Surrogacy, from a child’s teddy bear found on the streets of post-war Artsakh, to Christian ideas of transferring responsibility.“Artsakh: Power of Prayer”Marina Mchitarian-Lazaridou, PhD.While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Concert for George)Ashot Aroustamiants Yeg Im TarusLeo Tolstoy: Confessions and Other Religious WritingsProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #727: The spread of mis-, dis-, and mal-information, from elections to today. Mother’s Day “heart” poem translated and read. Twisting stats for desired results.Rumor Control CenterRumor Control Start upTruman & Dewey’s ‘win’Bishop Daniel Findikyan – 2018 InterviewFr. Vazken, Mother’s Day Divine Liturgy & SermonArmenian Diaspora Survey – take today!Deciphering Protestant denomination numbers“How to lie with statistics”Pavarotti & Friends for War-ChildProduced by Suzie Shatarevyan for InHisShoes.orgListen via Stitcher Radio on demand!Listen on Apple Podcasts If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here