The Next Step with Fr. Vazken

In Transition

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:46:00 +0000

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 Liturgy
Join Epostle Launch
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CSNY: Deja Vu
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Changing the Program

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:33:00 +0000

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 Love
In His Shoes Promo (Famine)
Khrimyan Hayrik’s “Paper Ladle”
Divesting from the Sudan – Burbank Leader
Ian Anderson – “Two Short Planks” www.jethrotull.com
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Universal Converter

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:48:00 +0000

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 passing
Sam Boranian obituary
Universal Converter
Grandpa’s Magical Toys
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Busting the Soul-Resting Myth

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:19:00 +0000

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 Glendale
Epostle dot net https://epostle.net
Sasnashen Shoot-down
Fr. Vazken at Sunday at St. Gregory, Pasadena
David Benoit
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Posture Class

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:30:00 +0000

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
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Narrative of Relevance

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 01:32:00 +0000

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 Grapes
Grapeblessing explained
Ararat 1915 by Michael Ganian
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First Step in the Metaverse

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:01:00 +0000

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 us
Captain Crunch and the AT&T hack
Rotary Phone & 17 year old
Joni Mitchell
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Shooting Star

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 02:14:00 +0000

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.net
Next Step #423 – A second listen
Matthew 18:1-14
Harry Chapin
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Bee Dreams

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:23:00 +0000

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.net
International Conference of Armenian Clergy
Corrigan Interview with Anthony Ray Hinton
Kelly Corrigan podcast
Nancy Cartwright, “My life as a 10 year old boy”
Gor Mkhitarian
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Prayer and a Song

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:09:00 +0000

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 Faith
St. Nersess Shnorhali
Epostle.net
Ian Anderson’s Divinities
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No Deal Blessing

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:57:00 +0000

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 Telescope
40 years of blessings
Liz Story "Blessings"

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Forgiveness & Freedom

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:09:00 +0000

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 1:12:25
1927 – 4th of July picnic, picture and commentary
Forgiveness conference on 7/7/7 www.7×77.org
7×77 Universal Peace Symbol through Forgiveness
Chicago Killings
Book of Forgiving by Bishop Desmond Tutu
Jethro Tull www.jethrotull.com
Cover: Building the human embodiment of 7, Vasquez Rocks
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The Words after Roe

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:57:00 +0000

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 episode
Abortion, Supreme Court decision
Pastor Dave Barnhart on Abortion
San Quentin Prison
Resurrection, Tolstoy
Jack Kevorkian’s first book, the Story of Dissection
Keb Mo’s America the Beautiful
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Blessing-15

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:54:00 +0000

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 43
Einstein on Religiousness
The End is just the challenge (NS69)
Highlights of Fr. Vazken’s Ministry
Paul McCartney’s “Junk”
Cover: Epostle.net, 2022, Anush Movsesian Avejic
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Epostle.net, 2022, Anush Movsesian Avejic

Children Unheard

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:23:00 +0000

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 2022
Armenian Autism Outreach Program
Blessing Armenian Autism Outreach and children at the Cathedral (6/12/22)
Conversations with God
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Infinity and Eternity in the Highlands

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:15:00 +0000

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.

Serj Tankian “Amber” (Clouds) Rolling Stones
Cover: Train of the mines of Akhtala, Armenia
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Holy Spirit Building the Church

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:31:00 +0000

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 Sermon
Unleashing his vision (2018 Interview with Bp. Daniel)
Story of Pentecost
Cover: Ruins of Havuts Monastery Armenia at Sunset, V. Kulkov
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Don't Look Up

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 27 May 2022 04:38:00 +0000

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 Acts
Texas Shooting
NPR: What now?
The Sound of Santour
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Emotional Surrogacy

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 20 May 2022 04:53:00 +0000

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 Tarus
Leo Tolstoy: Confessions and Other Religious Writings
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Rumor Controlled

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 13 May 2022 04:34:00 +0000

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 Center
Rumor Control Start up
Truman & Dewey’s ‘win’
Bishop Daniel Findikyan – 2018 Interview
Fr. Vazken, Mother’s Day Divine Liturgy & Sermon
Armenian Diaspora Survey – take today!
Deciphering Protestant denomination numbers
“How to lie with statistics”
Pavarotti & Friends for War-Child
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Bubbles

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 06 May 2022 05:53:00 +0000

Next Step #726 with Fr. Vazken: Bubbles and more bubbles on Cinco de Mayo. Reflections/meditation on putting together a picnic, a diocese and life. An encore presentation of “Ani Bubbles.”

1927 – Making a Picnic, a Diocese and Life – Fr. Vazken
Building the Body of Christ – Bishop Daniel
Stage of Life in Hinduism
William Saroyan on the Armenian
Cinco de Mayo
Zulal
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Paradigm Shift

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:17:00 +0000

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #725: The change is happening. Did you feel the latest paradigm shift? Begin with a shift of focus: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide, from remembrance to a day of life. Defining moments in history – all too many and all too often – the build up of anxiety. Editorial boards, content and the Gospel narrative. Globalization and the Church. Baptism: An expression of life and new life in the middle of death. The paradigm shift is in Armodoxy – Apostolic, not ethnic, and the advantage of being nestled.
Baptism on April 24: Life (News broadcast)
April 24, 2022 Divine Liturgy and Baptism
“A Secret for Dreaming” – the Montebello Monument experience, first hand
Fr. Vazken’s “99” speech at the Monument, Montebello
Globalization and the Armenian Church (with HH Karekin II)
Gregory Beylerian’s Highland Revolution
Cover: Word Art: Paradigm Shift 2022
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Tsundoku

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 03:30:00 +0000

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #724: Books you can’t read, words that don’t exist and stories you can’t tell, all in this post-Easter, pre-GenComm episode. We’ll spell out the answer: Archimedes and Leveraging Love. Also: Missing pages from the William Saroyan play-book.
Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago
Coachella Festival
Tsundoku
Prison Library Project
Leveraging Love
Archimedes and Levers
Folk Dances of Abaran
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Footprints at Calvary

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:28:00 +0000

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #723: Finding the missing step and the next step at the foot of the Cross and at the Empty Tomb. A look at some of the traditions that cheapen spiritual discovery. The amended Creed: passing blame and guilt for the Crucifixion? A special Easter reflection and edition of the Next Step.
St. Basil Liturgical Texts
“Cheap Grace”
Divine Liturgy CD
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Battlefield Prayer

vazken@inhisshoes.org (Fr. Vazken Movsesian) — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:20:00 +0000

Next Step with Fr. Vazken #722: A prayer from the battlefield, timeless as Armodoxy itself, “Shnorya Mez.” 1700 years in the Sequoias and Armenia. Lessons from two youth events, at school and church. Another look at the “Older Brother,” squandering and rewards. Pope in Malta: Peace generates prosperity, war only poverty.
Pope Francis in Malta
Prayers from the Peace Hour
Prodigal Son
Collective Prayers for Peace
Armenian Public Radio
Cover: Sequoias 2022 Fr. Vazken
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