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The Hidden Battle of Lent: Men, Temptation, & Attention | Jonathan Lewis | The Tested Man
Season 2 Episode 4
Most men don’t fail Lent because of food.
They fail because they can’t sit still with their own mind.
In this episode of The Orthodox Health Podcast, D…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Sanctified Womb: Women's Health, Fasting, & Peace | Khouria Cathryn Barker
Season 2 Episode 3
Women are not tiny men.In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John, are joined by Khouria Cathryn Barker, RN of The …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Discipline, Testosterone, & the Fast: Men’s Health Done Right w/ Gavin McCort
Season 2 Episode 2
Is Lent lowering testosterone… or exposing weak discipline?
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are re-joined…
3 months ago
Minimum Effective Lent: A Practical Orthodox Rule for the Great Fast
Season 2 Episode 1
What is the minimum effective dose of Lent?
If you’re overwhelmed by strict fasting rules, long services, & seemingly unrealistic expectations... this…
3 months, 1 week ago
Repentance is a Miracle: Forgiveness Is the Doorway to Lent with Fr. John Wehling
Season 1 Episode 50
The Church does not begin Great Lent with a productivity plan, a diet, or a heroic list. She begins Lent with a doorway... forgiveness.
In this Forgi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday of the Last Judgment: Mercy or Self-Deception? with Fr. John Peck
Season 1 Episode 49
The Sunday of the Last Judgment isn’t just about the end of the world... it’s about the end of your excuses.
As we approach Great Lent, Fr. John Peck …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Prodigal Son: Repentance & the Healing of the Soul w/ Fr. Michael Butler (Avg2Alpha)
Season 1 Episode 48
What if repentance isn’t about punishment, shame, or self-improvement... but about coming home?
In this episode, Dr. Michael Christian & John are join…
4 months ago
The Sin of Being “Right”: Humility as Medicine w/ Fr. Zechariah Lynch (Inkless Pen Blog)
Season 1 Episode 47
We’re kicking off our 4-week Triodion mini-arc leading into Great Lent with a return guest, Fr. Zechariah Lynch, for the Sunday of the Publican & the…
4 months, 1 week ago
Healing in a Sanctified World: Herbs, Winter, & Discernment w/ Presvytera Krystina Valadez
Season 1 Episode 46
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by clinical herbalist Presvytera Krystina Valadez to explore …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Spiritual Root of Winter Immunity: Order, Fear, & Faith
Season 1 Episode 45
Winter isn’t an emergency, it’s a season.
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John unpack what Theophany proclaims…
4 months, 3 weeks ago