The Orthodox Christian Podcast

In this video Max Harwood concludes the podcast for the time being and answers a number of questions from listeners.

Max Harwood offers an interpretation on Mark 8:22-10:52 which focuses on Christ's way of life and the need for Christ to heal people's spiritual perception so they can follow Christ on the way. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Bibl...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation on Mark 8:22-10:52 which focuses on Christ's way of life and the need for Christ to heal people's spiritual perception so they can follow Christ on the way. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Bibl...

Max Harwood discusses the symbolism of Christ's feedings of the 5000 and 4000 in Mark's Gospel. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Univ...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 6:6-30, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Unive...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 5-6:6, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Univer...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 4:1-41, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Unive...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 3:1-35, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Unive...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 2:1-28, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Unive...

Max Harwood offers an interpretation of Mark 1:16-45, focusing on Christ’s creation of a new community.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, Uni...

Max Harwood and Dr Zachary Porcu discuss the definition of a sacrament and what it means to be a sacramental Christian.  1.) Dr Zachary Porcu’s book on sacramentality: https://store.ancientfaith.com/journey-to-reality-sacramental-life-in-a-secular-age/ 2.) Have a Question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Zachary Porcu is a professor of history and th...

Max Harwood and Fr Lawrence Farley discuss Farley’s new trilogy on the Psalms. They consider what the Psalms are, how they are interpreted by Orthodox Christians, and how they are used in the Orthodox Church.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 1.) Farley's First Commentary on the Psalter: https://a.co/d/hwUpbbe 2.) Farley's Sec...

Max Harwood and Fr Lawrence Farley discuss Farley’s new trilogy on the Psalms. They consider what the Psalms are, how they are interpreted by Orthodox Christians, and how they are used in the Orthodox Church.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 1.) Farley's First Commentary on the Psalter: https://a.co/d/hwUpbbe 2.) Farley's Sec...

Max Harwood and Chris Vlahonasios talk about his upbringing in the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia. They also discuss Byzanfest, an international Orthodox film festival founded and directed by Vlahonasios.  1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Learn more about Byzanfest: https://www.byzanfest.com/ Chris Vlahonasios   is the fou...

Max Harwood and Evy Klassen discuss her upbringing in the Mennonite Church and conversion to Orthodoxy.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Evy would say her top highlights were travelling with her family as a child and then with her husband and their kids as they were growing up. Other favourite times were when she trained to be a nurs...

Max Harwood and Fr Mikael Fälthammar discuss his upbringing in the Lutheran Church in Sweden and his conversion to Orthodoxy.  1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Fr Mikael’s Parish: https://kristiuppstandelse.se/ Father Mikael Fälthammar is the priest at Holy Resurrection Antiochian Orthodox Church in Gothenburg, Sweden. Ever si...

Max Harwood and Fr Yuri Hladio discuss what it means to embody the Orthodox tradition in a North American way. They consider the different kinds of music, saints, icons, and architectural styles that have been employed in Orthodoxy’s history and what can be used today in the West.  1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) St Maria of...

Max Harwood responds to a question about the "Anathemas" pronounced on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and whether or not this means Orthodox Christians are arrogant. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible Coll...

Max Harwood and Dr Daniel Opperwall conclude their discussion on St John Cassian’s eight principal vices: gluttony, fornication, greed, misguided anger, fixation on the past, disengagement, reputation obsession, and arrogance. 1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Dr Opperwall’s book on applying Orthodox asceticism: https://svspres...

Max Harwood answers a question about head coverings and the language used in the liturgy. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, University of Toro...

Max Harwood and Dr Daniel Opperwall begin their discussion on St John Cassian’s eight principal vices: gluttony, fornication, greed, misguided anger, fixation on the past, disengagement, reputation obsession, and arrogance. 1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Dr Opperwall’s book on applying Orthodox asceticism: https://svspress.c...

Max Harwood and Dr Paul Ladouceur discuss Orthodox Tradition: What is it? What are its parts? What is more foundational? What is less foundational?  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Dr Paul Ladouceur teaches at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (University of Toronto) and at the Montreal Institute of Orthodox Theology...

Max Harwood responds to a question about "Economia" and the Church's stance on sex outside of marriage. Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of...

Max Harwood and Michael Elgamal discuss his upbringing in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, his re-conversion when he moved to Canada, and his work with Creative Orthodox. 1.) Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 2.) Creative Orthodox: https://creativeorthodox.com/ Michael Elgamal is an Orthodox Christian artist. He started Creative Or...

Max Harwood answers a question about becoming Catholic or Orthodox.  Have a question about Orthodox Christianity? Submit it here: https://forms.gle/RNvnj8G4ALctqWhb6 Max Harwood attends Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC, Canada. He has an Undergrad in Biblical Studies (Columbia Bible College) and a Masters in Theology (Orthodox School of Theology, University of Toronto).