How does who we are influence how we see the world? What is the connection between personal renewal and cultural change? What does it mean to see Christ in all things and all things in Christ? The “Hearts and Minds” podcast explores the Christian worldview – a vision of life and for life.
Fr John Oliver is the priest of St Elizabeth Orthodox Christian Church, in Murfreesboro, TN. He is the author of numerous articles and essays, and of Touching Heaven: Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam, published by Conciliar Press. A graduate of St Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, he joined the faculty as instructor in Old and New Testament and American Religious History. He and his wife Lara have three daughters and one son.
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Fr. John, with help from St. Nicodemus, shows how to guard the sense of taste and the tongue.
Again using the teachings of St. Nicodemus, Fr. John warns us of the dangers present in front of our very noses!
For those of us who cannot go, work or provide, Fr. John notes that we can still contribute in the most important way.
Fr. John discusses the teachings of St. Nicodemus on listening to music.
Fr. John notes how Orthodox Christians see things in an iconographic way-- the images are connected to the larger reality they represent.
Using the writings of St. Nicodemus, Fr. John discusses how the eye can lead to sin or spiritual peace.
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Fr. John discusses why we are enslaved to pleasure, as explained originally by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain.
In Part Three of the ongoing series based upon "A Handbook of Spiritual Council" by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, Fr. John discusses the five senses and their relationship to the will.