Podcast
Ancient Faith Today Live
Hosted by Fr. Tom Soroka, and Ancient Faith Ministries · EN
Important Conversations About Topics That Matter To Orthodox Christians
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Does Orthodoxy Promote Nominalism?
1w agoTap to summarizeOnline detractors of Orthodox Christianity accuse Orthodox Christianity of producing nominal Christians. Is Orthodoxy created to subvert deep faith in God? What should Christian faithfulness to Christ look like? We bring the receipts to disprove this slander.
Transcribe →The Assurance of Salvation
2w agoTap to summarizeWhat does it mean to be saved? What is salvation and how to we attain it? Fr Tom gives clear, traditional Orthodox teachings from the scriptures as taught by the Fathers.
Transcribe →Do We Need the Saints?
3w agoTap to summarizeWhat does the Church teach about the intercession of the Saints? Can they really hear our pleas to them? Are the Saints dead or alive? Fr Tom gives the clear, traditional Orthodox teaching from the scriptures.
Transcribe →Evangelizing the Orthodox?
May 5Tap to summarizeAn Australian based Protestant ministry called "Evangelising Eastern Orthodoxy" led by a former Greek Orthodox adherent claims that Orthodox Christians are "led away" from the Gospel because it's "obscured by other things." Fr. Tom responds with the truth of the matter.
Transcribe →What Being Disillusioned Really Means
Apr 28Tap to summarizeFormer Orthodox priest Joshua Schooping makes more baseless claims against the Orthodox Christian faith in his latest interview. Fr Tom responds to every point.
Transcribe →Does the Church Exist in Two Modes?
Apr 21Tap to summarizeThe Orthodox Observer (GOA) published a provocative article noting the polarity between "cradle and convert," "evangelism and ethnicity," positing that this is "a tension as ancient as the Orthodox Church." Father Tom responds from an historical and Biblical perspective.
Transcribe →Canterbury's Collapse
Apr 15Tap to summarizeThe Church of England's election of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury has further fractured the Anglican communion. Fr. Thomas gives commentary on the influence of post-modernism within Anglicanism.
Transcribe →Do the Holy Week Hymns Teach PSA?
Apr 7Tap to summarizeIn a follow-up to previous episodes on an Orthodox Christian response to Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA), Fr Thomas leads us through a deep-dive into the services of Holy Week. Is the Church teaching us that the Father is punishing His Son in the crucifixion?
Transcribe →Defining Mary is Defending Christ
Apr 1Tap to summarizeFather Thomas responds to Samuel Farag's continuing series, "Eastern Orthodoxy: Through the Lens of Scripture," in which he calls the Orthodox Christian teachings regarding Mary "Mariolatry." Are Orthodox Christians guilty of idolizing Mary, as he charges?
Transcribe →Panic at the Protest
Mar 24Tap to summarizeSocial media posts noting the unprecedented number of conversions to Orthodox Christianity are increasing. Far from obscure, marginal voices on YouTube, Protestant thought leaders are speaking out about the trend with alarm. We'll respond to their claims.
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