The Prodigal Son: Repentance & the Healing of the Soul w/ Fr. Michael Butler (Avg2Alpha)
What if repentance isn’t about punishment, shame, or self-improvement... but about coming home?In this episode, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Fr. Michael Butler (Avg2Alpha) for a deep, pa...
9 Feb 1h 26min
The Sin of Being “Right”: Humility as Medicine w/ Fr. Zechariah Lynch (Inkless Pen Blog)
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 Pharisee (Luke 18:9–14).The Church begins here for...
2 Feb 1h 17min
Healing in a Sanctified World: Herbs, Winter, & Discernment w/ Presvytera Krystina Valadez
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by clinical herbalist Presvytera Krystina Valadez to explore healing through an Orthodox Christian lens... cutti...
26 Jan 1h 29min
The Spiritual Root of Winter Immunity: Order, Fear, & Faith
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 about reality: creation is sanctified, the body ma...
19 Jan 59min
Sanctified Matter: Living After Theophany
What if Theophany isn’t just a feast you celebrate... what if it’s a new reality you’re supposed to live from? In this episode, Dr. Michael Christian & co-host John unpack how Orthodox Christianity re...
12 Jan 1h
From Willpower to Worship, Building Habits that Heal
January is when modern culture tries to “punish itself into purity.” In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Mike & John dismantle the New Year, New Me courtroom & replace it with somethin...
5 Jan 1h 23min
12 Days, Not 12 Pounds of Christmas How to Feast Without Falling Apart
Christ is born. Glorify Him.The Church does not give us the feast so that we can fall apart... & then punish ourselves in January.In this episode of The Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian ...
29 Des 20251h 7min
Christ Is Born: Nativity at the Kitchen Table
From straw hidden under a tablecloth in a tiny Slavic house… to kids banging metal triangles in Greek stairwells… to families tearing injera around a shared platter in Ethiopia…The Nativity isn’t just...
22 Des 20251h 9min
