interviews – Maniphesto https://maniphesto.com Accountability groups to Transform your Life. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:04:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.18 https://maniphesto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tmaniphesto_flat_001-100x100.png interviews – Maniphesto https://maniphesto.com 32 32 Meeting the Virgin https://maniphesto.com/meeting-the-virgin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meeting-the-virgin Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:13:52 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=57620 The Virgin is perhaps one of the most central archetypes in the development of our society, western civilisation, and all of Christendom. And yet we have lost touch with it.

Having grown up protestant, so virginity was something that my parents thought that I should maintain, but not exactly popular amongst my school friends.

Having become Orthodox, I can see the incredible value and honour given to purity, chastity, and of course also to the Theotokos, the Mother of God, and also the importance that she is EVER Virgin.

I am still trying to understand this, and so it was really useful for me when Maximillian Ravn came and joined our Core fellowship. A student of Theology in Denmark, but more importantly has personally experienced the power of the Virgin, rather than just studying ideas about her. I got a lot of value from our last conversation and then asked him to tell his story. It was an even more powerful story than I expected.

See our previous conversation here: https://youtu.be/xUoZKCYWCZE

 

]]> The Saints – Role Models for Masculinity /w Fr Hans Jacobse and Fr Michael Butler https://maniphesto.com/the-saints-role-models-for-masculinity-w-fr-hans-jacobse-and-fr-michael-butler/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-saints-role-models-for-masculinity-w-fr-hans-jacobse-and-fr-michael-butler Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:56:04 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=57602 This is a reposting of an episode of As Iron Sharpens Iron from Ancient Faith Ministries.

See the original episode here: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts…

 

]]> STRAIGHT TALK: Monogamy vs Open Relationships with Hajee Pepping https://maniphesto.com/straight-talk-monogamy-vs-open-relationships-with-hajee-pepping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=straight-talk-monogamy-vs-open-relationships-with-hajee-pepping https://maniphesto.com/straight-talk-monogamy-vs-open-relationships-with-hajee-pepping/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:42:12 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=56737 Paul talks to Hajee Pepping of Mankracht about open relationships, monogamy, and the masculine mission of creating a life of depth and meaning.

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]]> https://maniphesto.com/straight-talk-monogamy-vs-open-relationships-with-hajee-pepping/feed/ 0 Strong Man, Strong Marriage w/ Dr. Mike Frazier https://maniphesto.com/strong-man-strong-marriage-w-dr-mike-frazier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strong-man-strong-marriage-w-dr-mike-frazier https://maniphesto.com/strong-man-strong-marriage-w-dr-mike-frazier/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2023 01:33:43 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=56734
Dr. Mike Frazier helps men build strong marriages by becoming strong men themself. We speak about building a sense of self-worth, self-esteem, and confidence instead of using women in order to get approval and appreciation. Women have always been attracted to strength and if we want to be attractive to women, then working with other men to develop your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual strength is essential.
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]]> https://maniphesto.com/strong-man-strong-marriage-w-dr-mike-frazier/feed/ 0 A Christian Perspective on Death – Padkos #1 https://maniphesto.com/a-christian-perspective-on-death-padkos-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-christian-perspective-on-death-padkos-1 https://maniphesto.com/a-christian-perspective-on-death-padkos-1/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:20:45 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=56726 Padkos is a traditional South African word for “Food for the journey”. In this series, Paul and Alex will dive into subjects that are pushing the edges of their thinking. We are intending to be more explorative and bold in these series, and hopefully generate valuable insights and discussion.

In this first video, we take a short text from an Orthodox Christian book: Life after Death by Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos, and use it to discuss the topic of death and its meaning for life.

You can find the complete book here: https://www.amazon.com/after-Death-Metropolitan-Nafpaktos-Hierotheos/dp/9607070348

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]]> https://maniphesto.com/a-christian-perspective-on-death-padkos-1/feed/ 0 Women and Men in the Early Church: The Vision of St John Chrysostom /w Dr. David Ford https://maniphesto.com/56714-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=56714-2 https://maniphesto.com/56714-2/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:59:00 +0000 https://maniphesto.com/?p=56714
Dr. David Ford is a Ph.D. and professor at St Tikhon’s Theological Seminary in Church History.
He is the author of six books, and his work “”Women and Men in the Early Church: The Vision of St John Chrysostom”” was highly influential on my spiritual walk and journey into the Orthodox faith.
In this interview, we discuss the teachings of St John Chrysostom, but also dive into Dr. David’s understanding and our implementation of these teachings in modern life, him as an elder and far more experienced man, and myself as one doing what I can to learn how to align my own life and marriage.
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You can read about Dr. David, and his workplace and get in contact with him here: https://stots.edu/ford_d
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