Dad Devotionals: Advice for Christian Fathers, Husbands and Men of Faith

"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him." That's the message from this episode's scripture reading, which is from the Gospel of John. You can follow along at https://www.oca.org/readings (for Tuesday, May 5, 2020). 

Dave also talks about an April 26, 2020 Facebook post he saw that discusses how some of us dads are "Sunday Jerks." The message behind this is that we allow the pressures of life and our jobs to bleed over into our relationships with our families. Make sure to check out the Dads of Orthodoxy Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/dadsoforthodoxy/. Also, we pray to our patron saints using a prayer found at https://www.orthodoxprayer.org/OtherPrayers.html.

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Dave interviews Sam Cox, documentary filmmaker, graphic designer, and creator of New Men, a film that chronicles the lives of monks at Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery in West Virginia. Check it out at https://newmendoc.com/.  

Sam discusses what it was like to decide to become Orthodox while filming the documentary at the monastery, plus his insight on how men can die to self like the monks do. Also, Sam tells Dave what his favorite line in the entire documentary is, so you don't want to miss that. Learn more about Sam at https://samwcox.com/.

This episode's scripture reading is from the Gospel of John. You can follow along at https://www.oca.org/readings (for Monday, May 4, 2020).

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In our first Saturday meditation, Dave reads from the Wisdom of Sirach (Chapters 1 through 3) from the Orthodox Study Bible. To pick up your copy of the Orthodox Study Bible, see https://amzn.to/3bZFBF6.

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Dave reads from John 5:30-6:2 where Jesus says, "I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth."

For the readings, see https://www.oca.org/readings and St. Ephraim's prayers can be found at https://bit.ly/2KMrIxW.

Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference that continues today and Saturday -- and it's all on Zoom. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/.

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Daves reads from James 1:1-27 where we are told that testing our faith produces patience and how we're drawn away by own desires. Then, Dave shares a teaser that Dr. Albert Rossi will appear in a future episode of the Dad Devotionals podcast. In that vein, he shares prayers for deliverance from addictions for fathers from St. Ephraim of Nea Makri. For the readings, see https://www.oca.org/readings and the prayers can be found at https://bit.ly/2KMrIxW.

Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 and it's all on Zoom. Keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Freeman. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/.

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On this Wednesday of St. Thomas week, Dave reads from Acts 4:13-22 and John 5:17-24. See https://www.oca.org/readings. In Acts, Peter and John are warned to no longer work in the name of Jesus and, in John, we see Jesus telling us, "He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him." Also, Dave shares his prayer this week for overcoming anger - https://connectusfund.org/13-powerful-prayers-for-overcoming-anger-and-resentment.

Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 and it's all on Zoom. Keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Freeman. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/.

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Happy Day of Rejoicing! During the Tuesday of St. Thomas week, we remember those Orthodox Christians who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Make sure to check out the "Day of Rejoicing" article on the Orthodox Church in America website at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2019/05/07/35-day-of-rejoicing. Also, Dave shares St. John Chrysostom's “On the Cemetery and the Cross” sermon (hat tip to John Sanidopoulos' "Mystagogy" blog - https://bit.ly/2xepVi6). 

We discuss anger on today's show as well. Dave shares his anger management issues. Here's the prayer he cites: https://connectusfund.org/13-powerful-prayers-for-overcoming-anger-and-resentment plus the reading from the Church Fathers: https://www.orthodox.net/gleanings/anger.html.

Today's reading from John 3:16-21 can be found at https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2020/04/28/2.

Episode mentioned: #23 with Father Ted Pulcini on acquiring an inner stillness and the martyrdom of parenthood. See https://bit.ly/3bQkcyg for that episode.

Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 and it's all on Zoom. Keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Freeman. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/.

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Rashawn Copeland joins Dave on the show to discuss how we need to live out our belief in God and the Christian faith. Oftentimes, we profess what we believe, but we don't live it out other than on Sunday. Also, Rashawn fills us in on the details of his book, Start Where You Are: How God Meets You in Your Mess, Loves You through It, and Leads You Out of It, which is set to debut in September 2020. Pre-order your copy at https://amzn.to/2VFR9I4.

Dave also reads John 2:1-11 where Jesus performs the miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana. He gives some insight on how we can live out the Mother of God's directive to listen to Jesus when she says, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Check out the readings for April 27, 2020 at https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2020/04/27/2.

Interested in homeschooling your kids from an Orthodox Christian perspective? Well, you need to check out St. Emmelia Ministries Orthodox Christian Homeschooling. They have an online conference starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 and it's all on Zoom. Keynote speaker is Fr. Stephen Freeman. For details and to register for free, check out https://daviddomzalski.com/emmelia/.

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Have you ever noticed how devoted your wife is to your children? She goes about her day (either as a stay-at-home mother or working mother) and tirelessly gives to you and the children. If she stays at home, she tends to the kids just about 24/7. If she works outside the home, she likely works 8+ hours and then comes home-- and then takes care of the kids and housework. Moms just keep going because they know it's needed.

We need to support that as their husbands, which I discussed in episode 18 (https://bit.ly/dd-18). But, perhaps more importantly, we need to support their time with God. That's the message from today's episode. Check out the article, "The Role of the Mother in Raising Children," mentioned at https://saintkosmas.com/st-paisios-the-role-of-the-mother-in-raising-children as well as the "Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring" article from https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=850&type=saints. Read the Bright Friday Gospel from John at https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2020/04/24/2.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

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"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" That's the message from Jesus in Matthew 6:27 NIV. 

We are so consumed by worry and anxiety that we lose sight of what God does and who He is. Dave reads selections from Marcus Geromes' piece, "Anxiety and Our Life in Christ," and discusses a conversation he and an neighbor had about worry and Matthew 6. 

Also, listen to the Bright Thursday readings from the Wisdom of Solomon (https://www.oca.org/readings/daily/2020/04/23/2). You can read Geromes' article (featured on The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's website) at https://www.goarch.org/-/anxiety-and-our-life-in-christ.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Check out OrthodoxUnlimited.com for custom Orthodox Christian apparel, including t-shirts and sweatshirts. Let's support Subdeacon Nektarious, a D.C.-based Orthodox Christian entrepreneur.

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