The Lord of Spirits

The Lord of Spirits episodes:

• 04.26.2024

  Pantheon and Pandemonium XI: Asynchronous Q&A April 2024

  In this pre-recorded episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to some of many voicemails, covering the falls of angels, the bones of Elisha, David Bowie, ethno-nationalist tchotchkes, Psalm 82/81, Theophany, the Book of Enoch, prayer against blacksmiths, and more.

  
• 04.12.2024

  Pantheon and Pandemonium X: Live Q&A April 2024

  The last several episodes have generated a lot of questions, so Fr. Andrew and Fr. Stephen are dedicating this episode fully to taking live questions. So it’s time to remember that your phone actually makes phone calls! Give them a...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Torah 2: Back in the Habit

  Continuing their examination of the Torah and its place in the Christian Church, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew look at Torah themes of worship, uncleanness, and the death penalties.

  
• 03.15.2024

  Torah! Torah! Torah!

  Christ said that He did not come to abolish the Torah but to fulfill it (Matt. 5:17), but a lot of Christians seem to think He came to abolish it. All that Old Testament stuff is over. But is that...

  
• 02.23.2024

  The Season of Virtue

  People often say "Lent is not in the Bible," claiming that it's a medieval invention, and the traditionally elevated prayer and fasting of Lent are dismissed as "earning your way to heaven." Is that true, though? Join Fr. Andrew and...

  
• 02.09.2024

  You Are the Christ, the Son of the Living God

  What does it mean that Jesus is the Messiah? What were the apostles saying when they said that, identifying Him as the Christ? Find out the weight behind their words with Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick.

  
• 01.26.2024

  God is So Good

  What’s Good? What does it mean that God is good? Are good and right the same thing? Are bad and evil the same thing? Does bad still mean good, like in the '80s?

  
• 01.12.2024

  Waiter, There's Gods in the Water

  In the great feast of Theophany, Christ is baptized by the Forerunner in the Jordan river. What is the cosmic spiritual reality of what’s happening there? What is going on in Theophany icons? And how does this affect Christianity? Find...

  
• 12.29.2023

  The Saints Will Judge the World

  What does it mean for a Christian to have a patron saint? For a church? For a nation? What is the Biblical basis for this practice? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew for a look into this spiritual relationship.

  
• 12.15.2023

  The Art and Science of Technomancy

  How did the ancients understand the source of technology? How does that relate to the Fall? What does that mean for our own age and the age to come? Why do printers never work? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew...

  
• 11.24.2023

  Pantheon and Pandemonium IX: Asynchronous Q&A Nov 2023

  Time to open up the voicemail and see what weird recordings you people have sent it. In this pre-recorded episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions they've received via voicemail. And you never know what people will say...

  
• 11.10.2023

  What Does Stuff Mean?

  Expanding on what's in the episodes "But We Have the Mind of Christ" (July 2021) and "How (and How Not) to Read Your Bible" (April 2022), the podcast dives back into how meaning is constructed and what that has to...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Pananthropon and Pandemonium: Live, In-Person Conference Q&A

  On Oct. 26, 2023, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew recorded a live, in-person Q&A at the Lord of Spirits Conference held at the Antiochian Village – featuring questions from conference attendees. This episode of Lord of Spirits was recorded before a...

  
• 10.27.2023

  The FOMO Episode

  What happens when you have to miss the party? What happens when you miss the party in the Ancient Near East?

  
• 10.13.2023

  Image of the Invisible

  What actually is a religious icon? How does it work? In this second episode of a two-part series, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew look at iconography – pagan, Israelite, and Christian.

  
• 09.29.2023

  Scarecrows Among Cucumbers

  "Idol” gets used for a lot of things, but what was its ancient meaning? How did idols actually work? What does it mean for a people to engage in idolatry? And what does the Bible say about all this? Join...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Pantheon and Pandemonium VIII : Live Q&A September 2023

  For their third anniversary episode, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew open up the lines for an all-live, all-Q&A episode. No topics are off-topic! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder why you can't find anything else to do on Thursday nights.

  
• 08.25.2023

  What in Tarnation ?

  What is eternal condemnation? Do people go to heaven or hell when they die? What are the Biblical images? Is universalism an acceptable Orthodox view? Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick as they look at the...

  
• 08.11.2023

  His Glorious Appearing

  Christians commonly speaking of the "Second Coming of Christ." Is that the right terminology? What does it mean that there are two advents of the Messiah? Join Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Fr. Stephen De Young as they continue their...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Bad Boys of the Apocalypse

  The Four Horsemen. Gog and Magog. Locusts. It's going to be an uncomfortable apocalypse, and a rogues' gallery of agents of destruction will be showing up. Are you ready? Find out with Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Doomsday

  What happens on Judgment Day? What criteria are used? Do Christians go to heaven and non-Christians go to hell? What is the Book of Life? Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick take a look at what the...

  
• 06.23.2023

  Millennium : Bug or Feature?

  What exactly is the Millennium? Is it in the future? Are we in it? Did we miss it? What about Chiliasm? Was St. Irenaeus really a Chiliast? Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to see what...

  
• 06.10.2023

  Antichrist Devil's Children

  Are we living in the time of the Antichrist? Is the Antichrist alive right now? What are the signs? Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to see what the Scripture says about this eschatological figure.

  
• 05.26.2023

  Pantheon and Pandemonium VII: Asynchronous Q&A May 2023

  Q&A May continues! Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions they've received via voicemail, ranging from giants to psychedelics to unicorns to polygamy to Eckankar.

  
• 05.12.2023

  Pantheon and Pandemonium VI: Live Q&A May 2023

  It's an open-line night with the Podfathers for an all-live, all-Q&A show! This episode is your chance to ask whatever is on your mind. Nothing is off-limits, so tune in LIVE and give us a call.

  
• 04.28.2023

  Who Stole the Soul?

  What is a soul? Do you have one? Are you one? Do dogs and oak trees have them? Are they made of rubber? What happens to the soul when the body dies? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew as they...

  
• 04.07.2023

  Blood and Water

  What is water really for? Is holy water magic? In the final episode of their series on the sacraments (but not the final sacrament) of the Orthodox Church, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew discuss the blessing of waters.

  
• 03.24.2023

  Samsonite

  Was Samson a good monk or a bad monk? What does it mean to take the Nazirite vow, and does this relate to Christian monasticism? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew continue their series on the sacraments of the Orthodox Church.

  
• 03.10.2023

  Saint Constantine the Great

  Did you think the series on sacraments was done at 7? Fr. Andrew and Fr. Stephen continue with the coronation of emperors. Why did the Church do this? What does it say about the Christian view of government and politics?

  
• 02.24.2023

  Unctuous

  The mystery of Unction can be slippery to get our minds around. What does it do? Why don’t we see miracles every time it’s applied? Is sin related? Is unction different from other anointings? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew look...

  
• 02.10.2023

  Babylonian Job

  Everybody has nice stuff but me. Why do bad things happen to good Babylonians? Why do good things happen to bad Babylonians? How are the gods involved in all of this? Two guys had an argument more than 2500 years...

  
• 01.27.2023

  One Flesh

  Is marriage a merely human institution? Does it exist outside the Church? What does the rite actually do? Continuing their series on the holy mysteries of the Church, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick examine the Biblical...

  
• 01.13.2023

  Loosed in Heaven

  Confession of sins is mentioned throughout the Scriptures and practiced by the Orthodox Church. But is a priest really necessary for this practice? What happens if he withholds forgiveness? Did God really give that kind of authority to sinful clergy?...

  
• 12.23.2022

  Who's in Charge Here?

  What does it mean to be ordained? What exactly are holy orders? Does ordination change the man ordained? How? Does he remain ordinary–or become it? In the next episode of this Lord of Spirits series, Fr. Stephen De Young and...

  
• 12.09.2022

  Baptism by Fire

  Continuing their series on the sacraments of the Orthodox Church, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew examine the holy mystery of chrismation. What is chrism? What does it do? How was chrism used in the Old Testament? Where is chrismation in...

  
• 11.25.2022

  Thanksgiving

  The central act of faithfulness of the Christian life is Holy Communion, eating and drinking the Holy Eucharist. What are its Biblical roots? Is it derived from the Jewish Seder? Was the Reformation right about the Eucharist not being...

  
• 11.11.2022

  Baptism Now Saves

  What is baptism? How is it different from the ritual washings of the Torah? What does it do? How is it related to circumcision? Why is this water so cold? What does St. Peter mean when he says that baptism...

  
• 10.28.2022

  Monstrous Compendium

  Lord of Spirits discusses the monstrosity of madness and demonic possession. What does the Bible say about these things? What is the ancient context? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew for their annual Halloween episode.

  
• 10.14.2022

  What's a Spirit When It's at Home?

  What is a spirit? Is it a ghost? Do schools have school spirit? (“Then we need to hear it!”) What does it mean to be “spiritual”? The word “spirit” gets used all the time in Christian and other religious language,...

  
• 09.23.2022

  Battle Wizards: Mauling at the Euphrates

  In a very special mini-episode of Lord of Spirits, it’s Sorcerer v. Witch for Dairy Dominance.

  
• 09.22.2022

  Battle Wizards: Mauling at the Euphrates

  In a very special mini-episode of Lord of Spirits, it’s Sorcerer v. Witch for Dairy Dominance.

  
• 09.09.2022

  Pantheon and Pandemonium V: Live Q&A September 2022

  For their second anniversary episode, the Podfathers take your LIVE questions and nothing but your questions. Nothing is off-limits! And they also will be featuring some of their favorite moments from past episodes.

  
• 08.26.2022

  Thunder Gods and the God Who Thundered

  Baal, Zeus, Thor, and other thunder gods were worshiped by pagans in the ancient world. Who were these spirits, and what do we actually know about them? How did God’s people understand them? And what is God’s response to them?...

  
• 08.25.2022

  Thunder Gods and the God Who Thundered

  Baal, Zeus, Thor, and other thunder gods were worshiped by pagans in the ancient world. Who were these spirits, and what do we actually know about them? How did God’s people understand them? And what is God’s...

  
• 08.12.2022

  Fall of Man Part 3: The Gate to Heaven

  Completing their three-part series on the Fall of Man, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Fr. Stephen De Young look at the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, the event that solidifies the dominion of the dark powers over mankind.

  
• 08.11.2022

  Fall of Man Part 3: The Gate to Heaven

  Completing their three-part series on the Fall of Man, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Fr. Stephen De Young look at the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, the event that solidifies the dominion of the dark powers over mankind.

  
• 07.29.2022

  Fall of Man Part 2: Crouching Sin, Hidden Dragon

  Continuing their three-part series on the Fall of Mankind, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick turn their attention to the unleashing of sin into the world through death and the first victim upon whom it pounces –...

  
• 07.15.2022

  Fall of Man Part 1: Garments of Skin

  In Genesis, we see that the fall of humanity consists of three problems that Christ comes to to solve – death, sin, and slavery to demons. In the first of this three-part series, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew...

  
• 07.14.2022

  Fall of Man Part 1: Garments of Skin

  In Genesis, we see that the fall of humanity consists of three problems that Christ comes to to solve – death, sin, and slavery to demons. In the first of this three-part series, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew...

  
• 06.26.2022

  The Pattern of the Tabernacle

  People often say, "The Church isn't a building," or "We could worship anywhere." But is that actually true? Why do ancient Israel and the Church worship in buildings? Is it merely practical, to have a roof over our heads? Or...