Dn. Sean Reid interviews Ramona Saridakis Bean, an experienced homeschool mom, active blogger at ceoofthehome.net, and podcaster. Ramona has a wide variety of experiences in education, working in the U.S. Congress and the Dept. of the Treasury, giving her an informed understanding of educational policy in the United States as well as a first hand knowledge of the blessings and challenges of a homeschool family. For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews Ramona Saridakis Bean, an experienced homeschool mom, active blogger at ceoofthehome.net, and podcaster. Ramona has a wide variety of experiences in education, working in the U.S. Congress and the Dept. of the Treasury, giving her an informed understanding of educational policy in the United States as well as a first hand knowledge of the blessings and challenges of a homeschool family.

For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews author and homeschool mom Bethany Saros on the topic of teaching the Holy Scriptures to our children. Bethany book, titled "A Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens" is available on Amazon. Through her faithful study of Scripture, Bethany shows how any layperson with the ability to read can teach children—even as the adults themselves are learning—while avoiding the pitfalls of interpretation and theological speculation. Teaching, she explains, is as simple as defining words, following the plot, identifying characters, looking up historical facts, and, most importantly, sticking to the text. Parents should read the stories of the Bible to their children without comment. “Narration,” Bethany explains, “teaches children submission to the story.” I hasten to add that her book challenges parents to do the same. That Bethany takes this directive seriously is evident in her insightful exegesis of various passages. For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews author and homeschool mom Bethany Saros on the topic of teaching the Holy Scriptures to our children. Bethany book, titled "A Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens" is available on Amazon. Through her faithful study of Scripture, Bethany shows how any layperson with the ability to read can teach children—even as the adults themselves are learning—while avoiding the pitfalls of interpretation and theological speculation. Teaching, she explains, is as simple as defining words, following the plot, identifying characters, looking up historical facts, and, most importantly, sticking to the text. Parents should read the stories of the Bible to their children without comment. “Narration,” Bethany explains, “teaches children submission to the story.” I hasten to add that her book challenges parents to do the same. That Bethany takes this directive seriously is evident in her insightful exegesis of various passages.

For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews Adam Lockridge in a wide ranging conversation about Orthodox classical education and the St. Raphael School, as well as the use of technology and the need to develop the "super power" of focus. Adam is a veteran classical educator, with a Master Degree in Philosophy from the University of Memphis. Adam serves as the St. Raphael School Principal, and the Scholé Academy Assistant Principal. As the Assistant Principal, he manages the SA Tutoring Center & Center for Students w/ Learning Differences and assists the Principal in the general management of the school. For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interview Shamassy Ina O'Dell, a veteran home educator and Christian Education director, gleaning valuable insights and wisdom for today's homeschooling families.

Sh. Ina O’Dell, Director of Christian Education, came into Orthodoxy in Connecticut with her husband and sons in 1995. They were then transferred for work to Washington D.C. in 1996. They were members of Holy Cross Orthodox church in Maryland for 14 years before moving back to their ancestral home in Colorado to care for her parents in 2010. She was first tasked with teaching something in 1969, and has been at it since then in various forms—including homeschooling her sons for 17 years. At St. Spyridon she created a ‘Special Space’, Montessori-type program for the 2 youngest grades and has been writing a 4-year, 101 Lessons in Scripture curriculum for 2nd grade to adult.

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Dn. Sean Reid interview Fr. Nikolai Meyers, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Topeka, Kansas, on the topics of developing healthy rhythms in our homeschool life as well as the appropriate use of technology in the life of the family.

Fr. Nikolai Meyers is a native of Southern California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Cross-Cultural Ministry from Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan KS. He earned his Masters of Divinity from St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Seminary, in South Cannon, PA. He was ordained Deacon in September of 2007 by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochain Archdiocese at St. Tikhon Monastery in South Cannon, PA, and to the holy Priesthood in July of 2008 by His Eminence at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, CA. He served 6 years as Assistant Pastor of St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis TN and concurrently was the priest in charge of St. Paul Orthodox Mission in Tupelo, MS. From October of 2014 to July of 2019 he was the Pastor of St. George Orthodox Church in New Hartford, NY. where he currently was the Spiritual Adviser for Teen SOYO in the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Up-State New York. He now serves as the Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Topeka, KS. He is married and has 5 children.

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Dn. Sean Reid interview Fr. Nikolai Meyers, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Topeka, Kansas, on the topics of developing healthy rhythms in our homeschool life as well as the appropriate use of technology in the life of the family. Fr. Nikolai Meyers is a native of Southern California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Cross-Cultural Ministry from Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan KS. He earned his Masters of Divinity from St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Seminary, in South Cannon, PA. He was ordained Deacon in September of 2007 by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochain Archdiocese at St. Tikhon Monastery in South Cannon, PA, and to the holy Priesthood in July of 2008 by His Eminence at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, CA. He served 6 years as Assistant Pastor of St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis TN and concurrently was the priest in charge of St. Paul Orthodox Mission in Tupelo, MS. From October of 2014 to July of 2019 he was the Pastor of St. George Orthodox Church in New Hartford, NY. where he currently was the Spiritual Adviser for Teen SOYO in the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Up-State New York. He now serves as the Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Topeka, KS. He is married and has 5 children. For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews David Kern, Vice President of Integrated Resources with the CiRCE Institute, in the topic of the importance of poetry. David directs CiRCE's multimedia initiatives, including CiRCE Press and CiRCE Podcasts. He is the host of a number of podcasts, including Close Reads, The Daily Poem, and Libromania, and is editor-in-chief of FORMA Journal, the magazine of the CiRCE Institute. He often writes about film, television, books, and other culture-related topics, and has been published by Christ and Pop Culture, Think Christian, Relevant, and elsewhere. David and his wife, Bethany, have four children and they live in Concord, NC near both sets of grandparents. In his spare time, he enjoys watching sports, reading old-school spy novels, and cooking as much as possible. For more information on Saint Emmelia Ministries or one of our regional conferences, visit www.saintemmelia.com

Dn. Sean Reid interviews Fr. Noah Bushelli, Director of Saint Emmelia Ministries (SEM), on the blessings and challenges of homeschooling, the future of SEM, as well as upcoming conferences.

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