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Men Among Demons

Daniel Opperwall & Greg Wiebe

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In a disoriented world, this is the podcast that asks what would happen if we truly put Christ at the centre of our thinking. Greg Wiebe and Dan Opperwall are Orthodox Christian scholars, writers, and friends. Join them for conversations that look below the surface of Christian life in the world.
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Dan and Greg discuss modern expectations around romantic love and relationships, moving forward into a discussion of the place of eros in the Christian life. In a world where finding the perfect partner and living up to a romantic ideal have become so important, how do Christians respond? Is there any value at all to romantic love, or is it side-li…
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Dan and Greg discuss how electoral politics can serve more as means of creating identity and "team" loyalty than as a method for solving problems and engaging idea, then consider what kinds of ordering principles rule our lives and ask the essential question of what would happen if we put Christ at the centre of our thinking.…
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In this episode Dan and Greg speak with special guest, Fr Geoffrey Ready, about psychedelics and their (potential) place in medicine and the Church. DISCLAIMER: Hopefully it is clear already from the episode, but Dan and Greg do not condone or advise the use of psychedelics in Orthodox Christian life. Fr Geoffrey's views push the envelope in intere…
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Dan and Greg are joined by professional tax accountant Andrew Hudson who shares some of his insights into the implications of modern finance and capitalism on Christian life. The men among demons discuss money, capitalism, value, and the demonic trends in our current economic culture and system.By Daniel Opperwall & Greg Wiebe
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Most of this month's episode will be posted only for our patrons on Patreon.com For the public podcast we share the last portion of our discussion centering on how Christians in the West can best respond to the crisis in Israel and Palestine through prayer. Dan and Greg discuss the power of prayer as a form of real and genuine Christian action that…
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Greg and Dan talk about the purpose and different forms of education, and the tendencies of the modern educational system to tend toward angelic and demonic vectors. The episode concludes with some reflections on how to approach education in the body of Christ and the need for a diversity of responses to the problem of how to teach ourselves and ou…
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In this episode, Greg and Dan discuss ChatGPT and machine learning language models, reflecting on what they say about our society's attitude toward language, its function, and its significance. They then delve into some of the demonic patterns of approaching language that well predate new technological tools and some of the liturgical and sacrament…
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In this special episode Dan and Greg are joined by their daughters Kaylah Wiebe and Patti Opperwall to discuss life in middle school. The girls share some surprising and remarkably thoughtful insights about the specific challenges they face at their age and how they have found ways to live a Christian life in spite of it all.…
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In this episode, Dan and Greg discuss gambling and its demonic nature. Exploring what games are and their value to human life, the Men Among Demons then examine how gambling twists the good of games into something destructive; a perfect example of how the demonic truly works in our lives.By Daniel Opperwall & Greg Wiebe
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In this episode, Greg and Dan discuss the expansion of euthanasia in Canada and the ethics of harming another person who desires to be harmed. What is more important--to refrain from harming others, or to help others achieve their desire whatever it may be? Do humans sincerely desire what is best for themselves, or are there darker forces within us…
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