Steve the Builder

Steve the Builder

A layman's view of living the Orthodox Christian Faith.

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The Prayer of St. Ephraim in the Digital Age

April 17, 2025
The internet and social media are a permanent part of our lives now. It opens the door to a lot of opportunities for good but are also the key that opens the doors to temptations and our passions. In this Lenten retreat Steve discusses the two parts of the Prayer of St. Ephraim: "Take from me..." and "Rather, give to me..." and how the passions are manifested and the virtues are cultivated on social media.
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Orthodox Asceticism in Real Life for Lay-people

November 18, 2024
There are always questions about how to keep fasts and prayer rules etc., especially during holidays and with non-Orthodox family, young children, sometimes under difficult life circumstances. Steve discusses a lot of topics pertinent to living ascetical disciplines in "real life": How people became saints for over a thousand years without our current "fasting rules" and no calendar with pink days blocked out. The misperceptions ...
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How I Am

January 17, 2021
Steve learns that he and his ego crucified Christ from a ten year old child.
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My God, My God Why Have You Forsaken Me?

May 29, 2020
Steve discusses his struggle with his recent diagnosis with cancer while caregiving his dying parents. He takes an honest, hard look at the common sayings and spiritual counsels often given to people who are suffering.
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Where Am I?

April 5, 2019
Steve discusses physical and spiritual dementia and remembrance in the sacramental life of the Church".
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Death, Life, and Love

March 26, 2019
Steve discusses his death at birth, his life-long desire to be old, his "death wish," and what it means to "live is Christ and to die is gain."
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An Ordinary Christmas

March 24, 2019
On an ordinary night, like ten thousand other nights the shepherds experience the extraordinary: The transcendent God is revealed in our ordinary flesh.
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Staying Orthodox

March 15, 2019
Steve discusses the realities of becoming Orthodox, being Orthodox, and staying Orthodox.
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Mediocrity

March 15, 2019
Steve discusses mediocrity, the struggle with being ordinary, and the reality of what it means to be an "everyday saint."
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The Mitt

March 13, 2019
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A Life Update

January 29, 2018
In this podcast, Steve Robinson brings us up to date on his life, a four-year-old catechist, signing a death warrant and a prison release, and the challenges of caring for aging and dying parents.
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The Domestic Monastery

May 27, 2016
Steve discusses both his desire to be a monk and marriage and family as the "domestic monastery."
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The Domestic Church

May 4, 2016
Steve begins a series on "the domestic church" and reflects on the liturgy of life, love, and family living with four generations in his house.
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Orthodoxy in the Office

April 13, 2016
Steve discusses working in an office environment, the disease of being awesome, black robes, fake humility, the illusions of self-employment, and the importance of donuts.
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The Will of God for Our Life

March 25, 2016
Steve answers listener email and discusses our human fear of free will. Ultimately, we are created FOR paradise, not BY paradise.
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Steve the Builder Awakens: Reflections at 63

March 10, 2016
Steve returns to podcasting after five years of silence. He reflects on "the will of God for your life" in light of his recent life events.
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StB Goes to the Movies

May 10, 2014
Steve the Builder reviews Inception. But after seeing the movie, he's not sure if Ancient Faith Radio is real. Nor is he sure if the idea for the podcast was planted in his head by Leonardo DiCaprio or by a night out at the park with friends in 1969. But maybe the movie is more real than the people who made it intended it to be.
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Love Wins: An Orthodox View of Salvation

December 1, 2012
In response to Rob Bell's controversial book Love Wins, Steve ventures into the world of video and gives a short summary of the difference between the mainstream Protestant view of salvation and an Orthodox view. Listen to the short audio introduction below, then watch the video.
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On Growing Old

August 6, 2011
Steve reflects on turning 59, the past, work, family, a change of careers and facing old age.
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Miracles or Deceptions?

March 1, 2011
Steve discusses his experiences with miracles as a Protestant and now as an Orthodox Christian.
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