In the final episode of The Trench, Christian explores how what we love orients our way of being in the world and how what we love is shaped by what we do. Join Christian as he says goodbye to the series by asking, "What do we truly love?"

What We Love Matters

Join Christian this week as he explores the reality that we cannot share a real love for Christ if we don't possess it ourselves.

You Can’t Share What You Don’t Have

This week, Christian explores how our friends help us see ourselves clearly. Sometimes, this may mean we see some encouraging things, and other times we may see the yucky parts of ourselves. Both of these realities are what make friendship such an essential part of our walk with Christ.

The Mirror of Friendship

For many, the holidays can be a stressful time when it comes to reconnecting with family members. Join Christian this week as he explores some things to keep in mind as we interact with family over the holidays.

How to Survive the Holidays

It's the beginning of another fasting season as we prepare for the Nativity of Christ. This week, Christian explores how our practice of fasting is also a practice at stepping outside of ourselves so that we can live for others.

Practicing Death by Fasting

This week, Christian explores how our lives are meant to be lived for others rather than used to serve ourselves.

Living for Others

Have you ever struggled with being content with your own life? Accepting your own strengths? This week Christian (with a little help from Kylo Ren) explores how we must live into our own lives if we have any hope of serving the Lord.

Being Ourselves

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Loving Our Enemies

This week, Christian is joined by his wonderful wife, Michaela. Together, the two reflect on what marriage has taught them both about an experience of God's Love.

Being Married

Over the last couple weeks, Christian has explored how God reveals Himself through different relationships in our lives. This week, Christian explores what children can teach us about the Mystery of God.

The Mystery of Children

"The Trench" explores how our relationships make us who we are and how we are to engage with others in light of the Orthodox Christian Faith.

The Y2AM crew, specifically Christian Gonzalez, delivers a dynamic, fast-paced podcast that cuts straight to the blind spots that we “Christians” so often ignore. He gently read adjusts our focus so that our relationships can be healthy and meaningful, and so can the rest of our lives.

Fantastic

I have sincerely enjoyed and learned a great deal from every episode of The Trench. All of his topics and observations are so relatable! He strikes just the right balance between being humorous and irreverent and yet remaining grounded in the faith.

Really relevant stuff!

The Trench

After a long hiatus, Christian returns to discuss neurobiology and some of its implications for how we live our lives as Christians.

How Your Brain Works

Having a relationship with God is just that—a relationship. It is personal, dynamic, and shareable. Join Christian this week as he explores the primary relationship in our lives: our relationship with the Lord.

Having a Relationship with God

As Christians seek to form a community, the fitness phenomenon, CrossFit, has a great deal to teach us! Join Christian this week in exploring how CrossFit can show the Church what it means to be a community.

What Christians Can Learn From CrossFit

We can't share Jesus Christ with other people unless we know Him ourselves. Join Christian this week as he explores how Christ comes to meet us through the Scriptures and the Breaking of the Bread in Liturgy.

Encountering Christ

Vulnerability is one of the most important and least understood parts of developing deep and intimate relationships. Join Christian as he explores how Jesus Christ shows us what vulnerability looks like and why it is so scary.

Getting Vulnerable with Jesus

Join Christian this week as he discusses the responsibility that every Christian has in serving those who are poor and in need. Christian suggests that like any other of our relationships, serving those in need demands our reflection on its priority.

Caring For Those Who Are Poor

Last week, we explored how Christ shows us the path of the Cross is the path of willing vulnerability. This week, Christian discusses the role of vulnerability in our lives as we seek close and intimate relationships.

Getting Vulnerable with Others

Boundaries are a confusing topic for Christians, often because we feel like we are supposed to be really nice and help everybody with everything. Join Christian this week as he explores the importance of boundaries for establishing Christian relationships as well as the implications of poor boundaries on the health of our relationships.

Understanding Boundaries

Last week, we explored how we tend to speak when should be listening, offering advice based on our experience. Join Christian this week as he explores how we can actually use our experience to foster connection through empathy, instead of using it to foster disconnection through sympathy.

How to Empathy

Join Christian and Steve Christoforou, host of "Be The Bee" and Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's Department of Youth &amp; Young Adult Ministries, as they reflect on what it looks like to share the experience of the Kingdom of God within the workplace

Relating with Coworkers

This week, Christian is joined by Jacob Saylor, youth director at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Together they explore some of the foundational points of building a Christian community.

How To Build Community

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