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American Christianity is leaving many today disenfranchised. Why is that? And why are many finding refuge in the Orthodox Church? Today, I offer my thoughts on the matter. If you enjoyed this discussion, please share it with friends! Thank you and God bless!
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Going to confession can be a scary thing, especially if you’ve never gone before! In this episode, I discuss what it was like going to confession for the first time and how to prepare for it. I also share some of the lessons that I’ve learned from going to confession for a couple of years now. If you enjoy this kind of topical discussion content, be sure to let me know in the comments, as I have several ideas for more! Thank you for listening and God bless.
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From May 27th to June 5th 2024, I was blessed with the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, one of the holiest places in all of Orthodoxy. This monastic republic is located on a peninsula in Greece. This episode chronicles the stories about my journey, what it was like meeting Athonite monastics, and what lessons I learned from the trip. Undoubtedly, it was one I will never forget. Thank you for listening and God bless!
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Why did a Baptist such as myself become an Orthodox Christian? In this episode, I walk you through my conversion process. In it, I go step-by-step, addressing each doctrine of Protestantism that I came to reject and why, as well as the issues I had that prevented me from becoming Catholic, finally to the point of accepting Orthodoxy as the fullness of the faith.
Thanks for listening and God bless!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Video Intro
0:19 Introduction
4:40 Protestant Upbringing
8:03 Introduction to Orthodoxy
12:56 My First Visit to an Orthodox Church
15:14 Sola-Fide
30:40 Sola-Scriptura
38:33 Ecclesiology
49:13 Sacraments
55:33 Mary & The Saints
1:01:48 Liturgy, Priesthood, & Icons
1:11:02 Filioque & The Great Schism
1:16:38 The Papacy. Uniates, & Papal Infallibility
1:22:07 Purgatory & Indulgences
1:24:55 Immaculate Conception
1:30:08 Dogmatic Contradictions, Liturgical Innovations, & Ecumenism
1:36:23 The RCC Cannot Be Taken Seriously
1:39:14 Why I Love Orthodoxy
1:47:46 Conclusion
1:52:25 Where to Learn More
1:56:35 Video Outro
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REFERENCES:
Find An Orthodox Church Near You
https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/
Books
“Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
“Arise, O God: The Gospel of Christ’s Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God” by St. John Maximovitch
“Orthodox Worship: A Living Continuity with the Synagogue, the Temple, and the Early Church” by Benjamin Williams & Harold Anstall
“Thinking Orthodox” by Dr. Eugenia Constantinou
“The Didache” by The Twelve Apostles
“The Letters of St. Ignatius” by St. Ignatius
“On The Incarnation” by St. Athanasius
Podcasts/YouTube Channels
“The Whole Counsel of God” by Fr. Stephen De Young
“The Royal Path” by Fr. Turbo
“Patristic Nectar” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
Fr. Spyridon Bailey
Patristix
Playlists
Orthodox Inquirers (Intro): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp-1OgEHtdctLsSVGaCSG7EAQe-VPzjX
Orthodox Inquirers (Longform): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIp-1OgEHtdfSz5c_CcimuUYiDit4bR7U
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