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1 week ago

Truth That Burns, Love That Heals (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) What if the most loving thing you can do is tell the ugliest truth? We gather the crew: Jeremy Jeremiah, Bri, James St. Simon, and Mario Andrew, to sit with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and pull apart the mendacity that keeps a family polished on the outside and starved on the inside. With literature professor James St. Simon and the team, we unpack Maggie’s raw persistence, Brick’s calculated indifference, and Big Daddy’s denial, tracing how...

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Truth That Burns, Love That Heals (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) What if the most loving thing you can do is tell the ugliest truth? We gather the crew: Jeremy Jeremiah, Bri, James St. Simon, and Mario Andrew, to sit with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and pull apart the mendacity that keeps a family polished on the outside and starved on the inside. With literature professor James St. Simon and the team, we unpack Maggie’s raw persistence, Brick’s calculated indifference, and Big Daddy’s denial, tracing how...

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Religion & Spirituality

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The Most Loving Thing: Telling the Ugliest Truth | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Story & Film Exploration

Truth That Burns, Love That Heals (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) What if the most loving thing you can do is tell the ugliest truth? We gather the crew: Jeremy Jeremiah, Bri, James St. Simon, and Mario Andrew, to sit with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and pull apart the mendacity that keeps a family polished on the outside and starved on the inside. With literature professor James St. Simon and the team, we unpack Maggie’s raw persistence, Brick’s calculated indifference, and Big Daddy’s denial, tracing how...

1 week ago

33 minutes

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How Sacred Images Drew Me Into Orthodoxy | When Art Looks Back: Seeing Love Through Holy Eyes

Icons, Conversion, And A Life Reframed We trace Sdn Michael Roeder’s path from ministry and publishing to iconographer and the deaconate, exploring how a single purchase grew into a collection, a craft, and a new spiritual home. Along the way we unpack technique, tradition, and why icons feel like windows that also watch. Join us for this Cloud of Witnesses exclusive, a presentation on an iconographer’s journey from faith, to art, to transcendence, to Orthodoxy, given only once at Point Loma...

3 weeks ago

57 minutes

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What Leo Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich Teaches Us About Faith Friends and Family | Ladder to Nowhere

A man on a shaky ladder, a fall that leaves a bruise, and a life that suddenly tastes bitter—Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich gives us one of literature’s clearest X-rays of modern emptiness. We gather with friends to unpack why a story written in 1886 speaks uncomfortably well to status-chasing, curated lives, and the quiet neglect of the people closest to us. Along the way, we ask hard questions about sacrifice, spiritual participation, and what it really takes to make a home feel like a ...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

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Ordained Christian Deacon Warns About Self-Deception | An Honest Look at Our Need for Humility

Christian community is the antidote to self-deception. • orthodoxy as structure that resists delusion • self-justification versus truth-telling in love • humility in fraternal correction without judgment • gratitude and compassion when others fall • response to “just me and Jesus” objections • unity, sacraments, and commandments as lifelines • returning after failure and rising “from glory to glory” • church as hospital and mission to make earth heavenly What if anger is less about others an...

3 weeks ago

12 minutes

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Before the Ring: Myths Christians Must Ditch | Patristic Nectar Marriage Conf 2025 Candid Reactions

Stop Waiting to Be “Ready”—Build a Holy Marriage Now. The Patristic Nectar Marriage Conference 2025 was not a moment too soon - see real reactions! What if marriage isn’t just a contract, but a calling from God that shapes who we become? In this story-driven recap from a vibrant Christian marriage conference, we follow the journey from culture’s delay tactics—“wait until you’re perfect, richer, or have seen the world”—to a Christ-centered vision that treats marriage as the works...

4 weeks ago

6 minutes

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Think Like The Church: Phronema Explained | Learning to See as Christ Sees | Guest Deacon Anthony

Learning to See as Christ Sees: Phronema, Sacrament, and the Healing of the Whole Person When friends tear open a roof to lower a paralytic, Jesus forgives because of their faith—and the room’s understanding of God, sin, and healing is turned inside out (Mark 2). What if the Christian life is, at its core, learning to see as Christ sees? In this conversation, Deacon Anthony (St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church, San Diego) joins us to unpack the Orthodox phronema—the Church’s way of seeing a...

1 month ago

36 minutes

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Frankenstein Christianity (Buffet Style) vs Ancient Faith | Or A Cop and A Priest Walk Into a Cafe

“I’ve built my own faith from spare parts.” If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Our guest calls it “Frankenstein Christianity”—picking what feels good, discarding what doesn’t. After years of debates and burnout, he unplugged from church, Bible studies, and Christian content altogether… until one unexpected YouTube video on Orthodox church architecture broke through. For the first time, he saw a faith that engages all five senses—where every line, light, icon, and hymn points to Chris...

1 month ago

29 minutes

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Orthodox Answers to Protestant Objections | Orthodox Luigi Exclusive | Seminar Session 2

Do Orthodox Christians “worship icons”? Is Orthodoxy “works-based”? If you’ve heard those claims and weren’t sure how to respond, this episode is your Bible-and-history reality check—clear, charitable, and straight to the point. What Protestants Often Miss About OrthodoxyA surprising witness: Martin Luther once described Greek Orthodox believers as “the most Christian people and the best followers of the gospel on earth.” That startling line sets the stage for a serious, Scripture-anchored l...

1 month ago

36 minutes

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I Will Never Become Orthodox & Days Away From Sola Scriptura Tattoo: Then Eddie Discovered Orthodoxy

“Never Orthodox.” Famous last words. “I will never become Orthodox.” And he meant it. He was days away from getting Sola Scriptura tattooed on his kneecaps—ink as conviction—when his closest friend, James St. Simon, entered the Orthodox Church. The line he’d sworn by began to wobble. What changed him wasn’t a debate or a takedown. It was prayer. Join Cloud of Witnesses discussion between Jeremy Jeremiah, Mario Andrew, James St. Simon, and special guest, Orthodox Catechumen, Eddi...

1 month ago

19 minutes

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Protestant Converts to Orthodoxy: Cleave to Antiquity Shocks Evangelicals | Ben's Words Our Reaction

From Platform to Pilgrimage: Pastor Ben, Cleave to Antiquity, and a Journey to the Apostolic Faith Faith over fame. Conviction over career. What would you give up to follow truth where it leads? These questions sit at the center of Pastor Ben’s move from Protestant ministry into Eastern Orthodoxy—a decision he announced on his YouTube channel, Cleave to Antiquity. For years, Cleave to Antiquity was a thoughtful Protestant apologetics channel engaging Catholics and Orthodox Christians. So when...

1 month ago

24 minutes

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Declared Dead Twice: Double-Lung Transplant & a Second Chance at Faith | Kyle David Interview

When the Beat Stopped: The One Who Found His Faith Again Before the hospital gowns and machines, Kyle David kept time for a living—a professional drummer and percussionist whose life moved in rhythm. Then a hurricane evacuation from New Orleans spiraled into a fight with COVID pneumonia, and the beat of everyday life stopped. What followed was a grueling medical odyssey: three hospitals, 50 days in ICU, a month-long coma, and moments when he was declared clinically dead—twice. Doctors said ...

1 month ago

13 minutes

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Wrestling with Tradition: Discovering Christ Through Ancient Worship | Christian Couple Finds Church

Finding Authentic Christian Worship: A Journey Through History, Tradition, and Faith The search for authentic Christian worship often begins with a simple but profound question: “Is this how the apostles worshipped?” In this special Cloud of Witnesses (https://www.patreon.com/c/CloudofWitnesses) mini-episode, our guest hosts, Ben and Ashley Langlois—Ben known online as Orthodox Luigi—invite us into their personal journey of wrestling with that very question. As a husband-and-wife team, their ...

2 months ago

11 minutes

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Evangelical David Latting Confronts Orthodoxy with Luigi | Two Friends. Two Traditions. One Jesus.

When Evangelical Zeal Meets Ancient Christianity: A Conversation Between Friends What happens when two long-time friends—one a passionate evangelical content creator, the other a devout Eastern Orthodox Christian—sit down inside a church filled with ancient icons to talk about faith, history, and what it means to follow Jesus? In this compelling and heartfelt dialogue, David Latting and Ben Langlois (Orthodox Luigi) offer something rare: a conversation marked by both conviction and deep mutua...

2 months ago

1 hour 39 minutes

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From Megachurch to Ancient Church: Evangelical & Ortho Do All Trace Our Faith Back to the Apostles?

What Happens When Believers Take Different Paths Toward Jesus? What happens when one follower of Christ finds deep joy and purpose in a vibrant Protestant church, while another discovers a sense of awe and sacred history in the ancient traditions of Orthodoxy? This honest and heartfelt conversation between David Latting, a well-known evangelical influencer, and Ben Langlois—better known online as Orthodox Luigi—dives into that very tension: the pull between contentment in our current spiritua...

2 months ago

14 minutes

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Femininity Isn't Weak: Womanhood and The Church | Guests Ben & Ashley Langlois Journey to Orthodoxy

What Does Femininity Look Like in the Orthodox Church? In a culture that often misunderstands tradition, Orthodox Christianity may seem, at first glance, like a “Christian fraternity” — rigid, exclusive, or overly male-centered. But as Ben and Ashley Langlois (popularly known as Orthodox Luigi and his wife) reveal in this heartfelt conversation, nothing could be further from the truth. Orthodoxy offers women a deeply rooted spiritual home—one that honors the unique dignity, strength, and call...

3 months ago

12 minutes

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Female Silver Surfer! Did it matter? | How Marvel's Fantastic Four 2025 Challenges Our Expectations

Can a gender-swapped character point us toward deeper truths rather than distract from them? That’s the question Jeremy Jeremiah and James St. Simon explore in our latest conversation on Marvel’s Fantastic Four 2025 and its bold reimagining of the Silver Surfer as a woman. At first glance, many believers might brace for another heavy-handed cultural message—but what unfolds is something far more interesting, even spiritually resonant. In an age where entertainment often leads with ideology ov...

3 months ago

7 minutes

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Fantastic Family: Has Hollywood Found Moral Clarity? | Fantastic Four 2025 Review w/ Lit Professor

In a cultural landscape where moral ambiguity and deconstructed families often dominate the screen, Fantastic Four surprises with a radiant affirmation of traditional family values and the sacredness of life. Beneath its retrofuturistic flair and cosmic spectacle lies a profoundly human—and dare we say, Christian—story about sacrificial love, the dignity of motherhood, and the redemptive power of faith. Join Jeremy Jeremiah, Mario Andrew, and James St. Simon in this fun discussion. At the hea...

3 months ago

56 minutes

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Praying to Saints: Diminishing Christ by Intercessory Prayer? | Ask David Latting and Orthodox Luigi

Ever wondered why Orthodox churches are filled with icons while Catholic ones aren't? This fascinating conversation with David Latting and Ben Langlois (Orthodox Luigi) takes us deep into the heart of Orthodox Christianity and its distinctive practices. The discussion uncovers how icons serve as "windows into heaven" for Orthodox believers—not just beautiful art, but portals into the divine realm. Langlois explains the theological reasoning behind the two-dimensional nature of ic...

3 months ago

13 minutes

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True Beauty Is Conduct: Why the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Ad Debate Matters | YBT021 CWP107

The recent American Eagle advertisements featuring Sydney Sweeney have sparked intense public reaction, but amidst the noise, a deeper conversation is being overlooked—one that speaks to the heart of Christian discipleship in our image-driven culture. Join Jeremy Jeremiah and James St. Simon as we discuss this cultural issue head on. Rather than getting swept up in ideological debates or surface-level controversies, we invite believers to reflect on what Scripture teaches about beauty, ...

3 months ago

15 minutes

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Free Masculinity: Finding Meaning in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Fool 4 Christ | YBT020 CWP106

When Masculinity Encounters the Machinery of Oppression: A Christian Reflection on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest What happens when the God-given strength of masculinity is distorted or suppressed by the world’s systems? In this illuminating conversation with literature professor James St. Simon, and Cloud of Witnesses host, Jeremy Jeremiah, we journey through the themes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest—a film whose prophetic imagery speaks to the Christian soul struggling amid a culture t...

3 months ago

32 minutes