Interesting orthodox video

[poptart]

Thought i'd share this, found this quite interesting.  I rarely see Christians here agreeing and calling out their own, few times i've ever seen it it's usually been Orthodox or some kind of Catholic.  Like how he brought up the Churches in the East which are now gone and how we're slowly seeing it here.  He puts the blame where it belongs, on the people.  This is how you get people like me to like Christianity, saying it like it is instead of acting like it's everyone else's fault.  Think the only thing he says that I disagree with, why you should be a church member.  This is the USA, people are letigious, entitled and backstabby, people are getting their careers and lives ruined by people in this country over petty things and unfortunately churches are full of them, i'd still say not worth the risk.  Then again, I'm an outsider looking in.

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[Metis_LDS]

49 minutes ago, poptart said:

Like how he brought up the Churches in the East which are now gone and how we're slowly seeing it here.

Not trying to give you a hard time.  Who is he, and where is here? 

[poptart]

35 minutes ago, Metis_LDS said:

Not trying to give you a hard time.  Who is he, and where is here? 

He's an Orthodox priest from a church in CA.  He's referring to to the churches in Asia Minor that either died off or were exterminated via Islamic conquest.  The here is the USA, he also  mentions how churches here are folding.

The Orthodox have had to deal with things the privileged Christians in this country have not, among them a lot more violence.  Something I've always liked about the Orthodox, they tend to say it like it is.

Edited April 16, 2021 by poptart

[Robert F. Smith]

3 hours ago, poptart said:

Thought i'd share this, found this quite interesting.  I rarely see Christians here agreeing and calling out their own, few times i've ever seen it it's usually been Orthodox or some kind of Catholic.  Like how he brought up the Churches in the East which are now gone and how we're slowly seeing it here.  He puts the blame where it belongs, on the people.  This is how you get people like me to like Christianity, saying it like it is instead of acting like it's everyone else's fault.  Think the only thing he says that I disagree with, why you should be a church member.  This is the USA, people are letigious, entitled and backstabby, people are getting their careers and lives ruined by people in this country over petty things and unfortunately churches are full of them, i'd still say not worth the risk.  Then again, I'm an outsider looking in.

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Trenham is brilliant and straighforward.  A powerful and incisive presentation -- took me to Sunday School.  I especially liked his interpretation of the story of the Good Samaritan.  Had not seen it that way before.  Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[poptart]

2 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said:

Trenham is brilliant and straighforward.  A powerful and incisive presentation -- took me to Sunday School.  I especially liked his interpretation of the story of the Good Samaritan.  Had not seen it that way before.  Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

You know him?  Sounds like you watch a lot of the same stuff I do, I'm impressed.  See, this is what I consider Christianity, people like trenham who walk the walk.  That man could have been like most people here stateside and play the blame game.  What does he do?  Tells it like it is and argues his point in a fair, respectful manner.  If the churches here had any interest in the likes of us, this is a great way to engage us.