Cloud of Witnesses Radio

Her dad died by suicide when she was 9 and it rewired everything. Years later, a hunger for truth pulled her from non-denominational church to Hebrew Roots, then to Orthodox liturgy. A faith crisis rarely starts with an abstract argument. Sometimes it starts with a funeral, a silent house, and a kid trying to understand why a father is suddenly gone. Our guest Taylor Biss (Voice of Taylor on Insta...

If “Bible alone” is the one thing thousands of denominations share, why so many interpretations? We dig into humility, Church fathers, and who decides what’s “faithful.” Unity sounds like a warm word until you try to live it with real people, real history, and real politics. Witness Weekly hosts Mario Andrew, Jeremy Jeremiah, James St Simon, and Michael start with Orthodox news that instantly rais...

Why Men Feel Lost (And How to Find Direction)  Masculinity has become a moving target. One day you’re told male strength is the problem, the next you’re told you’re failing unless you look like a superhero and never show emotion. We sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist Jacob Sedan and Deacon Anthony from St. Anthony the Great Antiochian Orthodox Church to clear the fog and name wha...

Witness Weekly | WW001 | Kickoff Episode! 0:00 Intro 0:15 Mario Andrew – News 6:26 Discussion of the Week 21:05 James St Simon – Book & Film Recommendations / Review 26:28 Michael – Redlines (Philosophy & Politics) 30:25 Jeremy Jeremiah – Viewer Comments & Questions “Smells and bells” vs “bare walls” misses the point. We debate beauty, Scripture, continuity, and why people say they met...

A host admits taking communion at home daily, then asks what the Eucharist really is. The reactions are priceless, but the pastoral wisdom is the point. A priest goes on a massive Protestant podcast and a slice of Orthodox internet melts down. We don’t. We ask the harder question: if we won’t talk to people outside the Orthodox Church, how will anyone ever hear what Orthodoxy actually teaches, bel...

Men are tired, and it’s not just work and bills, it’s the mental pressure of trying to decode what “being a man” is supposed to mean now. One voice says masculinity is toxic. Another says you have to be an always-on, hyper-disciplined “uber man.” Jeremy Jeremiah and Mario Andrew of Cloud of Witnesses sit down with special guests Deacon Anthony (https://st-anthony.org/) and Jacob Sadan (LMFT) (http...

A pastor rips a page from the Bible and tells a young man to eat it. What does that reveal about authority, emotion, and bad theology? A pastor tells someone to open Proverbs for him, rips out a page, and orders a young man to eat it while the music swells. The clip is hard to watch, but it’s also clarifying: when church turns into a stage and “holy things” become props, people get pressured, conf...

“I walked in and started to cry.” What happens when an Orthodox Divine Liturgy feels more real than anything you’ve known? One visit to an Orthodox Divine Liturgy can expose a hunger you did not know you had. Hannah describes walking into the church, catching the smell of incense, hearing the choir, seeing the priest with the censer, and suddenly fighting tears. It is not just emotion for its own...

She chased “healing” through mushrooms, moon rituals, and mediumship then saw Jesus while channeling a client. That one moment changed everything.  Money showed up fast, love felt uncertain, and the noise in Kara Mosher’s (https://www.instagram.com/herecomestroublexo) mind kept getting louder. We talk with Kara, author of Here Comes Trouble, about growing up in a family that went from motorhome li...

“If the church compiled the Bible, what was the authority before the Bible?” A candid journey from Protestant certainty to Eastern Orthodoxy, sparked by a friend’s conversion and a history problem you can’t ignore. A friend you trust changes everything. Brian tells us how years of Protestant assumptions started cracking when his friend James, a man he respects as clearly regenerated and serious ab...

Two Protestants can sound airtight when they critique Eastern Orthodoxy together, until you ask a simple question: do they even agree on what a church is? Jeremy Jeremiah of Cloud of Witnesses pulls apart a popular interview between Dr. Gavin Ortlund and Joshua Schooping, author of Disillusioned, a former Orthodox priest who is now a Lutheran pastor, and we respond point by point from an Orthodox...

What counts as real music now? We talk faith, artistry, and the blurry line between authentic and fake. AI is rewriting the rules of music in real time and it’s forcing all of us to ask a blunt question: can you still tell what’s real? Jeremy Jeremiah of Cloud of Witnesses sits down with recording artist and producer Graham Sparkman (https://www.grahamsparkman.com/) to talk about how AI-generated...

“If 10 people say the Holy Spirit told them 10 different meanings, how do I know who’s right?” A raw conversation on Protestantism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and the early Church. He tried to quit porn for the millionth time, sat down in silence, and opened the Bible at random. Proverbs 5 stared back like a warning with his name on it and that was the moment Tremayne Collins (https://www.instagram.c...

Orthodoxy Ended Church Shopping: When Church History Won My Heart.  Special Uncut Edition. What if the ache you feel on Sunday isn’t a lack of passion, but a hunger for roots? Tony Nektarios Vasquez joins us to share how a Pentecostal upbringing, a non-denominational season, and eventually a Calvinist-leaning church plant still left him asking where the first 1,500 years fit in. His story is not a...

A single sentence from a saint can inspire a whole generation, or mislead it. We open with the line many Orthodox Christians have heard, “Saint Paisios said America will become Orthodox,” then slow the story down to ask the question most of us skip: what was actually said, to whom, through what translation, and with what intent? That one case becomes a clear window into how patristic quotes and sa...

What if the bravest response to hostility is blessing, not backlash? We walk through 1 Peter’s charged call to unity of mind, tender hearts, and humble courage, then push into what it looks like to resist the urge to retaliate when words cut and reputations get dragged. With Psalm 34 as a compass, we map how seeking peace and refusing guile aren’t naïve ideals but battle-tested disciplines that dr...

“Scripture will correct the councils.” It sounds simple, even reassuring. But once you slow down and ask how that correction actually happens, the clarity starts to unravel. This episode follows that question all the way down. The Bible does not speak out loud—it must be read. And reading always means interpretation. So when two sincere Christians, both appealing to Scripture, arrive at different...

A pastor told her to try AA (alcoholics anonymous) when she asked for spiritual help after a miscarriage. That moment pushed her to look for something deeper – see what she found. A lot of people aren’t leaving church because they “don’t believe” anymore. They’re leaving because they feel spiritually hungry, tired of being sold a vibe, and unsure where to take real grief, real sin, and real questi...

“The Fathers are our history too” sounds nice, but can you read St. Ignatius and stay Protestant? We dig into authority, bishops, Eucharist, and why lived liturgy shapes interpretation. We live in a post-Enlightenment world, so we instinctively read everything through modern assumptions about proof, progress, and “what’s real.” That’s why so many Orthodox Christians, converts and cradle alike, fee...

Great and Holy Lent isn’t a gloomy season or a spiritual trend. It’s the Orthodox Church’s tested way of turning back to Christ with clarity, humility, and real practices that reshape the heart. Archpriest Father John Kent Reimann discusses Lent as an honest invitation to pray with King David’s words, “Search my heart, O Lord,” and to bring our lives into conformity with Christ and the life of the...

Orthodoxy grows fast, but the real battle is basic: prayer, humility, obedience. Nikko explains why “hot takes” can harm seekers and why locality matters. Orthodoxy can feel like a tiny world. One unexpected conversation after liturgy proves it, and it sets the tone for a wide-ranging talk with Nikko about what actually sustains Orthodox Christianity when the Church is growing fast: humility, pray...

 The Question That Changes Everything: Why Do You Matter?  The question that won’t go away is also the one that can change everything: why do we exist, and why do we matter? Rev. Dn. Anthony Turjman starts with the blunt honesty of Solomon’s conclusion after chasing pleasure, wealth, power, and knowledge. Even when life looks “full,” the heart can stay empty. We talk about why that restlessness is...

“What kind of God do we serve if grace can’t overflow?” Father Lawrence unpacks icons, theosis as healing, and why generosity beats gatekeeping. We explore why icons shape the heart, how salvation heals more than it acquits, and why liturgy needs clarity, reverence, and real preaching. We talk about gracious ecumenism, creativity born from humility, and fiction that nourishes Christian hope. • ico...

“I had a testimony…but I didn’t know God.” Hear John’s raw story from LDS worthiness and good works to a born-again faith rooted in grace. A family finds meaning, structure, and visible change inside the Latter-day Saint community—until a quiet conversation about road rage and repentance opens a fault line. John Williford joins us to share how a “testimony” built on belonging and answers gave way...

Tired of endless denominations and “best” interpretations? Ethan left the Church of Christ after tracing history, worship, and unity back to Orthodoxy. Hear the turning points, the schisms, and his family’s conversion. Listen now—what would convince you? What if the problem isn’t that people disagree with the Bible, but that we cut the Bible loose from the Church that received it? Ethan Brackin gr...