Life Testimony: Reader Paul - My Journey To Holy Orthodoxy

Welcome to the Bottom of the Rabbit Hole! It seemed appropriate that my inaugural upload was that of my life testimony. Please subscribe, as--Lord willing--there will be much more to come soon in the realm of Orthodox apologetics! Pray for me, a sinner☦️ My music channel:    / paultrincamusic   00:00 Introduction 06:42 Early life, family and upbringing 10:09 Erosion of moral foundation as a consequence of pornography addiction 14:15 Embracing Darwinism via institutional brainwashing 18:57 College experience and worldly pursuits 23:16 Panic attacks for fear of death/afterlife 25:22 Encountering the demonic realm 38:42 9/11 and the end of normie life forever 43:50 The consequences of zeal without Christ as the foundation 47:23 Meeting Kelly, our early relationship and pursuit of truth 50:47 Breaking the chains of Darwinian delusion 56:52 Giants, the great flood, aliens, satanism and the softening of my heart 59:39 Dark subjects driving Kelly away 1:01:05 My moment of truth; repentance and faith 1:06:12 Answered prayer; Kelly and I break up 1:11:28 Adopting the evangelical paradigm 1:12:29 Kelly's testimony: The miracle of her repentance 1:25:50 Our wedding; re-united by God's grace and providence 1:26:49 Beginning the work of repentance 1:30:47 Immersion into the world of Christian apologetics 1:32:48 Censorship and pseudo-science; cosmology and v___cines 1:40:59 Heterodox conclusions, evangelical experience and the epistemic futility of the Protestant paradigm 1:58:39 "Cancelled"; my run-ins with the Rainbow Mafia 2:06:31 Deconstructing my faith and seeking the New Testament Church/home Bible study 2:09:39 Keaton introduces me to Orthodoxy 2:11:14 Jumping off the hamster wheel; experientially realizing the madness of sola scriptura 2:15:21 Encountering the Apostolic Fathers; Kelly breaks down, overwhelmed 2:19:07 Our first visit to an Orthodox Church 2:21:01 Stuck in the middle; re-evaluating the claims of the Roman Catholic Church 2:26:53 Confirmation in the truth; becoming Orthodox 2:31:57 Our reception into the true Church 2:32:42 Choir directing, being ordained as a Reader, and current life 2:34:35 Closing thoughts; advice and encouragement for inquirers into Holy Orthodoxy 2:52:47 Our life in the Church (slideshow)