liturgy

Symbology & Mystagogy: Liturgy in Scripture & Creation – Seraphim Hamilton & Jay Dyer

Seraphim Hamilton returns to cover the principle of liturgy in Scripture, as well as how life itself and even the created order, are liturgical. Liturgy is the rhythm of life and centers around the notion of “times and dates” in Scripture. Symbology and ritual go together to give us the actual patterns and meaning of […]

Papal Supremacy? An Analysis of Welton’s Two Paths – Jay Dyer (Half)

 Tonight we will examine the classic Orthodox apologetic book Two Paths: Papal Monarchy or Collegiality in its first half as a helpful addendum to our previous two papal / canon law streams. The work stands as a great introduction to the topic, since many are new to church history and the two models of […]
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Jonathan Pageau: Iconography & The Reality of Symbols – Jay Dyer

It’s been a longtime coming: Iconographer, carver and YouTuber Jonathan Pageau joins me to discuss the importance of icon writing and their meaning. For Orthodoxy, icons are not merely religious art, but windows to heaven itself. The icon presents us with the archetypal reality, without diminishing the incarnational reality that Christ, our True Protoype, revealed […]

Christian Worship & the Old Testament – Typology Fulfilled

This new documentary video at Orthodox Shahada treats the subject of how the Church is in continuity with the Old Testament law and prophets, specifically in terms of worship. It is often claimed by muslims that Christianity today is out of accord with Moses and Jesus in terms of how they worshipped the one God. […]
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The Search for Authentic Spirituality – Jay Dyer on Wayfinder Podcast

I was honored to be asked some deep questions on the Wayfinder Podcast. You can check him out here! “What did the early days of Christianity look like? Who was Jesus Christ? Why are there so many branches of Christianity, and which one is the original? I’m talking with author, philosopher, & religious scholar Jay […]

Top 10 Bad Arguments for Protestantism’s ‘Bible Alone’ / Debate Review – Fr Dcn, Jay Dyer, Lewis

 Fr Dcn, Praxis, Qai, Greedo and others join me to cover the recent debate Fr Dcn Ananias had with Protestant apologist Matt Slick.  We will cover Matt’s claims and approach, our analysis of the debate and the presuppositions of authority in Orthodoxy versus the lack of normative authority in Protestantism.   Following the review, […]

Spiritual Warfare & Historical Theology – Jay Dyer on Robyn Riley Rebel Podcast


Popular YouTuber Robyn Riley invited me on her channel to discuss Orthodoxy, how it contrasts with Roman Catholicism, philosophy, the weirdness of Hollywood, and more!  We cover Vatican I as contrasted with the canons of the ancient ecumenical councils, the nature of liturgical worship, the power of the demonic in the world of Roman Catholicism and the geopolitical corruption of the papacy.

The Orthodox View of Scripture


Apologist Sam Shamoun, the Assyrian Encyclopedia, invited me on to discuss the Orthodox view of Tradition and Scripture, why we don’t accept sola scriptura, and how this contrasts with the other guests Sam had on. Dr. Robert Sunegnis presented a 2 hour talk that failed to really even address the actual issues, and Anthony Rogers presented the Calvinist view. In my talk I respond to both views, and stress the importance of this question.

Top 9 Ancient Cults & Heresies That Are BACK!

Long requested, I cover the topic of the best of the worst of the ancient heresies and how the same spirit behind them has manifested today under different names and guises. From Arianism to gnosticism to Origenism, we see how the realm of the demonic lacks any creativity. With evil, we get the same dialectical traps we always, have, as Hellenism and its atheism are rehashed in ways you don’t expect.