HeyJaredTrouble in Paradise - Understanding Orthodoxy by Rethinking the Fall
Trouble in Paradise explores why Eastern Orthodoxy often seems confusing to other Christians — and how rethinking Original Sin reshapes the entire Christian story.Through personal story, historical theology, and spiritual reflection, this podcast walks listeners through the…
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Put to Death? What Is Earthly? What Does That Mean? (opens the original)
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Episode 24 — Put to Death? What Is Earthly? What Does That Mean? What does Paul mean when he tells us to “put to death what is earthly” ? After becoming Orthodox, I found that one of the hardest things to communicate to my Protestant friends was the Orthodox understanding of the Fall. It isn't simply a matter of learning a different doctrine. You have to begin imagining the human condition from a different starting point. In this episode, I explore a central question: What if death is not merely
Dark Matter Season 2: Before All Worlds - Leibniz, the Multiverse, and Original Sin (opens the original)
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Episode 23 — Dark Matter Season 2: Before All Worlds Leibniz, the Multiverse, and Original Sin What if the multiverse isn't really about other universes—but about finding another version of ourselves? With Season 2 of Dark Matter approaching, Matthew revisits the first season and follows its central ideas into an unexpected theological territory: Original Sin, the Fall, Leibniz's “possible worlds,” the problem of evil, repentance, guilt, grief, and the fear of death. Why this world? Leibniz's at
Adam, the Fall, and Assurance of Salvation (opens the original)
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Episode 22 — Orthodoxy and Assurance of Salvation What happens to assurance of salvation when you become Orthodox? For many Protestants, this is one of the biggest obstacles to considering Orthodoxy. In this episode, I share why it was one of my biggest questions as well—and why I eventually realized that Orthodoxy isn't simply giving a different answer to assurance. It's asking a different question altogether. We'll explore: Why assurance is the logical conclusion of a particular understanding
I Found the Gospel in the Last Place I Expected—Then I Had to Learn to Live in the Church That Preserves It (opens the original)
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Episode 21 — In this episode, I share what happened after I became convinced that the Orthodox Church is the true Church. After nearly two years of studying Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the history of Christianity, I expected entering an Orthodox parish to answer all of my questions. Instead, I discovered something unexpected: finding the Church was only the beginning. I discuss why the Gospel—not icons, incense, or aesthetics—ultimately led me to Orthodoxy, the challenges many Protestant
Delivered from the Domain of Darkness (opens the original)
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Episode 20 — For much of my life, I believed in Sola Scriptura . Yet I eventually realized that I had often read many of the New Testament's clearest descriptions of salvation metaphorically. What if the apostles meant exactly what they said when they spoke of being delivered from the domain of darkness, freed from death, and transferred into the Kingdom of Christ? In this episode, we examine the biblical language of salvation, beginning with Colossians 1:13, and ask two foundational questions:
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