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The Hidden History of the Great Schism & It’s Impact on Christian Unity Today Feb 13, 2026

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Welcome back to the Let's be friends podcast. With us today is Father Peter Heers.

You may know Father Peter Heers from his popular online and YouTube account, Orthodox Ethos. Father Peter is a priest of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America and assistant priest of the Holy Protection of the Mother of God Orthodox Church in Houston, TX. He is also the founder of Uncut Mountain Press.

In this episode he unpacks why the ancient Church insisted on baptism, chrismation, and communion happening together—and what’s at stake when modern churches split these sacraments apart. You’ll discover how the divine energies and the patristic consensus affirm that initiation into Christ can only be fully realized within the Orthodox faith. His insights draw from centuries of tradition, ecumenical councils, and the unbroken apostolic link that defines true Christian unity.

We break down the theological error of Protestant "baptism alone" and explore the dangerous drift caused by Western schisms, especially the Great Schism of 1054 and the Papacy’s unilateral authority. Father Peter discusses the heresies that led to Christ’s Church fracturing, the influence of the filioque, and how ecumenism is paving a way toward a false global unity—one that risks aligning with the Antichrist’s heretical deception.

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Make sure to listen to part 2: "The Surprising Link Between Western Heresies and Orthodox Baptismal Practices"

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The Good Struggle: Fighting our Demons with Father Paul Truebenbach Feb 10, 2026

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Welcome back to the Let’s be friends podcast with us today is Father Paul Truebenbach. Father Paul is the presiding priest of St. Peter and Paul’s Orthodox Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. You may know Father Paul from his popular YouTube channel, where he discusses life-changing Orthodox books, the lives of the Saints, and shares his 15 part Catechism series.

In our episode today we discuss "the good struggle." Struggle is an essential part of the true Christian life. If we truly are to pick up our cross and follow Christ, we should expect trials and tribulations—the hard part? Being able to count them all as joy.

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In this engaging conversation, Father Paul Truebenbach shares his journey to Orthodoxy, the significance of suffering, and the role of demons in spiritual warfare. He emphasizes the importance of struggle in faith, the necessity of humility, and the transformative power of grace. Through personal testimonies and insights, the discussion explores the depth of Orthodox Christianity and the call to experience God beyond mere intellectual understanding.

In this enlightening conversation, Fr. Paul Truebenbach and Kara Mosher explore the intersection of mental health, spirituality, and the Orthodox faith. They discuss how to transform personal struggles, such as anxiety and depression, into opportunities for prayer and compassion. The conversation delves into the complexities of the human person, the importance of humility and obedience, and the dangers of over-medication in modern society.

They also touch on the role of psychedelics in spiritual experiences, emphasizing the need for discernment and the ultimate pursuit of a relationship with Christ.

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Occult Madness: Psychological & Spiritual Healing with Ft. Turbo Qualls Jan 15, 2026

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Welcome back to the Let's Be Friends podcast! With us today is guest Father Turbo Qualls.

The allure of the occult has fascinated humankind for centuries, promising secret knowledge, power and healing. However, practicing the occult and New Age can lead to major psychological distress and spiritual turmoil. Join Father Turbo and me in a deep conversation about psychological/spiritual healing from an Orthodox perspective.

Father Turbo is an Orthodox priest and the rector at St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a host of the Royal Path Podcast, an iconographer, and spiritual director for both the Convent of the Mother of God Seeker of the Lost, which is an urban monastic community, and the Mount Tabor School of Liberal Arts, which provides classical education that is rooted in Orthodox tradition.

In our conversation Father Turbo and I also discuss how Gnosticism not only found its way into popular culture but also into the Protestant church and why we believe the Orthodox church is the only path that leads to full healing—the narrow path that Jesus Christ laid out. Father Turbo also dispels the Millennial Kingdom Heresy, also known as Chiliasm. We discuss the Christian/Antichrist Hegelian dialectic, the dangers of the rabbit hole, mind programming and occultists, why trusting the plan is a trap, and why we need to die to this world instead of hoping for a solution to fiscal problems that will never come.

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What is Salvation? Storm Trooping Evangelism vs Orthodox Christianity | Fr. Seraphim Holland Dec 08, 2025

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Welcome back to the Let's be friends podcast! With us today is a new friend, Father Seraphim Holland, of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church.

You may know Father Seraphim Holland from his social media or YouTube channel, OrthodoxNet, or maybe, like me, he came into your algorithm when a Protestant woman named Sarah came to him on the streets of Athens, storm-trooping him with evangelism. Father Seraphim responded to her with such love, patience, knowledge, and kindness—he caught my attention, and I know many others.

In our chat we cover many of the initial questions new converts to orthodoxy have. We discuss the importance of baptism with chrismation, prayer and the power of the Jesus Prayer, what “works-based” means, how to pray, what it means to pray without ceasing, keeping your mind on Christ, an alternative view on Charlie Kirk, new heresies, baptismal theology, “nice Jesus,” the ecumenism movement, being a new creation in Christ, Protestantism vs. Orthodoxy, acquiring the spirit of peace, Saint Seraphim of Sarov, and what salvation is.

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The Schizo Cult that Runs the World Nov 27, 2025

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On this episode of the Let’s Be Friends podcast, we are once again joined by frequent contributor and impromptu co-host, Nick Hinton. Recently, we discussed how psyops are being used to convince conspiracy theorists that we are in the apocalyptic last days of the Bible. However, these “prophecies” require no spiritual eyes to discern. Instead, they must be decoded using occult knowledge that truly makes people crazy.
So, who’s actually orchestrating these psyops? Why do they want to drive people crazy? Does this cultish cabal consider their insanity a religion they want the masses initiated into? This seems to be the case! And it becomes more obvious once you see how their religion is a combination of every esoteric belief system, which they seem to be normalizing through strange headlines and nonsensical world events.

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Psypocalypse Nov 03, 2025

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On today’s episode of Let’s Be Friends, our frequent guest and contributor Nick Hinton returns to take a second look at the fake apocalypse theory we discussed back in 2022. Since then, it seems some of the predictions we made have come to pass, including the false revival, the right-wing taking over the country, conspiracies going mainstream, and the arrival of an AI antichrist spirit that’s influencing leaders like Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
We also discuss other subjects from the previous series, like the false gospel of churchianity. However, we discuss it from our new orthodox perspective. It turns out the Holy Fathers already had a name for this! They called it moralism, which was the same sickness the Pharisees suffered from. It is the opposite of holiness, which is an internal transformation of the heart accomplished by God, rather than a superficial change of behavior accomplished by our own effort.

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previous episodes mentioned:

The Fake Apocalypse & the False Gospel of Churchianity Part 1: Hyper-Real Psyops & Evil Shepherds

The Fake Apocalypse & the False Gospel of Churchianity Part 2: The “Antichrist Deception” Deception

The Fake Apocalypse & the False Gospel of Churchianity Part 3: Life is an AI ARG

Kabbalah: The Red Thread Tying the New Age, Gnostic Christianity and the Antichrist Together Oct 23, 2025

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Ready to untie the red thread holding the New Age, Gnostic Christianity, and the antichrist together?
Join me in an episode explaining and exposing the fabrics of Kabbalah, also known as Jewish mysticism. Learn how it's woven itself into the biggest psychological operation to exist, Lucifer's lie sewn into the Garden of Eden.
In this episode I discuss what tempted Eve, Lucifer's fall, how everything stems from Kabbalah, the meaning of 6,000,000, Saturn worship and the hexagram, the New Age and Kabbalah, how all paths do not lead to God, how Gnostic Christianity grew from the roots of Kabballah, the keys to understanding Kabballah, the Protestant Reformation, quantum physics, the Big Bang and Catholicism, ecumenism, Seraphim Rose and his book "Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future," the Noahide Laws, the Royal Academy, cabals, and so much more!

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The Charlie Kirk Psyop Sep 25, 2025

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Have you figured the Charlie Kirk Psyop out yet?

Over the past two weeks I have dove deeper into the massive ritual and psychological operation the world witnessed on Sept 10th, which I am calling the Charlie Kirk Psyop. Join me as I delve into what I confidently believe to be a profound mind-programming ritual.

In this episode I discuss my theories surrounding the Charlie Kirk "assassination": Erik Kirk's involvement, the connection to child trafficking, fake Christians, the danger of biometric surveillance, predictive programming, Snake Eyes the movie symbolism, what a false flag is, George Floyd's connection, the role Israel is playing, the Killing of the King ritual, the symbolism of 33, the role of the Masonic system, the symbolism behind Charlie's memorial, the substitute king ritual, do demons use eclipses and full moons? The assassination of JFK, the CIA & Hollywood, the AI agenda behind the ritual, the story of Hiram Abiff, who is the hidden hand, how they create the problem (chaos) and offer the solution (order), the meaning behind the 47th proposition of Euclid, squaring the circle, and so much more!

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They Wanted Her Soul: From Witchcraft, Sex Work & Demons to Salvation, Michaela Nikolaenko’s Testimony Sep 09, 2025

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Welcome back to the Let's be friends podcast. I am here today, new friend Michaela Nikolaenko. Michaela is the host of the Raised and Redeemed Podcast, a Christian author, and an ex-New Ager.

Michaela was radically saved from child abuse trauma, substance abuse, ungodly relationships, and the occult. And now she is an Orthodox Christian, a mom, a wife, and a storyteller, and TODAY she is here to share her story—her testimony—with us!

In this episode we discuss the dangers of occult practices like divination, tarot, sex magic & sex work, addiction, and trauma. What is idolatry, the history of Christianity, Mother Mary and how important she is, the power of relics vs. the danger of unholy things/places, demons and how they manifest, the power of the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, why should we listen to a priest, what is Orthodox Christianity, what's wrong with yoga, the sin of adultery, the power of prayer, and the blessing of our struggling and enduring till the end.

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Covid-AI & Other Symbolic Psyops Aug 18, 2025

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On this episode of the Let’s Be Friends podcast, we become enemies!

I am joined again by frequent contributor and impromptu co-host Nick Hinton. And we definitely DO NOT talk about Christianity. Instead, we discuss the conspiracy theory that the Covid pandemic and the vaccine was actually a plot to inject people with an AI hive mind. We also discuss the original eastern and mystical meaning of symbolism, as well as the possibility that many of these psyops are symbolic themselves.

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