The Lord of Spirits - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I am a Protestant and found my way to this Podcast through Dr Mike Heiser’s work and fellow fans. LOS came repeatedly recommended by many of us those who learned from DMH that the Bible was a lot deeper than Sunday school could ever show.

This show, Fathers, and Eastern Orthodox faith has been extremely eye opening. I love both Father Stephen’s dry humor and Father Andrew’s upbeat dialogue. This show has open a different path on my theological journey, and I truly believe everyone who has the ears to hear will find this show to be rich in spiritual nectar.

As an archaeologist and a Christian, it has been a revelation that father Andrew and father Stephen use history as a confirmation of truths and not something to hide. LOVE this podcast. I also appreciate the final words so much.

As a Catholic, I don’t always agree with everything they say, but I really like the way they say it and it always makes me think. Plus, they are just as well-versed in nerdy pop culture references as they are in theology. Always keep it fun!

This podcast has been instrumental in my understanding of the complex topics in the Bible such as Sacrifice, Giants, and the Apocalypse. All Christians should check this podcast out.

Once upon a time, this podcast was fascinating, educational, inspiring.

Now, it’s ranty and lazy, not all the time of course but enough that I just can’t waste time listening to it.

In the most recent Q&A ep, a listener asked, unironically, what might heal the schism between orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. He did not receive a thoughtful, straightforward response, no concrete issues of dogma or liturgy, from either priest. Instead, he got an earful, maybe ten minutes, of pure rant. Fun for Fathers? Of course. Ego stroking? Absolutely. Helpful to the listener who asked the question hoping for an actual answer or to anyone else? Hardly.

I’m less interested in Orthodoxy as a faith now than I used to be, precisely because of such lazy hostility.

Maybe it’s time for these two gifted men to move onto new projects.