CONVERSION STORY: After a profound Christian conversion during high school, Brandon Eaves set out to pursue ministry full-time, earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees at Columbia International University with the intention of becoming a Protestant pastor—instead, his studies brought him to the Catholic Church. Brandon shares the intellectual and spiritual journey that led to his conversion, as well as the devastating challenges it posed to his marriage, his relationships within the Protestant community, and the course of his life.

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00:00 Intro
03:00 First time at church
07:28 Youth group beginnings
14:45 Converting to Protestantism
22:59 Family reactions
30:01 Discovering God’s call
37:39 Wrestling with Catholicism
45:00 Protestant takes on baptism
57:21 Debating baptism
1:01:39 Challenging the Church
1:20:50 Protestant contradictions
1:40:37 Why not Orthodoxy
1:50:00 Who leads the Church
2:01:06 Interpreting Scripture
2:13:02 Understanding the papacy
2:18:15 Family in other traditions
2:28:22 Breaking the news
2:33:34 Faith and relationships
2:45:17 Despairing for Christ
3:01:26 Devotion to Mary
3:10:08 Wrap-up