An Odyssean Tale: The Man Who Would Not Quit
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An Odyssean Tale: The Man Who Would Not Quit

B1IntermediateSeptember 4, 20261 hr 36 min
  • Interview
  • Religion

Find this episode on YouTube: Crow walked America searching for his father — and found the Father.From West Virginia hollers to LA gangs, from wolves in the Mojave desert to an Orthodox cross, this is an Odyssean tale of wandering, regret, and becoming Lazarus. John Heers sits with Crow (baptism name Lazarus) for his full life arc — with surprise appearances by his childhood friend Jonathan Pageau and his spiritual father Fr. Turbo.Chapters:00:00 Intro: Crow's Life Is the Story of All of Us01:26 Meet Lazarus — With Jonathan Pageau & Fr. Turbo in Kansas City02:23 How Crow Met Pageau at 14...

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Hello guys today is a long form beautiful. You're gonna meet Crow, a man who went through everything in life and ended up as Lazarus. And I want you to watch if I can explain it to you now and you can watch it. I want you to watch the arc of this man Crow's life because it's really the story of all of us but it's also the

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story of what it looks like to try to get through life when you start to become aware of your sins. What a story. I hope you enjoy it.

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