42 min
How to Deal When Friends Have Different Faith Heart & Soul
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- Relationships
Martin Zerrudo: Tell me if this has happened to you before. You’re at work, at school, or maybe even at home, and the topic of religion comes up. How does it make you feel? Do you freeze and nod along to everything that they're saying? Or do you let them know just how different your religious views are?
It can lead to some awkward situations, especially when it's with a loved one or friend, which is why sometimes people find it easier to avoid the conversation altogether. But should we avoid it? Is it possible to agree to disagree over something as important as salvation? Let's have a Heart and Soul conversation.
[Show open]
Martin: You're listening to Heart and Soul, a podcast from The Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ. I'm your host Martin Zerrudo and I'll be interviewing young adults from across the world who are living Christian lives but are also dealing with real world problems. This is Heart and Soul.
Today we'll be talking about how to handle conversations with our friends or loved ones who have different religious views than ours. Our first guest today is Alejandro from Montclair, California. Alejandro is 22 years old, single, and is a college student studying law enforcement.
He's a former Catholic and recently joined the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ in 2017. He’s here today to talk to us about the conversations he's had with a friend that actually led him to find the true Church and the difficult conversations he now has and tries to have with his own brother, now that he's found the truth and is trying to share his faith. Hello, Alejandro, how are you today?
Alejandro Pena: Hello, Brother Martin. I'm pretty good right now. Weather is great. Enjoying life.
Martin: Thank you very much. So, you said weather's great over there.
Alejandro: Yeah, pretty good.
Martin: Not too cold, I'm sure. And our second guest today is Mark. Mark is from Toronto, Canada right here. He's actually sitting right in front of me. Mark is 30 years old, single, and works full time at INC Media Services. He actually sits right behind me in our office and he's also an established wedding photographer and loves to work out with friends and eat out with friends, too, that is very much true.
He’s here to talk about his experiences in sharing his faith and what happened when one of his good friends actually decided to sign up for Bible studies, but unexpectedly changed their mind. Hello, Mark, how are you today?
Mark Diaz: Hey, Martin, how's it going?
Martin: Doing well doing well. Alright, so our topic for today is about the difficulty and differences we encounter when talking to our friends or loved ones about religion. Now when talking about our religious differences, does every conversation have to end up with someone being right or wrong? Is it okay to respectfully agree to disagree without feeling like you've given up?
Well, we've actually asked our listeners on Instagram using our hashtag, #heartandsoulconversations.
Martin Zerrudo: Tell me if this has happened to you before. You’re at work, at school, or maybe even at home, and the topic of religion comes up. How does it make you feel? Do you freeze and nod along to everything that they're saying? Or do you let them know just how different your religious views are?
It can lead to some awkward situations, especially when it's with a loved one or friend, which is why sometimes people find it easier to avoid the conversation altogether. But should we avoid it? Is it possible to agree to disagree over something as important as salvation? Let's have a Heart and Soul conversation.
[Show open]
Martin: You're listening to Heart and Soul, a podcast from The Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ. I'm your host Martin Zerrudo and I'll be interviewing young adults from across the world who are living Christian lives but are also dealing with real world problems. This is Heart and Soul.
Today we'll be talking about how to handle conversations with our friends or loved ones who have different religious views than ours. Our first guest today is Alejandro from Montclair, California. Alejandro is 22 years old, single, and is a college student studying law enforcement.
He's a former Catholic and recently joined the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Church Of Christ in 2017. He’s here today to talk to us about the conversations he's had with a friend that actually led him to find the true Church and the difficult conversations he now has and tries to have with his own brother, now that he's found the truth and is trying to share his faith. Hello, Alejandro, how are you today?
Alejandro Pena: Hello, Brother Martin. I'm pretty good right now. Weather is great. Enjoying life.
Martin: Thank you very much. So, you said weather's great over there.
Alejandro: Yeah, pretty good.
Martin: Not too cold, I'm sure. And our second guest today is Mark. Mark is from Toronto, Canada right here. He's actually sitting right in front of me. Mark is 30 years old, single, and works full time at INC Media Services. He actually sits right behind me in our office and he's also an established wedding photographer and loves to work out with friends and eat out with friends, too, that is very much true.
He’s here to talk about his experiences in sharing his faith and what happened when one of his good friends actually decided to sign up for Bible studies, but unexpectedly changed their mind. Hello, Mark, how are you today?
Mark Diaz: Hey, Martin, how's it going?
Martin: Doing well doing well. Alright, so our topic for today is about the difficulty and differences we encounter when talking to our friends or loved ones about religion. Now when talking about our religious differences, does every conversation have to end up with someone being right or wrong? Is it okay to respectfully agree to disagree without feeling like you've given up?
Well, we've actually asked our listeners on Instagram using our hashtag, #heartandsoulconversations.
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