Until I was 23, I had high regard for my father. Then I started listening to Dennis Prager and getting into Judaism and I stopped listening to my own dad and I dismissed his teachings. It’s challenging for me to watch him preach on Youtube. Dad didn’t change. I did.
When I watch him on Youtube, it’s not his words that interest me as much as his emotional through-line. I’m not interested in becoming Christian. I’m interested in understanding my father better and coming to peace with him and thereby myself.