Preaching Mary Beyond the Manger – Dean Waldt
During his time as a Presbyterian minister, Dean Waldt didn’t give much thought to preaching about Mary beyond the Christmas story. Dean shares how he came over time to realize the incredible role that...
View ArticleFr. Corwin Low, O.P. – Former Nominal Christian
Fr. Corwin Low, O.P., was raised generally Christian, and because of his talent for computer science, he found extraordinary success during the tech boom of the late 90’s, consulting with big companies...
View ArticleDon McLane – Former Presbyterian and Anglican
Don McLane came from a long line of Presbyterian ministers going all the way back to the Reformation. Eventually his journey of faith would lead him to the Episcopalian priesthood, where he would serve...
View ArticleFinding Life in the Catholic Church
I was raised in a very structured Calvinist, Presbyterian home that included Sunday school and church, choir practice, handbells, youth group, Wednesday night suppers and vacation Bible school, Bible...
View ArticleOTJ Short – Nobody Reads Scripture Objectively
Former Baptist pastor Ken Hensley reflects on the different lenses through which he has viewed Scripture over the years, from his earliest days in a hyper-dispensationalist Bible study, to later years...
View ArticleWhen Fairness to the Church Leads You Home
It was 2018, and I was catching up on life with a college friend. For a brief time after graduation in 2016, we had both been youth ministers at separate churches in Jacksonville, Florida—he at an...
View ArticleDeacon Gregory and Ellen Amarante – Catholic Revert and Former Evangelical
Ellen Amarante went to Presbyterian, Baptist and non-denominational churches growing up. Deacon Gregory grew up Catholic, but did a good job of compartmentalizing his faith apart from the rest of his...
View ArticleOnce Saved, Always Saved? – Jeremy McClellan
Can you have assurance of your salvation? Jeremy McClellan grew up with the concept of “Once Saved, Always Saved,” but because that idea also connected to the notion of unconditional election, and he’d...
View ArticleEduardo Faria – Former Presbyterian Pastor
In Eduardo Faria’s experience as a Presbyterian pastor in Brazil, he was deeply in love with his faith and passionate about teaching it. But when some significant questions about the nature of the...
View ArticleSeth and Julianne Burkholder – Catholic Revert and Former Presbyterian
Seth and Julianne met each other in small town Ohio, and even though Seth was raised Catholic, that took a bit of a back seat as he focused all his attention on using his skills as a kicker to try and...
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