Is Sola Scriptura Historical? Part III: Scripture and Tradition in the Early...
This is Part III of an ongoing series by Ken Hensley. Part I Part II In this part of our series on sola Scriptura, we’re looking at the question of history. Previously, I presented three observations...
View ArticleIs Sola Scriptura Historical? Part IV: Sola Scriptura and Heresy
This is Part IV of a four-part series by Ken Hensley. Part I Part II Part III It was hard for me to learn that the early Church did not teach, and did not practice, sola Scriptura. At this point, I...
View ArticleDerya Little – Former Muslim, Atheist and Protestant
Derya Little grew up in a culturally Muslim household in Turkey, but when her parents divorced, it caused her to question everything, including the tenets of Islam. Studying it critically for herself,...
View ArticleLuther: The Rest of the Story, Part V: The Road to Chaos
This article is part of an ongoing series from Ken Hensley. Part I Part II Part III Part IV Between the years 1513 and 1516, Martin Luther came to his new view of the doctrine of justification — sola...
View ArticleLuther: The Rest of the Story, Part VI: Application
This article concludes a 6-part series from Ken Hensley. Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V I was a pastor for more than 11 years. Looking back, I can see that I also had to deal with the same...
View ArticleStephen Gleason – Former Non-Denominational Pastor
Stephen Gleason was baptized Catholic as a baby, and grew up going to Catholic schools and being an altar server in the years leading up to Vatican II. In his teens, he began to drift away from the...
View ArticleJeremy Tate – Former Presbyterian Church of America
Jeremy Tate accepted Jesus into his heart as a teenager through the ministry of Young Life, and though there were bumps in the road along the way, he ended up pursuing a call to ministry. He didn’t...
View ArticleCommunity or Chaos? – Steve Ray
Steve Ray prayed the “sinner’s prayer” at age four, but had his first real conversion of heart at 17 after hearing the preaching of Billy Graham. He went on to be a lay evangelist and Bible teacher,...
View ArticleMy Protestant Husband Led Me Back to the Catholic Church
It should have been the happiest day of my life. And, it was — until I made the phone call home. It started with the excitement of, “I am engaged! I am getting married!” and ended heavily with, “Do you...
View Article“My Catholic friend knew his Bible.”– Dr. John Bergsma
Throughout his life, Dr. John Bergsma had a strong relationship with Jesus, from his days as the son of a military chaplain to his time serving as a Christian Reformed minister. He never considered...
View ArticlePassion for Truth
“You’re about to do what?!?!” I was shocked that my roommate and good friend was planning on leaving our fervent, Bible-based, and “Spirit-filled” church for what I thought was a dead religion,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Biblical Typology – Steve Ray
What is typology? As a fundamentalist Baptist Christian growing up, Steve Ray had a strong reverence for the Scriptures, and a basic understanding of Old Testament prophecy, but once he began to...
View ArticleTyler Blanski – Former Anglican
Tyler Blanski had a deep love of Scripture as far back as he can remember, but also had a strong aversion to any hint of what he saw to be “man-made” religion. At the same time, he loved poetry, art,...
View ArticleA Restless Heart Finds Rest in the One True Church
As an adventurer at heart, I suppose it makes sense that, of all places, I found rest in Central Asia. It was in Kazakhstan that I faced a critical question in my Christian walk: “What were the...
View ArticleDr. Joshua Hochschild – Former Episcopalian
Though not raised in any particular faith, the study of the relationship between faith and reason eventually led Dr. Joshua Hochschild to become a Christian in the Episcopalian Church. He became drawn...
View ArticleRome Sweet Home – Dr. Scott Hahn Tells His Story
It is a journey that took him from being a fervent Presbyterian minister and Professor of Theology at a major Protestant seminary to becoming a Roman Catholic theologian and internationally-known...
View ArticleKenneth Craycraft – Former Church of Christ
Ken Craycraft was raised in a strong Christian environment, and his formation was in the Church of Christ/Restorationist movement. As he continued to study theology, he was bothered by the question of...
View ArticleFrom Arian Evangelical to Catholic
My family left the Catholic Church when I was in first grade. I had only one year of Catholic education. Being the oldest of seven, none of my younger siblings had any at all — and not one of them has...
View ArticleDr. David Anders – Former Presbyterian
Dr. David Anders grew up in the Reformed tradition, just down the street from EWTN’s studios in Birmingham. As he continued to explore questions of faith, he began to doubt the view of Christian...
View ArticleA Baptist Minister’s Journey to the Eucharist Part I: Facing the Fathers
For many years I believed that what we Catholics refer to as the Holy Eucharist was something very different. It was the “Lord’s Supper” to Baptists and other Evangelicals. We viewed it as a simple...
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