Dr. Annie Bullock – Former Baptist and Episcopalian
Dr. Annie Bullock’s earliest and fondest memories came through her grandfather, a Baptist preacher. But when she expressed a desire to study scripture and theology in an Evangelical youth group, she...
View ArticleOTJ Short: Is “Sola Scriptura” Scriptural?
Many Christians are deeply committed to the conviction that the Bible alone, nothing more, nothing less, and nothing else, is the sole rule of authority in the life of faith. But while Ken Hensley was...
View ArticleFacebook Made Me Catholic
I was raised in the Catholic Church by parents who loved the faith. We went to Mass every Sunday, I received my sacraments, but I never really considered myself a Christian. In fact, I didn’t know if I...
View ArticleMallory Smyth – Catholic revert and former nondenominational Christian
Mallory Smyth was raised in a strong Catholic family, but questions about the Church’s moral teaching, and her own frustration with bad parish experiences, led her to stop going to Mass once she got to...
View ArticleOne Wiseman Still Seeks Him
I was born on November 24, 1989 and quickly swept into the loving arms of Crestview Baptist Church in Midland, Texas — the buckle of the Bible Belt and the beating heart of the Oil Patch. I was proudly...
View ArticleTrey Plummer – Former Southern Baptist Preacher
Trey Plummer got serious about his Christian faith in high school, and felt a call to become a Baptist preacher, He studied Spanish in college with the intention of becoming a missionary, but marriage...
View ArticleMy 500-Year Journey from Scotland to Rome
My journey into the Catholic Church begins with the long line of McLanes who were Presbyterian ordained pastors and elders, extending from the Reformation until today. Most recently, both my...
View ArticleFrom Asbury, to Anglo-Wesleyan Pastor, to Catholic Convert
I grew up in a small town in southern Nebraska. My parents divorced when I was very young, and my mother remarried when I was six. My family was a fairly normal one as far as blended families go, but...
View ArticleOTJ Short – Luther’s Unintended Consequences
Martin Luther wanted every Christian to study the Bible, and believed that every individual Christian should have the right to privately discern, with the help of the Holy Spirit, what the Scriptures...
View ArticleChris Moellering – Former Anglican Military Chaplain
Chris Moellering first came to faith in an Anabaptist church in high school, and served briefly as pastor of a Brethren Bible Church in Kentucky before becoming a military chaplain, and an ordained...
View ArticleOTJ Short – What the Catholic Church Teaches About the Bible
There’s a lot of misunderstanding about what the Catholic Church officially teaches about the Bible, not only among non-Catholics viewing the Church from outside, but often even among Catholics...
View ArticleDr. Brandon Vaidyanathan – Former Atheist
Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan was not particularly interested in religion as a teenager, but when he found out an ex-girlfriend of his was involved in a Catholic youth group, he decided to see what it was...
View ArticleOTJ Short – Every Wind of Doctrine
As a Baptist pastor, Ken Hensley believed in sola Scriptura, but also wanted to be sure he was interpreting the Bible correctly. He didn’t want to be the kind of teacher Paul warns about in Ephesians...
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 ArticleOn the Journey, Episode 146: Leaving the Ministry – Kenny’s Story, Part VI
Kenny Burchard continues to share with Matt Swaim and Ken Hensley the story of his journey to the Catholic Faith. Kenny shares the series of experiences and the process of discernment that led him to...
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 ArticleOn the Journey, Episode 148: What is Divine Revelation? Dei Verbum, Part I
Many are familiar with the fact that the Catholic Church does not hold to the Reformation doctrine of sola Scriptura. But what does the Catholic Church teach about God’s Word? Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley...
View ArticleOn the Journey, Episode 149: The Word Before the Words – Dei Verbum, Part II
Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard continue their series on Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council’s document on Divine Revelation. What does it mean to say that Jesus is the Word of God made...
View ArticleI Have Found the One My Soul Loves
My spiritual journey began when I was baptized at 13 years old at the non-institutional church of Christ in Starkville, Mississippi. I’d felt a pulling on my heart to be baptized long before this, but...
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