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March 2019

March 24, 2019

‘Faith Alone’ Is Not Enough

I dated a pastor's daughter when I was 21, with whom I had long-drawn conversations...

March 20, 2019

Put The Tabernacle Back Where It Belongs!

In the parish I grew up attending, the priest would sit directly behind the altar...

March 17, 2019

My Struggle With Communion

I attended my first Evangelical communion service at a Christian youth conference when I was...

March 13, 2019

In Defense of Infant Baptism

Being a follower of Jesus is like riding a vehicle to reach a destination (cue Carrie...

March 08, 2019

Is Feminism Compatible With Christianity?

Locker-room TalkI remember in junior high school, locker-room talk was quite commonplace. When talking about...

March 06, 2019

I Long For Catholic Unity

In my article I Long For Christian Unity, I aired my grievances with the doctrinal...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

Once Saved, Always Saved?

The Culture of Instant Gratification As someone who grew up on a farm, my earliest...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Anti-Protestant Discrimination Bothers Me

As a Catholic blogger, much of my writing content centers around explaining Catholic beliefs in...

January 01, 2019

A Response to John Piper on Catholicism

When dealing with Protestant criticisms, us Catholics are often met with a high level of...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

Does It Matter How We Worship?

As a teenager who had been raised Catholic, what first drew me to Evangelicalism was...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

“One True Church?”

There's an area in my city called Church Street where there are at least ten different...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

My Struggle With The Existence Of Hell

Photo credit: freeimages.com At seventeen years old, I took the dramatic step that almost every...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Reflection on Mortality

When I was younger, I remember watching the animated films All Dogs Go To Heaven...

February 16, 2017

Which Bible is Right?

Image credit: Flickr I remember receiving my first Bible when I was about 11 years...

May 2016

May 12, 2016

My Struggle with Baptism

When I was a newly converted Christian at seventeen years old, I was told by...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

A Reflection On Giving Up Coffee For Lent 2016

Image credit: PxHere.com I have always been a bit of a coffee fiend. Okay, maybe...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Does The ‘Bible Alone’ Put God In A Box?

Photo credit: freeimages.com "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for...