Convert Man: Break

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Break

I'm in something of a desert right now, and I'll be taking a break from blogging for a week or two. It's difficult to come up with new, interesting, Leaf-bashing material on a regular basis (although there is still lots of water in the Leaf-bashing well, but I'm the Convert Man, not the Leaf-Bashing Man).

I don't foresee any major changes to this blog (are you reading this Owen?), nor do I plan on ceasing altogether. Just a little vacation. TTFN!

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owenswainMay 30, 2007 6:37 pm
I am reading this, dear fellow, thanks to the RSS feed.

Enjoy the vacay. You're always welcome to drop by luminousmiseries, unless this is a *complete* blog break.

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Comments are welcome, but must be on topic. Spam, hateful/obscene remarks, and shameless self-promotion will be unceremoniously deleted. Well, OK, I might put on a little ceremony when I delete them.

Why "Convert Man"?

A key moment in my life was my decision to become Catholic. People like me are called "converts." Up to that point (1997) I had been a Bible-school educated Free Methodist with a light salting of the charismatic movement. I was, and still am, a born-gain Christian with a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ.

But why on earth would an evangelical Christian ever become Catholic?!? Isn't that going backwards?

This is a decision many of my friends and family could not understand. Ultimately, the reason was one of authority: who has it? As a Protestant, my answer was always "The Bible."

But I never stopped to ask myself if the Bible itself claims that it has final authority in all spiritual and moral matters of any importance.

It does not.

There are countless references in Scripture to there being sources of the Truth other than what is Written. I explained my reasoning (albeit sloppily) based on passages from my old NIV Bible way back in 1998, and later posted it to my blog. For a better explanation, check this out.

I was actually very surprised to discover this truth, and once I did the only logical place to turn was to the only place which claims to retain the oral teachings of the faith of old.

Since I "crossed the Tiber" I've had no regrets, despite the lost friendships and tense moments with my family. It's all worth it. See Matthew 13:44.

Convert Man

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Break

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