The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
All along, I prayed that God would lead me to truth. The question of Pilate burned in my heart every day: “What is truth?” I wrestled with it, unaware that my parents and Catholic church family were fervently praying for me to find my way back home. After a few months of the pomp and circumstance at these huge Protestant churches, I didn’t feel comfortable there anymore.
Right on the Mark!
When we are asked how we first realized that Jesus is our Lord who loves us, few will be able to share a coherent and extemporaneous narrative. We will probably recall our stories of faith randomly without order. Her many suggestions, especially of journaling and creating a timeline, make for a better understanding of our lives and later, for sharing our stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had to carve a particular time to read it. I did not want to rush myself through the book because I found it spiritually nourishing to be able to dig deep into my memory files to recall those incidents in my life when I realized Jesus was with me. As she was going through her tips and techniques, I knew I was going to implement these in my future writings. The emotions that she felt during her journey were so alive that I thought I was walking in her shoes in my journey as well. A very inspiring read and a treasure-trove of writing tips and faith stories – An Anonymous Writer
I’m hitting the “Thank You” key 11 times for each of our new guest bloggers during 2014. I enjoyed getting to know them through their unique stories. Every post was inspiring with golden threads of faith, joy and conversion running through them and connecting their Joy Stories. In January, Neil Combs was our first guest...
I’ve been thinking about the concept of time lately. Of course one could write a philosophical discourse on what time really is or means, what transcends time, and how time feels so slow sometimes while at other moments years and even decades can pass without notice. But my own contemplation involves the phrase I continually...