tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post4504617844545992362..comments2023-07-02T08:52:28.676-07:00Comments on New Christendom: Being recieved into the Church Dec. 19David Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-45504965075616852692011-10-03T07:04:04.096-07:002011-10-03T07:04:04.096-07:00God bless you Anon.
And Godspeed your journey hom...God bless you Anon. <br />And Godspeed your journey home. Email me ANYTIME and I would love to help. <br />About my wife. Things happened very fast. I “crashed” over a period of 2 or 3 days, and knew I was no longer a Protestant. I don’t do things halfway. (except my prayer life! ;-) My wife was very skeptical, and had lots of questions. Her and I had become Reformed together under the tuteledge of R. C. Sproul and she was very skeptical of Catholicism. <br />I corresponded with Bryan Cross to get answers for her questions that I could not immediately answer. I told her up front that this was something that IF I did, would be something I did not (and could not) expect her to follow. <br />Then I prayed like a man on the gallows that God would work it all out.<br />I told her I expected her to at least fairly listen to the arguments, which is something that is simply loving and the right thing to do. If a spouse says “issue X is VERY important to me” and the spouse says “whatever, it is not important to me”, that is not love. At least they should study and research until they know the issue backward and forward. In my case, my wife had been listening to late night rantings from me for years about how I hated the disunity among Protestants. And she agreed with me 100% about that. When I told her I was investigating Catholicism, and that I could no longer be a Prtoestant unless sola S. was repaired to its former glory in my eyes, she really “got” where I was coming from. From there it was not hard for her to trust the Catholic Church of her childhood again. After seeing the disunity in the Reformed community, she knew the dark side and was ready to leave it behind. <br />Hope that helps.David Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-8581532433774725172011-09-28T12:42:40.100-07:002011-09-28T12:42:40.100-07:00David,
I followed you from CTC and enjoy what you ...David,<br />I followed you from CTC and enjoy what you write here a lot. I'm a PCA guy right now but have been wrestling with many of the same issues that you did before converting (in fact it prevented me from becoming an elder this past summer because I just couldn't accept that with uncertainty). <br />Anyways, that's just background, I was curious about your wife's role in all this. I think I've read somewhere that she's a revert, but how did you go about discussing this stuff with her? Did you, or did you just say, we're leaving and going Catholic, come on? I'm asking because this is a topic I've brought up with my wife a couple of times and it's pretty much a non-starter even to discuss some of the issues that are being raised. Anyways, keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-6734339142696958882011-01-20T17:26:37.965-08:002011-01-20T17:26:37.965-08:00Congrats David! Welcome to the Church.Congrats David! Welcome to the Church.Jeremy Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212495060725535446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-4922975802938065952011-01-16T14:11:15.813-08:002011-01-16T14:11:15.813-08:00Congrats! We reverted last Easter.Congrats! We reverted last Easter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-69970769975501849352010-12-20T17:32:40.782-08:002010-12-20T17:32:40.782-08:00Annie,
I listened to your story on Called to Comm...Annie,<br /><br />I listened to your story on Called to Communion. Very powerful, and I really was blessed by it. I found myself nodding along with a lot of it. Especially the comment about women being pigeonholed in the Reformed church. There is just simply no equivalent to a religious vocation like being a nun in the PCA/OPC, and therefore no vocation for some women.David Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-64729899104211943932010-12-20T16:24:25.752-08:002010-12-20T16:24:25.752-08:00David and Family, God grant you many blessed years...David and Family, God grant you many blessed years! Welcome home! I swam the Tiber 16 years ago and I have never looked back to my OPC roots! It is such a relief to leave behind the false theology for the truth! We will keep you in our prayers!<br /><br />Annie Witz Class of 94!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-39435409939037669422010-12-19T13:01:30.900-08:002010-12-19T13:01:30.900-08:00David and Family, I am happy for you all. My fam...David and Family, I am happy for you all. My family has prayed for you in the past, and we will keep you in our Prayers this week as you celebrate Christmas as Catholic Christians. <br /><br />God Bless and Peace to all of youPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552890515476858768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-43496357490844204452010-12-19T07:26:31.352-08:002010-12-19T07:26:31.352-08:00Have a blessed day today, David, you and your fami...Have a blessed day today, David, you and your family.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653644792930523119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-65713590882969827202010-12-17T10:35:31.528-08:002010-12-17T10:35:31.528-08:00Thanks so much to all of you for the encouragement...Thanks so much to all of you for the encouragement. 2.5 Hours from now I will be making my first confession. 20 years of dirt is going to get dumped in that little booth. Thank God.David Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181838722750428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-91731447222784207952010-12-17T06:42:25.765-08:002010-12-17T06:42:25.765-08:00David, I didn't know you had a blog. Good stu...David, I didn't know you had a blog. Good stuff. Congratulations on your pending confirmation. Soon you and I will be in full communion! Angels are rejoicing. <br /><br />I'm excited for you.Tim A. Troutmanhttp://godfearin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-74548250166292231492010-12-17T06:01:31.738-08:002010-12-17T06:01:31.738-08:00David,
Congratulations! May God fill you with lo...David, <br /><br />Congratulations! May God fill you with love for His Church, and with joy at finding her and the communion of all the saints.<br /><br />In the peace of Christ,<br /><br />- BryanBryan Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269970389157868131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-56895663942603632022010-12-10T10:48:57.111-08:002010-12-10T10:48:57.111-08:00David,
I am so happy for you and your family. It...David, <br /><br />I am so happy for you and your family. It is truly an amazing thing. <br /><br />My family experienced this joy again when my daughter received her first reconciliation (and was received into the Church) a week ago Sunday and her first communion on Wednesday, The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and it was also her 10th birthday. The Monsignor who guided the rest of us into the Church called her up for Holy Communion before everyone else (it was a student Mass - she goes to school there). I was blubbering. It was honestly one of the best days of my life. When I asked my daughter how she felt later, she replied: "Great, but Jesus blood burned in my chest!" That led to a good discussion on species. <br /><br />It will be our prayer that you experience this amazing joy on the 19th.David H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-91169038334044474922010-12-09T12:40:07.735-08:002010-12-09T12:40:07.735-08:00Congratulations and Welcome Home!
Dimas (from Braz...Congratulations and Welcome Home!<br />Dimas (from Brazil)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-48747378836991104102010-12-08T12:00:33.479-08:002010-12-08T12:00:33.479-08:00Congratulations David. That is excellent news.
P...Congratulations David. That is excellent news.<br /><br />Prayers for you and your family.<br /><br />-BryanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-30672597966179061532010-12-08T08:17:05.751-08:002010-12-08T08:17:05.751-08:00Welcome home, David! God is good!Welcome home, David! God is good!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653644792930523119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-66897407858142395642010-12-08T06:36:52.533-08:002010-12-08T06:36:52.533-08:00Congratulations and WELCOME HOME! :-)Congratulations and WELCOME HOME! :-)Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712729947700372149.post-68677579933646737762010-12-08T06:36:31.468-08:002010-12-08T06:36:31.468-08:00Congratulations, David! This is wonderful news.Congratulations, David! This is wonderful news.Devin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706894435441471620noreply@blogger.com