Woodcut of St. Patrick, Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) In an article entitled Saint Patrick the Baptist?, Stephen R. Button tries to claim St. Patrick for Evangelical Protestantism… or at least disassociate him from Roman Catholicism. Button is hardly alone: you can find similar attempts by Don Boys and others, some of them dating back several decades. The argument tends… Continue reading 6 Early Christian Controversies That Protestantism Can’t Explain
Tag: Apostolic Succession
Reason #7 to Reject the Reformation: History
Hendrick van Someren, Saint Jerome (17th c.) After St. Augustine, St. Jerome seems to be the favorite Church Father of many Protestants (most likely, because he argued for the Old Testament canon that they now use). We Catholics love him, too: he translated the Latin Vulgate, wrote beautifully on the Virgin Mary, and is one… Continue reading Reason #7 to Reject the Reformation: History
Power Cords and Apostolic Succession
Look at the picture below, and tell me which of the cords is the one powering the lamp: Obviously, it’s the middle one. You can know this because the lamp is on (you can see its light), and because you can see where the other two cords begin. You know this even though you can see… Continue reading Power Cords and Apostolic Succession
Was Judas a Real Person?
Places like the History Channel and certain liberal theology programs float wild ideas about the Bible and early Christianity. Many good Christians hear these ideas and quietly struggle with them. To ask them aloud seems heretical, but precisely because we’re afraid to talk about that, the questions never get answered. So we end up with… Continue reading Was Judas a Real Person?
Mormons at Your Door: Evangelizing the Missionaries
Yesterday, I talked about some of the basics for what to expect when Mormon missionaries come to the door. Today, I’m going to take some examples from a real life encounter with Mormon missionaries to show how you can use it as an opportunity to Evangelize them. On Wednesday, my friends Cary and Meg had invited me… Continue reading Mormons at Your Door: Evangelizing the Missionaries