Expert: Elder Greg Madden - 4/20/2008

Question
I dont know if you remember, but quite a while you and I used to have deep discussions, me being the one to defend the Catholic church.  Anyway, after much prayer and Bible reading, my path started leaning further and further away from them. There things I just couldnt reconcile with Scripture, and I could not get past how some Traditionalist care more about the rituals than the supposed substance of them. Anyway, I am now an ordained non-denominational Christian minister!  I thought you would like to know.  Keep up the good work, and if I can help, let me know.

Answer
John,

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! I was thrilled to read about your spiritual journey, and especially of your ordination. That is fantastic! I do so appreciate you sharing this with me. You see, being an expert in the "critics of Catholicism" category lends itself to receiving much more criticism then the privilege of hearing back from folks I have tried my best to help.

If you feel comfortable, would you mind giving me a few details about your journey? Before you reply, understand that if you do not mark your next reply as "private" it will be open for public viewing. But John, if you are comfortable with this, I believe there may be others like yourself, who are seeking for answers. Your reply here could be the key that unlocks them to find freedom. However, if you are uncomfortable with public viewing, simply mark the "private" button and it will stay private between yourself and I.

Once again thank you for sharing, and thank God for your spiritual renewal!

Elder Greg Madden