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What To Do With St. Ignatius?

April 22, 2016 By Fr. John 8 Comments

by Theron Mathis Of all the saints of the Church, Ignatius maybe had the biggest impact in leading me towards Orthodoxy. Saint Ignatius threw several wrenches into my Protestant Evangelical machinery. After discovering him, I was faced with the question: What do I do with Ignatius? Here’s a brief bio that will explain why he […]

Filed Under: Evangelicals Tagged With: St. Ignatius of Antioch, Theron Mathis

Why I Left Evangelicalism for Orthodoxy

June 1, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

by Trevon Wax Theron Mathis is an unassuming, soft-spoken man in his thirties with a winsome manner and a pleasant smile. His story begins in the buckle of the Bible belt. Both he and his wife grew up in a conservative Baptist churches, his wife’s being Landmarkist in theology (meaning it holds the belief that […]

Filed Under: Baptists, Evangelicals Tagged With: baptist, convert, orthodoxy, protestant, Theron Mathis

 



 

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