Come and See; the Lord is good.
This week is Holy Week (the week celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ). St. Paul's is doing two services a day, Monday through Wednesday. And starting on Thursday they are doing four services a day. See schedule here.
I can tell you from first hand experience that these services are truly amazing-- utterly glorious-- and something that you ought not miss, regardless of your Christian persuasion.
If you can make no other service, be at St. Paul's at 10pm Saturday May 3rd. This is their Easter Vigil... come worship Christ.
Posted by jeremy stock at April 29, 2002 07:15 PMHey Jeremy,
I've been Catholic for 3 years and I'm convinced it is the church Christ established. My question for you is simple. How do you remain PCA if you reject Sola Scriptora? The issue of Sola scriptora is the main reason I began looking at the RC church. When I rejected Sola Scriptora for logical, rational, historical, and theological reasons I knew the Roman Catholic church and its authority is none other than the authority of God. Either Jesus was a Lunatic or he was God. Since we both agree he is God the fact he established a church means we need to be apart of it. The best road to salvation is faith and the faith that was mentioned is an assent of faith not private judgement by each individual. How do you hold PCA theological veiws and reject Sola scriptora as well?
I've enjoyed your website and found it on accident actually. I will pray for you and your family that God blesses you today.
Sincerely,
+Drew Sill, Memphis TN
Posted by: Drew Sill at May 1, 2002 02:00 PMdrew, Thanks for the post. And thank you further for your prayers; they are greatly appreciated.
Concering your question. The simple answer is that I do not hold to PCA views, per se. In fact, you've caught me in the midst of transition...and these things take time.
May I ask, when you considered Roman Catholicism, did you look into Eastern Orthodoxy? Curious.
Posted by: jeremy at May 1, 2002 02:56 PMJeremy, I just want to say that your comments on Holy Week at your church were very nice. No snobbery: "We're doing it right and all you lesser Christians, if you are Christians, are missing it!" A kindly invitation. I like that. Thank you.
Posted by: Tim Etherington at May 2, 2002 07:46 AMTim, I appreciate your kind words; and indeed you read me correctly-- I had no intention of proudly "touting" the Orthodox practice over others.
What did you think of the Kathismata (the chant I posted)?
Posted by: jeremy at May 4, 2002 08:27 AM