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Christian History for Everyman
There's positive and negative on this page. You may really enjoy some of this.
By the way, if you are interested in learning about early church history (my area of expertise is pre-Nicene history) firsthand, I do seminars and absolutely love meeting other followers of Christ.
My Favorite One
Except Maybe the One on the Home Page
"I have been looking through your site and I am in love. …
"My grandparents were missionaries for 25 years in Europe. I've seen a lot and history has always intrigued me. … I cannot explain this other than by saying that everything you wrote was as if it were my deepest thoughts being thrown down on paper!!!
"Thank you so much. I believe that what you have wrote here confirms so many things that I feel deep down."
From a Wesleyan Episcopal Bishop
[My note: I admit being deeply flattered by this.]
Your site is great. You are the best example for the position that a formal seminary education is not always necessary, and perhaps the best route to ministry.
From an Offended Roman Catholic
Dear Paul,
After reflection upon your statements and your chaotic and selective exegesis of [the church fathers] and your denial of the clear meaning of the Scriptures regarding the Church's nature. … I am totally convinced that your positions are heretical and unbiblical.
My hope is that there are emotional problems or traumas which mitigate to a minimum your culpability. … Numerous other things also convince me that you are heretical, such as your blind and imbalanced attacks on the Catholic Church …
I am willing to write you again once you have admitted your sin, renounced your gnosticism, and returned to Communion with the Biblical and historical Church. I will pray for you that the Blessed Mother and the saints will assist you in coming home.
From a More Reasonable Roman Catholic
I first want to express is my profound respect for your commitment to finding the truth and your honesty. Those commitments really shine through your writing, and in this respect, your work is a valuable model for my own. We can both be encouraged by our Lord's saying that all who seek, find."What a fascinating site!
"I've been interested in christian history for some time, but because of a lack of time, I'm unable to read all I'd like. So... thanks!"
I wish I had read this before I had to answer the same question [how to reconcile Romans 3:28 and James 2:24]for a class I took in seminary. BTW your explanation is better than my professor's explanation.
