Reddit reviews No Price too High: A Pentecostal Preacher Becomes Catholic
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Some are probably less good than others, but that's what I'd throw out there. A direct assault is not always the best way.
The book by Deacon Alex Jones is very interesting, too.
Catholics understand that Christ established one Church. There is only one body of Christ and you are already part of it even if you are imperfectly joined to it. As Paul wrote to the Ephesians, we share the same body, spirit, hope, Lord, faith, baptism, God, and Father. But it was Christ's last prayer on earth that we be united so that the world would believe him. As a convert to Catholicism, I am honored that I was given the opportunity to answer Jesus' dying wish. How cool is that?
This weekend I went to a retreat held by a former Pentecostal minister who converted along with several members of his family and a large portion of his congregation. You might be interested in his book: http://amzn.com/0898709199
As /u/seppi56210 mentioned, /r/Catholicism is a great resource. Definitely check it out.
As for books outlining this journey, with you coming from a Lutheran background, I'd recommend Scott Hahn's Rome Sweet Home, Devin Rose's Navigating The Tiber, Trent Horn's Why We're Catholic and Deacon Alex Jones' No Price Too High.
As far as books dealing, historically, with the Reformation and Great Schism, that may depend on exactly how academic you want to get. What sort of historical context are you looking for? I'll see how I can help.
And, lastly, as for that Rosary... keep learning to pray it, and stick with it, even when it seems dry or mundane. I recommend the following reflections as starting points for meditations as you go through each decade:
The Joyful Mysteries
The Luminous Mysteries
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries
I'll say an extra prayer for your journey today, and feel free to reach out via PM with any other questions or if you need any other guidance.
Peace to you!
DK
Pretty much anything by former Presbyterian minister Scott Hahn; he has an explanation of his conversion [here] (http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/why-a-protestant-pastor-became-catholic).
There's former pentacostal pastor Alex Jones, who brought almost his whole congregation with him; he wrote [this book] (http://www.amazon.com/No-Price-too-High-Pentecostal/dp/0898709199) about the decision.
There's [this testimony] (http://chnetwork.org/2014/06/father-raymond-ryland-on-whose-authority/) by Fr. Raymond Ryland, a former Anglican minister.
Ulf Elkman was a prominent megachurch pastor before his conversion; he talks about it [here] (http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/features/2014/04/24/megachurch-pastor-ulf-ekman-we-need-what-the-lord-has-given-to-the-catholic-church-to-live-fully-as-christians/)
Then there's lots of [personal conversion stories] (http://chnetwork.org/category/conversion-stories/) of lay folks. And there's quite a few of us here on /r/Christianity; feel free to ping us, as well.
> "starving for the reality of First Century Christianity"
Check out Alex Jones's story. He wanted to do church the way the early Christians did it, and whoops, became Catholic.
Edit: oh, and may as well link the Contemporvant parody: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3RJBd8zE48A