{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654f84c96b767e0012322e8a/65b7b512b80cfa0016bbff2a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ordained Church of the Nazarene Pastor to Catholic w/ Ben Strait","description":"<p>This episode I talk with Ben about his conversion process from being an ordained pastor to Catholicism. What caused him to start questioning his denomination? What put it over the edge? The difficulties in the conversion and more!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Introduction</p><p>02:06 - Slow Conversion Process</p><p>05:33 - The Church of the Nazarene Overlapping with Catholicism</p><p>09:59 - Turning Point: Deuterocanonical Books and The Eucharist</p><p>14:18 - That's Not The Eucharist</p><p>22:25 - Following the Lectionary and Preaching</p><p>28:52 - Conflicts and Stumbling Blocks</p><p>34:57 - Life as A Catholic Convert</p><p>41:01 - Catholics Take The Sacraments Seriously</p><p>46:03 - Reflecting on Protestant Frustrations</p><p>53:54 - Beauty and Reverence of the Catholic Mass</p><p>1:00:51 - Integrating Religious Art</p><p><br></p><p>Ben's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thenazarenecatholic</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>Support &amp; Join Refactoring My Christianity's Community: https://adambuckingham.locals.com/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Adam's Socials:</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamjbuckingham</p><p>X: https://twitter.com/AdamJBuckingham</p>","author_name":"Adam Buckingham"}