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I'll be honest, I was a bit hesitant.
I've been a part of many denominations.
I've been Presbyterian, Methodist, Pentecostal, and for the most part, Baptist.
I went to a couple of churches that were not very traditional and actually would kind of bad mouthed traditional churches.
You've probably heard some of them before at certain more modern churches.
"You can't feel the Holy Spirit move in so much ritual!"
"You don't need a book to tell you how to pray!"
"The only people you call father is your earthly father and your heavenly father!"
and the list goes on.
So, I'll admit, when my husband (who has an Episcopal background) told me he wanted to go back to the Anglican church, I was kind of freaked out.
My first time there I felt kind of lost. Stand up, sing the cross, knell down, sign the cross, flip to the prayer, etc.
Those old voices popped into my mind.
How can the Holy Spirit move here?
I was also attached to the Baptist church my family was attending and didn't want to leave.
I was so torn about it, that for a couple of weeks, I stopped attending church all together.
I didn't know what to do.
Then one day, while wallowing in self pity, The Spirit spoke.
"Trust me!" It said. "Follow him."
My husband and I have learned rather quickly that if God is working on one about something, he's also working on the other, even if it's not very apparent at first.
So I decided to give the church a try.
That was 8 months ago. In November I will be confirmed in the Anglo catholic church.
Lately, I've been getting a lot of questions from my more charismatic friends about certain things Anglicans, Orthodox, and Catholics are known for and so I wanted to start a new series on this blog as far as some of the traditions the Anglican church has vs. say the Baptist traditions.
I hope you all enjoy!
