Steve ray catholic biography
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Baptist Convert
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Steve Ray: Former Baptist
Steve Ray, a return guest of The Journey Home Program, grew up in a Baptist household where he learned a true love for Jesus and Holy Scripture. His infant dedication by his parents was personally affirmed at age For the next 20 years, he lived out his faith as a Baptist. But, over time, Steve began to question some of the tenets of his beliefs. Becoming immersed in church history, he began to discover the truth of Christianity. At age 39, Steve and his family converted to Catholicism. His book, Crossing the Tiber, has become a classic conversion story. Ironically, it was written by Steve as a letter to his father explaining why he felt compelled to leave his Protestant roots and be received into the Catholic Church. Today, Steve Ray travels the world sharing the findings of archeology which affirm the historicity of the Christian faith.
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About The Ray Family
The Ray Family&#;s Conversion to the Catholic Church can be read here.
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Family Affair (June 6, )
Religious Research results in Conversion to Catholicism
By Diane M. Hanson
Special Writer for the Michigan Catholic Newspaper
LIVONIA, MI -It was like being moved by a process beyond his control. That was how Stephen Ray described his conversion from an evangelical Protestant to an orthodox Roman Catholic.
But Ray wasn&#;t the only one caught up in that whirlwind. His wife, Janet, and their four children were swept along as well. The Rays never wanted to become Catholic. They never even set foot in a Catholic Church until the day after they decided to join. Janet Ray, the oldest of four girls, was raised in the Presbyterian faith. Steve Ray was the third of five children in a family that became Baptist in the s.
Married in , the couple attended churches of several denominations along with some non-denominational churches. Eventually they stopped attending church &#;because of the shallowness of what we found,&#; Steve Ray said.
&#;I think we were frustrated,&#; Janet Ray added. &#;The abortion issue was a big issue for us. When the evangelical churches were allowing abortions, and elders&#; wives were g