Welcome to Roses of Faith.
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Welcome to Roses of Faith, the section of my website dedicated to Christianity and spiritual growth. I first felt called to write about my faith during my senior year of college, while working for a Christian digital magazine where I published three articles. I grew up in a very religious household, rooted in Baptist and Pentecostal traditions. In 2019, I briefly strayed from the path, but by 2021, I had found my way back to Christ with a more profound desire to understand my faith truly.
I identified as Pentecostal until 2023, even though I had already left the Pentecostal church in 2022 after feeling there was more to Christianity than what I had been taught. The more I studied, the more I realized that some of the teachings didn’t sit right with me spiritually or biblically.
I found myself trying to seek the truth, but also struggling with whether I wanted to remain a Christian or continue diving deeper into research on my terms. During that time, I thought I was becoming lukewarm in my faith, but now I realize it was also my former church that had become lukewarm. That environment made it even harder to stay spiritually grounded.
“As it is, since you are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth.”
In 2023, I had the opportunity to participate in a one-week study abroad program in Oxford, England, where we studied the works of C.S. Lewis. It was during this time that I fell even more in love with the rich traditions of Christianity, the depth of its history, and the beauty of its teachings.
After my experience with Christianity in the UK, I spent the next three years immersing myself in the study of church history and Scripture. This study abroad opportunity planted a seed, but it took nearly a year for me to fully process everything, confront my pride, and begin letting go of my Protestant mindset.
I hadn’t realized how deeply rooted I was in Protestant thinking until I started seriously studying the early Church. At the time, I found myself defending Pentecostal beliefs, even when something inside me was telling me that something wasn’t quite right.
Over the next three years, as I studied Church history and the Scripture more deeply, I found my way to Catholicism. I was recently baptized into the Catholic Church. I have created this section of my website to explore Christianity from various perspectives and to share Christian-based news, including stories of persecution, global events affecting the Church, and Christian history.
At some point, I’ll talk more about my conversion and the reasons behind my decision to become Catholic. Thank you all for your support. I pray that you continue to seek truth and stand firm in your faith.