About this episode
Wade and Neena Gaynor share their journey from Methodism to exploring Catholicism amidst Wade's baseball career.
Both Wade and Neena grew up strongly Christian, and at the same time that they were beginning their life together, Wade got a contract playing minor league baseball for the Detroit Tigers. Even in the midst of an intense travel schedule, they still made time to attend local Methodist churches when they could. The struggle to find a solid church home while they were on the road led them to seriously consider the question of Christian authority, especially on questions of morality. Wade's realization that his own mother had chosen life for him despite challenging circumstances led him to dig deeper into the pro-life question; in the midst of that, he discovered the writings of Pope John Paul II, and realized there was a lot more to the Catholic Church than he'd realized.
People in this episode
Guests: Wade Gaynor, Neena Gaynor
Topics covered
- Christian authority
- Methodist churches
- pro-life
- Catholic Church
- morality
- faith journey
Keywords
- Christianity
- Methodism
- Catholicism
- pro-life
- faith
- morality
- Pope John Paul II
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Detroit Tigers
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