Where it all began..

I first started online back before the turn of the century. See how I injected a feeling of history there? It was around 8-ish years ago now, which doesn't quite have the same weight, but never mind.
I was far and away about as tossed about mentally, spiritually and physically as can be. Still at uni, I was LGB rep with the Student union (and by God's grace, not a very good one). I discovered a whole new world of wierdness online to immerse myself in. I actually got involved with Jesus Army from an initial contact online, so the internet didn't have the greatest influence on me in the beginning. However, in due time, and once I was away from the toxic atmosphere of Uni life, I started finding things that helped me greatly.
By far the most significant at the time was Pros Apologian: Thoughts from the Apologetic Front
. Given that I had been involved on and off with Jehovah's Witnesses since my early teens, attracted to Roman Catholicism, and was generally a mixed up puppy, James White's brand of forthright, clear-sighted apologetics was literally a Godsend. My internal compass was heavily skewed. I had trouble defining who Jesus was, I was focused entirely on a works-based faith, and put simply, I had never really understood the gospel.
I slowly began to absorb all the goodies in the AOMin archives, and the blog was such an eye-opener to me. I had become familiar with the apologetics of Roman Catholics associated with EWTN, and I had never heard any convincing arguments against their views until then.
Eventually, on a more even keel, I began to start trying to talk to the Witnesses that came to my door. As I was never a baptised Witness, they still can. AOMin were very helpful in this - helping me to clear my own mind of some of the muddled thinking about things, and also to really puncture some Witness mental defences. I am still witnessing to around three JW women, and I'd value your prayers in that endeavour.
Dr White's Blog is an amusing jumble of tech-stuff (Waaay over my head), useful apologetic primers, links to The Dividing Line online broadcast, and random cartoon art and 'fractals' *She says, pretending she knows what they are*. It's always worthwhile, and I read it before I even knew what a 'blog' was.
So there you go. ProsApologian. Why I am not a JW or a Catholic.