Dec 21, 2020 |
Hang on, it’s a long one. I have been out of the IFB for 20+ years and still find myself carrying baggage. I am leaving my name off this post to protect family still in the movement who could potentially lose support. My IFB story starts at about age 6 when our family...
Dec 15, 2020 |
I wanted to share my story as it may be quite different than what seems to be your typical listener. I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church in North Carolina during the conservative resurgence (think Adrian Rodgers and Paige Patterson), but I attended an IFB school...
Dec 11, 2020 |
Grace’s Path I praise the Lord that I got saved He truly is the One, True Way His blood has washed away my sins I am forgiven, forever His But along Grace’s Path I was lead astray I don’t know how,or why, or what to say Instead of grace, it was...
Dec 10, 2020 |
My father left the Southern Baptist Convention before my recollection of church life began. His father had been a baptist deacon, but Dad didn’t “hear a clear cut gospel message” until he was 21 years old. He received Christ, surrendered to...
Dec 9, 2020 |
I grew up in an IFB church in southern Missouri. It was a very small town, but we were a big enough church to have some well-known preachers speak. With the Christian school, youth group and other activities the church was pretty much my life. I was a pretty compliant...
Dec 9, 2020 |
I recently left the IFB. Although I can say that my experience is nowhere near as bad as that of others, eventually I got to a point where my convictions would not allow me to stay in the movement any longer. Starting from the beginning. I was born in Ft Worth, Texas,...
