I’m so very thankful for your podcast! I’m a 28 year old, new pastor. I grew up in a pretty laid back IFB church, but there were definitely ties with some legalism at some of the youth conferences and camps we went to. The Bible college I attended originally in...

I grew up as a PK/MK in a southern/independent baptist church. my parents were very strict with my siblings and I (I'm the 2nd born of 4), we were not allowed to talk, sleep, or play during church. We had to sit in the front row, where my dad could see us while he was...

First off I just wanted to say thank you for the podcast, thank you for what you do. Thank you for challenging people and keeping Jesus first. You guys and your stories and what all you have done in these past months has been pretty amazing. I came a long your podcast...

Hey guys, Enjoyed today’s podcast with Northworst, just wanted to share this David Benoit story after y’all mentioned him on the podcast. He came to the church I was attending in the 90’s to preach a conference on the evils for Rock music and Hollywood in general. The...

My parents joined an IFB church in the late 80s when I was five years old.  I believe the church was started by a Bob Jones graduate about a decade before.  It held BJU in extremely high regard—i.e. the vast majority of staff at the church and its Christian school...

I grew up in the home of an IFB preacher/pastor/prison missionary.  We had strict standards, attended a certain camp meeting 3 times a year. I had always heard that if you weren't IFB then you weren't right.  Not from my household, but from the preaching that I had...

You guys have probably seen me blowing y'all up online (sorry for that), but I figured I'd still share my story in a more complete fashion. First off, I want to sincerely thank you guys for making your podcast. I cannot express how meaningful it has been to me, even...

I just followed your Twitter account today. I've been reading the stories on here from others. A lot of this looks familiar. I was enrolled at a Christian School when I was 12 years old (entering 7th grade). For 6 years, I was basically told to "follow the rules, or...

My husband and I have attended an IFB church since we got saved in our young adulthood, but for the last year or so I've been seeing more cracks appear in the paint. You just get an icky feeling about some of the things you hear and see in the church as they don't...

I appreciate the clarification concerning the Schapp interview.  I never thought for a second that any of you guys condoned or minimized the abuse.  However, I do feel that Ken Schapp definitely minimized what his family did.  I understand the forgiveness, and that is...