Grace’s Path

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...

A Small Fish in a Big Pond

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...

Never give up

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...

Question

My question is why do you take extremist to prove your point. You can take people from every denomination and find fault to say they are all bad. A lot of the things you harp on is things preachers even in the SBC preached years ago. If I believed what you are saying...

Recently Left the IFB

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,...

Pushed

Hi, My name is Mark Frederick,  I was in the ministry for about 10 years. I surrendered to my call in 2009 at a meeting. From the beginning I should of know I was in for a mess. I wanted to serve God so bad that I would do anything,  go anywhere, and be abused by...

Do I suffer from IFB PTSD ?

I recall the not so great times, and there were many of them, during my unfortunate days in the IFB movement. So many do’s and don’ts in the church. Don’t do this. Don’t do that. You broke a man made rule then you had to worry about the censor police paying you a not...

Thank You

Greetings! I just recently discovered your podcast and have been following you on Twitter. I’ve struggled with guilt my entire life for questioning many of the behaviors/beliefs you discuss. I was raised IFB and attended a Christian school from 7-10 grade...

My Story

My name is Lydia Hansen and I grew up in an IFB home and church located in Oklahoma City. I’m naturally an outspoken, independent, ambitious woman… traits which I were taught were undesirable and not of a submissive Christian woman. I still struggle with these...

A reminder of my need for grace

Hey guys, I am here to thank you for your encouragement and candor about the things those of us who’ve left fundamentalism deal with. We’re not special. We need grace like anyone else. But not everyone can relate to us. I grew up in fundamentalism. My...