From Fundamentalist to Nazarene

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...

Yeah, this looks familiar

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...

Leaving Fundamentalism

Hello, guys. I recently found your podcast and have enjoyed it, keep up the good work of exposing the dangers of fundamentalist legalism! I wish I had the courage to share this publicly, but I still struggle with the fear of man and the tendency toward...

story

I want to first thank you all for this podcast it has been a blessing. Our IFB story is slightly different as we didn’t grow up in the movement, my husband and I were saved in an IFB church as young adults at my husbands second Air Force duty station in Montana...

My Story

I have been listening  to your podcast for several months  now and have been encouraged to share my story. At the age of 5 -12 I was abused by my “Christian” grandfather who was a pillar and deacon of the IFB church I grew up in. I was so fearful I would...

How Can I Help My Husband See the Light?

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...

Thank you for clarification

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...

I Still Struggle Today

For as long as I can remember I have grown up in an IFB church. I made my first profession of faith when I was 7, and then another time when I was about 10 or 11, and had some more professions of faith between 13-18, and then finally had is settled at 19 years old....

My journey to both ends of the spectrum

Hey guys.  We just discovered the podcasts about two weeks ago my wife is hooked.  To hear other people saying the same things we have been saying / asking for years is refreshing. My story…  I didn’t grow up in church at all.  It wasn’t until my...

Growing a family

I just started listening to this podcast today. These stories and beliefs are so relatable to my childhood. One thing I struggle with still is explaining why adoption is in fact biblical. I have some in-laws who strongly disagree and therefore treat my husband and I...