Category Archives: Personal

Bruce You Need Help

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Bruce

A few years ago a family member told me I needed help. They disapproved of way of living. They didn’t like the trajectory my life was taking. They have watched my life slowly drift leftward. They have watched me become … Continue reading →

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I Am Who I Am

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Bruce

People pat me on the back for being brave. They applaud me for standing up. They wish they had the courage they think I have. If they only knew….. I am not as brave as they think I am. I … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Going to Let You Control the Storyline

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Bruce

It’s my life. I have spent recent days trading emails with Christian family members and friends. Some of them don’t like that I have made them a part of what I write about on this blog. It seems that want … Continue reading →

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A Know It All Family

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Bruce

Not knowing is a fundamentalist’s worst nightmare. The fundamentalist Christian is certain the bible is THE truth, thus everything the Bible teaches is to be believed and theoretically obeyed. This view can easily, and readily be dispatched by showing that … Continue reading →

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You Must Be Feeling Better

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Bruce

Today you saw me… I was driving the car. I was walking without my cane. I looked better, you thought. You thought maybe I was getting better. Perhaps you called me. Maybe you stopped by to say Hi. Maybe you … Continue reading →

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Is My Marriage Better Without Jesus?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Bruce

newswise.com reports: The first major study to compare religion and relationship quality across America’s major racial and ethnic groups finds that for all groups, shared religious activity – attending church together and especially praying together – is linked to higher … Continue reading →

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Letter to My Friends, Family and Former Parishioners Update

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Bruce
This entry is part 40 of 40 in the series My Journey

Almost two years ago I sent my friends, family and former parishioners a letter concerning my decision to deconvert from Christianity. I wish I could say my letter was well received.  I wish I could say that people told me … Continue reading →

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My First Recollection of Church

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Bruce

My dad moved our family cross country from Bryan, Ohio to San Diego California. He had heard there was a pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow and he went to California to find it. What he found was that … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts On Friends and Friendship

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Bruce
This entry is part 39 of 40 in the series My Journey

The word friend is used quite loosely these days. Facebook has rendered  the word friend as meaningless as the word love describing sex in an alley with a Jimmy Swaggart prostitute. 34 years ago I sat in the chapel at … Continue reading →

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An Oxymoron if I Ever Saw One and Ruminations on Life

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Bruce
This entry is part 38 of 40 in the series My Journey

a El Bethel Baptist Church is an Independent, Fundamental, King James only Baptist Church. We still stand for the Book, the Blood and the Blessed Hope. Our church is living proof that a church can be Conservative in standards, Traditional … Continue reading →

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