Letters From Leavers

A Second Wind of Grace

Euodia — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:38:46 +0000

Why did I leave the institutional church? How much time do you have? Some factors: a bone-deep sense of weariness. Frustration. A yearning for something more substantive, authentic, and relevant. Burn-out. Boredom. Cliques. Performance-based churchianity. Lock-step-it-is. “Old boys clubs.” Rote routines. Feeling like a round peg being squashed into a pre-fabricated, artificial square hole. [...]

hope - my story

JOYJUNKIE — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:07:36 +0000

Joy, fun, discovery, open New, interesting, curious, he found me, used me Hurt, close to save oneself HE found me Joy, fun, discovery Wonder, awe, worship Open, open more - Desire To love and be loved To know and be known they find me tell me of my not rightness Pain, darkness, shame Match voice heard in the darkness HE finds me Once found can not be forgotten Hope, shame removed Voice [...]

Out of the box

apple17.8 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:45:18 +0000

I have never known a time I didn’t love Jesus. When I was a toddler I would sit on my mom’s lap with her while she had her devotions and talk to him. As I grew up, Jesus and I had teaparties with mudpies, climbed trees together, laughed together–were best friends. Since most of the sermons [...]

Why I have to leave

raybob — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:48:04 +0000

I was “worship leader” at an AOG for years and Calvary Chapels prior to that. For me, I had to leave. I haven’t found a fellowship since that I know to be faithful to the Word and what it teaches. The problems I saw, in subtle ways, changed the meaning of being a Christian from [...]

why i left the church and organised religeon

pmutley — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:47:37 +0000

My story is long but i will shorten it - i was brought up in a earnest anglican missionary family where my father was an anglican minister for 30 -40 years. I gravitated towards the Fundamentalist pentacostal side of the christian spectrum and even went on missionary work in my adult years. My doubts started [...]

Freedom

Floman — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:02:44 +0000

I was a religious man for over 30 years. I served in “the church”, I tithed, I taught sunday school , I picked up kids in the bus ministery. I was busy for the Lord. But no matter how much I did, it wasn’t enough. I knew in my heart that there was something missing in my [...]

I’m putting it toghther

martinluther — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:54:58 +0000

Thank you to those who replied to my inquiry of how many people look at this site. To date there are nine of you. I’m a little busy at the moment, but I will be posting my story within the week. Here’s a snap shot: Since I was saved at the age of 20 (30 years [...]

Not many people here?

martinluther — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:52:45 +0000

I came across this site today and I am wondering how many people look at it. I have a story to tell, yet I wonder if it will be read by anyone? So if you are reading this, would you reply with a short “I’m here too.” If a few people do that, I will respone with my [...]

Holiday is perfect but not without ‘JC’

itzjoel — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:33:22 +0000

Christmas to me is the celebration of the incarnate Jesus. It is the self-revelation of God to the world in human form for the reconciliation of humanity to Himself. Because God gave Himself, we tend to believe in giving during Holiday season or Christmas season (that may be the tradition - I wonder!!!). Giving, sacrifice, Holiday [...]

Xmas…

joann — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:54:45 +0000

Dear Church, I attended the children’s christmas program yesterday with my son. He had no desire to be in it, but wanted to come as an observer. The children were adorable dressed in their Christmas best. Even the tiny tot picking her nose in the front row was charming! I would never criticize or condemn the [...]