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Rockinmomma [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:15:03 +0000

I enjoyed reading your story and like your attitude toward past experiences…no bitterness…thanks for sharing :) I also love that you challenge people to think for themselves.

Happy Day to you :)

dan [Member] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:25 +0000

Thanks for the nice feedback, everyone.

I responded to Kyle privately.

Gringo, yep, we’re thinking of the same person. I have a lot of good memories with Joe, too. But he’s not perfect. His interpersonal skills are probably unmatched in anyone I’ve ever met. But when it comes to theology and leadership, I think he gets out of his depth.

MO [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:12:32 +0000

Danny, thank you for sharing. It’s awesome that you can be so candid with your life and your beliefs.

For what it’s worth man, I have had some of the best conversation I’ve ever had here on your site, many of them with you.

You always challenge me and I appreciate that, AND I need that too. So it’s very nice to know where you came from. I think you’re a pretty awesome person and would be honored to someday meet you because I think I could easily call you friend. No, I’m not a stalker :-) .

brendoman [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:18 +0000

I never ever bought into that “attack from the devil” response. You can see it in spades in the worst worship songs thread. I remember hearing it over and over again when I was dealing with my depression and from the most unlikely folks. It’s like they checked their brains at the door when it came to that.

Thanks for sharing this stuff Danny. I know a lot of your background but it’s cool to hear the whole thing. Maybe I’ll do the same one day.

gringo [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:54:05 +0000

Are the initials of the senior campus minister JB?

I recall meeting an intern up there named Andy, a really cool and nice guy.

JB kept the religious side of me sane somehow. I’d visit his house sometimes, spent the night once even. I remember hanging out at the bridge that hangs over the rail line.

More distinctly, I remember struggling so much while at Bible college and JB gave me a huge sense of solace.

Mercy, I hated Bible college.

Good stuff, I’m enjoying reading this.

Kyle Sterup [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 1998-2002

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:37:47 +0000

I’m really glad you’re writing this. It’s nice to know where you came from and to reminisce about my own time in CCF during those same years (I forget sometimes that we were in the same year in school).

I obviously was not as closely involved in CCF as you, though, because I had no idea about this:

“At the end of my junior year I saw my favorite campus minister forced out of CCF partially because he didn’t buy into the Independent Christian Church doctrine as much as expected. Then I saw how the senior campus minister responded to criticism by labeling any negative comment as an attack from the devil.”