Personman - Latest Comments on Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 http://personman.com/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 ajc [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:08:52 +0000 ajc [Visitor] c87237@http://personman.com/ <p>Going to church can be a faith killer. It is so off, bogus and bad. I had to quit going. But I am a believer. You can find God without the bible. Then take it from there.</p> Going to church can be a faith killer. It is so off, bogus and bad. I had to quit going. But I am a believer. You can find God without the bible. Then take it from there.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c87237 Lyle [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Fri, 07 May 2010 01:28:27 +0000 Lyle [Visitor] c84905@http://personman.com/ <p>Hey Dan,</p> <p>I&#8217;m glad you blogged about your experiences. I&#8217;m a youth minister in an Ind. Church of Christ (where I play the drums in the band!) so I am familiar with some of your background. I was raised in the Methodist church and joined my church because I think the Bible is more awesome than tradition&#8230; :) And I know every church is different. I&#8217;ve worked at five now and only 3 of them were &#8220;good experiences"&#8230; Been a YM or worship leader for about 15 years.</p> <p>Anyway - I just want you to know that I&#8217;ve been thinking exactly like you do in so many ways - doubting, struggling, even depression - you&#8217;re story seems eerily familiar to mine (minus the politics - I just hate politics of any kind now). My conclusion through the ups and downs of faith and life is that my disillusionment is with people, tho, rather than God. I&#8217;m not trying to convince you of anything here - just sharing me.</p> <p>I do believe that these are roads we all have to go down - and God goes with us and the Spirit (can lead) leads us as we constantly struggle to believe in what is unseen and try our humanly best to come to grips with it. I think God loves it when we honestly struggle - even when it&#8217;s with Him. You know the Psalms - David got in God&#8217;s face and spilled his guts out but it was never considered blasphemy or disbelief - because he was just being honest. Maybe there are some parallels there with you, maybe not&#8230;</p> <p>Ultimately its the concept that God is personal that wins it for me. I loathe the concept of religion and religious-ness (new word?) - but I love the idea that the Creator of the Universe and the mystery that surrounds Him is at-least-partially knowable by the common dude. </p> <p>Keep walking, man. I pray that your journey with God is just beginning rather than ending.</p> <p>Peace :)<br /> Lyle</p> Hey Dan,

I’m glad you blogged about your experiences. I’m a youth minister in an Ind. Church of Christ (where I play the drums in the band!) so I am familiar with some of your background. I was raised in the Methodist church and joined my church because I think the Bible is more awesome than tradition… :) And I know every church is different. I’ve worked at five now and only 3 of them were “good experiences"… Been a YM or worship leader for about 15 years.

Anyway - I just want you to know that I’ve been thinking exactly like you do in so many ways - doubting, struggling, even depression - you’re story seems eerily familiar to mine (minus the politics - I just hate politics of any kind now). My conclusion through the ups and downs of faith and life is that my disillusionment is with people, tho, rather than God. I’m not trying to convince you of anything here - just sharing me.

I do believe that these are roads we all have to go down - and God goes with us and the Spirit (can lead) leads us as we constantly struggle to believe in what is unseen and try our humanly best to come to grips with it. I think God loves it when we honestly struggle - even when it’s with Him. You know the Psalms - David got in God’s face and spilled his guts out but it was never considered blasphemy or disbelief - because he was just being honest. Maybe there are some parallels there with you, maybe not…

Ultimately its the concept that God is personal that wins it for me. I loathe the concept of religion and religious-ness (new word?) - but I love the idea that the Creator of the Universe and the mystery that surrounds Him is at-least-partially knowable by the common dude.

Keep walking, man. I pray that your journey with God is just beginning rather than ending.

Peace :)
Lyle

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c84905 dan [Member] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:53:29 +0000 [Member] c84815@http://personman.com/ <p>Susie,</p> <p>I can understand why you might find John inspirational as it contains the most inflated and supernatural depiction of Jesus in the gospels. But it was also the last to be written. I can&#8217;t view it as a reliable history of what really happened.</p> Susie,

I can understand why you might find John inspirational as it contains the most inflated and supernatural depiction of Jesus in the gospels. But it was also the last to be written. I can’t view it as a reliable history of what really happened.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c84815 susie [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:04:13 +0000 susie [Visitor] c84814@http://personman.com/ <p>Try the Bible, no matter what version and start with the Gospel of John. I believe there is God no matter what you will write or try to think you will come back to this at the end of your life here on earth.</p> Try the Bible, no matter what version and start with the Gospel of John. I believe there is God no matter what you will write or try to think you will come back to this at the end of your life here on earth.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c84814 Josh Goeke [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:35:44 +0000 Josh Goeke [Visitor] c84557@http://personman.com/ <p>Dan,</p> <p>What great writing!</p> <p>Thank you so much for sharing your story. To reveal those personal parts of your life for public consumption is a somewhat brave and risky thing, especially with your connections to so many well-meaning Christians who are wont to criticize and belittle you and your experience.</p> <p>I stumbled on to your site, oddly enough, looking for chords to a Waterdeep song, and found the article where you list one of my old favorites among the Top 5 Worst Worship Songs! I can actually recognize that the theology on that one is perhaps a little shaky, but then I&#8217;m not sure that Psalm 88 would make it into a Sunday morning worship set in most Evangelical churches&#8230; and perhaps God, if He exists, isn&#8217;t as concerned with my beliefs about him as He is about my attitude towards Him and my neighbors. I must say that you are completely right, however, about songs involving rivers.</p> <p>I&#8217;m just getting into the blogging thing myself, I&#8217;d love to hear your opinions about my ramblings, if you find yourself with the time and inclination. </p> <p>Thank you for telling your story.</p> Dan,

What great writing!

Thank you so much for sharing your story. To reveal those personal parts of your life for public consumption is a somewhat brave and risky thing, especially with your connections to so many well-meaning Christians who are wont to criticize and belittle you and your experience.

I stumbled on to your site, oddly enough, looking for chords to a Waterdeep song, and found the article where you list one of my old favorites among the Top 5 Worst Worship Songs! I can actually recognize that the theology on that one is perhaps a little shaky, but then I’m not sure that Psalm 88 would make it into a Sunday morning worship set in most Evangelical churches… and perhaps God, if He exists, isn’t as concerned with my beliefs about him as He is about my attitude towards Him and my neighbors. I must say that you are completely right, however, about songs involving rivers.

I’m just getting into the blogging thing myself, I’d love to hear your opinions about my ramblings, if you find yourself with the time and inclination.

Thank you for telling your story.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c84557 Pedro De Mello [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:08:37 +0000 Pedro De Mello [Visitor] c83535@http://personman.com/ <p>Glad you found truth. At least, the closest we can get to it.</p> <p>Your blog is very insightful, loved reading.</p> <p>Keep it up =)</p> Glad you found truth. At least, the closest we can get to it.

Your blog is very insightful, loved reading.

Keep it up =)

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c83535 His3maker [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:56:15 +0000 His3maker [Visitor] c82944@http://personman.com/ <p>Hi!<br /> I followed a link and got into your website. You seem like a guy that has read quite a bit. Here&#8217;s a book that I would highly recommend:</p> <p>Josh McDowell&#8217;s Evidence That Demands a Verdict.</p> <p>Haven&#8217;t finish the book myself, but seems compelling. I hope you are still in the process of thinking, whether or not God exist. He hasn&#8217;t given up on you. Blessings.</p> Hi!
I followed a link and got into your website. You seem like a guy that has read quite a bit. Here’s a book that I would highly recommend:

Josh McDowell’s Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

Haven’t finish the book myself, but seems compelling. I hope you are still in the process of thinking, whether or not God exist. He hasn’t given up on you. Blessings.

]]> http://personman.com/religious-autobiography-2004-2007#c82944 Kim [Visitor] in response to: Religious Autobiography 2004-2007 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:08:26 +0000 Kim [Visitor] c82509@http://personman.com/ <p>&#8220;Stop thinking&#8221; seems like an unusual course of action in any endeavor.</p> <p>Why would anyone ever want to stop thinking? Skydiving, maybe?</p> <p>Dan, thanks for sharing your experiences. They are helpful to me.<br /> <br /></p> “Stop thinking” seems like an unusual course of action in any endeavor.

Why would anyone ever want to stop thinking? Skydiving, maybe?

Dan, thanks for sharing your experiences. They are helpful to me.

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