Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

I don’t drink. I can’t stand the smell of beer. I am not attracted to the smell of other alcohol I have sniffed. Besides, my brother died of chronic alcoholism recently, so I have very bad associations with booze. To top that, I take several prescriptions which should not be mixed with alcohol. Once...

Welcome back from an old member with the same old handle.

Pardon me for the long lapse in my attendance here. I think I can avoid the walk of shame since I have a doctor’s excuse. Some of you have been wondering about my surgery and recovery, so here is my report. It is long, so the short version is I had a great surgeon, the surgery went well, and I am re...

Next week, I will have surgery to straighten my scoliosis and fuse my entire lumbar spine. The goal is to eliminate, or more likely just to reduce, my chronic back pain. It is a two-day procedure with a day of rest between the two parts. I am 65, and if I don’t have surgery now, I may not be a surgi...

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Welcome to the board. I was raised in the NICOC and left about 35 years ago. I landed in the Methodist Church also, as imperfect as it is. When I had my son baptized at 9 months (by a female pastor), I certainly did NOT invite my parents. I even removed the post-baptism picture from his photo album ...

Welcome! I am also a Longhorn, if your handle is referring to our college. I was in the non-institutional COC in Austin, left the COC many years ago, left Austin about ten years ago. Having grown up with the simple services of the COC, I now enjoy liturgical worship. Pretty much the opposite from yo...

Welcome! I hope you find some help here.

isn't this sort how it is for all Christianity? People mainly changing brands rather than changing from non-Christian religions? sure there are some, but the bulk of "growth" within Christianity seems to be churn among those that are already accepting of the idea of the Bible and Jesus. T...