Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Baxter , thank you for your words. they make sense to me and reflect generally the views I have. Because of some medical crises in my life, I developed what will probably be a lifetime fascination with the human brain. I am astonished at how a human can change in an instant with the slightest brain ...

Music Man, yeah, I've got some of those regrets. I remember one woman came up to me and said, "I heard you're visiting the Disciples of Christ denomination." When I confirmed it she said, with a very 'caution, you're about to get hit by a car' look on her face, "Just be very, very car...

Hi jryan, Thank you for sharing some things about your history. I am so sorry those things happened to you. I really am. It sounds to me like you were in a CoC that is a very tiny percentage of what the majority, mainstream CoC is. It sounds like you were in a very cloistered group that made up a lo...

Hi there! Welcome!

I understand about the need for anonymity. I've often disguised identifying details. It's ok to lie here...ha!

KLP said: As a young child I was confused by party lines. Seemed like it was always members who lived out in country houses (not the parsonage next to the church bldg.) I could not figure out why the phone would ring and they would say "don't answer that, it's not for us". Or you pick up t...

Katisha, I just LOVED that story! Thanks for sharing that!

I tend to judge a hymn by the harmony instead of the words. If I like the harmony, I don't really notice or care about the words. I'm in it for the musical feeling, not the content I guess.

Good to see you.

It's tough to look far and wide beyond traditional interpretations of scripture, but I do hope you'll continue doing so.

I agree that the standard interpretation of life after death sounds horribly boring and unappealing. I tend towards the idea that, upon the functional end of my physical body (including my brain), whatever is "me" is absorbed into "wholeness," "love," "life," ...

illuminator, I just hope that young preacher doesn't have kids. I can't imagine the pain they're in, if he does.