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LTMFS Part 26: Imagination

April 26, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Last Sunday we joined Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church. So did another couple, and a woman was saved! We were all standing at the front of the church, and the pastor started a round of applause for us. But it's funny because … [Read more...]

Letters delusions, fantasy, imagine, magic, miracle, reality, religious, supernatural

LTMFS Part 25: Childhood Indoctrination

April 19, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: My nephew has been saved! Last Thursday night (the 15th) he said he was tired of waiting so he prayed that Jesus would forgive him of his sins, come into his heart, and prepare a home for him. He said the prayer all on his own! I … [Read more...]

Letters brainwashed, children, indoctrination, salvation, saved

Temporary Hiatus (Sort Of)

April 7, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

I'll Be Back - Iron Man

I want to let my readers know that I'm taking a temporary hiatus (sort of). Southern Skeptic is not my full-time job, and I'm a stay-at-home dad with one son and another son on the way, so I don't have a lot of spare time. If I worked a regular 9-5 job, I would probably still … [Read more...]

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LTMFS Part 24: Sins, Loopholes, and Church

April 4, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: The day after I wrote that last entry I was miserable. In short, I was guilty because I wasn't witnessing to every person I met. After reading some Charles Finney, I realized that not witnessing to someone when there's an … [Read more...]

Letters church, gospel, repentance, sin, witnessing

Heaven ISN’T For Real

March 26, 2015 Matt 17 Comments

Heaven, Hell, and Christian Sociopaths

Although Christians are confident they will spend all of eternity in Heaven, many of them don't seem to give it much thought. This is very strange to me. If Heaven is forever, then Christians will spend virtually all of their existence there. In fact, their time on Earth will … [Read more...]

Christianity, God afterlife, bible, heaven, heaven is for real, hell, revelation

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