Letters To My Former Self

This is an ongoing series of posts called “Letters to My Former Self.” 16 years ago I was a fundamentalist Christian and kept a journal in which I wrote down many of my thoughts on God and Christianity in general. Today I’m a skeptic and an atheist and I’m responding to these journal entries one at a time. Below you’ll find a list of all the letters I’ve written so far.

Letters To My Former Self: Introduction

Part 1: Questions and Decisions

Part 2: Books, Friends, and Coincidences

Part 3: Burn the Rest?

Part 4: Faith and Guilt

Part 5: Other Religions, Satan, and Miracles

Part 6: Sin, Free Will, and Doubts

Part 7: Psalms and Sex Slaves

Part 8: Bible Versions and Divine Inspiration

Part 9: Spirituality and Witnessing

Part 10: Badgered Into Belief

Part 11: Agenticity and Companionship

Part 12: Spiritual Growth and Arrogance

Part 13: Baptism, Books, and Holiness

Part 14: Feelings

Part 15: Critical Thinking, Martyrdom, and Wisdom

Part 16: Honesty, Timidity, and Generosity

Part 17: Prayer, Arrogance, and Belief

Part 18: True Christianity™ and Spirituality

Part 19: Selfishness and Purpose

Part 20: Confirmation Bias and Demons

Part 21: Peace and Trust

Part 22: Praying and Believing

Part 23: Boredom and Persecution

Part 24: Sins, Loopholes, and Church

Part 25: Childhood Indoctrination

Part 26: Imagination

Part 27: Signs and Decisions

Part 28: Prayer and Justice

Part 29: Judging and Believing

Part 30: Self Esteem and Faith

Part 31: Theology and Relationships

Part 32: Childlike Behavior

Part 33: Impossible Standards

Part 34: A Lonely Relationship

Part 35: Demons and Therapy

Part 36: Who’s To Blame?

Part 37: Which Interpretation?

Part 38: Suffering and Skills

Part 39: Witnessing To Christians

Part 40: An Abusive Relationship

Part 41: Conspiracies

Part 42: Mundane Miracles

Part 43: Big Sins and Little Sins

Part 44: God, Prayer, Bias, and Y2K

Part 45: Patience and Patterns

Part 46: Liars and Conspiracies

Part 47: Grace vs. Self Hatred

Part 48: Listening to God

Part 49: Questions About Faith