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LTMFS Part 30: Self Esteem and Faith

May 17, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Why do I always procrastinate my prayer time? Am I afraid the Holy Spirit will convict me about something? Yes, admitting my wrongs to Jesus can be unpleasant, but I always rejoice in God’s grace afterward. Then why? The only … [Read more...]

Letters belief, bible, faith, hell, prayer, religion, self image

LTMFS Part 28: Prayer and Justice

May 4, 2015 Matt 2 Comments

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: There was an F-5 tornado in OK city last night along with a bunch of other tornadoes north of there and through Kansas. Dozens of people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. It’s awful! We've been praying for the … [Read more...]

Letters blessings, death, justice, pray, prayer, praying

LTMFS Part 22: Praying and Believing

March 15, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Mom finally found a decent job, and she seems very excited about it. See, I told her God would be faithful. I found out there's tons of stuff by Finney, Wilkerson, Ravenhill, and Whitefield on the Internet. There's also lots … [Read more...]

Letters belief, demons, faith, pray, prayer, praying

LTMFS Part 21: Peace and Trust

March 8, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I've been getting up around 6:30 to worship and pray as I watch the sunrise. I feel like I've been much more at peace since I started doing this. I've been in a much better mood in general, but I'm tired today. We had to take … [Read more...]

Letters church, decisions, meditation, peace, prayer, trust

Do Christians Actually Believe What They Claim to Believe?

February 13, 2015 Matt 36 Comments

Christians and the Bible

This post is a little unusual because there are some fundamentalist Christians who might actually agree with most of what I have to say. But I'm not writing this for them. I'm writing this for average everyday Christians, people who believe the Bible and perhaps even go to church … [Read more...]

Christianity, God belief, christianity, heaven, hell, prayer, sin, the bible

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