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LTMFS Part 46: Liars and Conspiracies

January 27, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

For this post, I decided to include passages from two journal entries. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I officially joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata last Sunday. Afterward, I and several others went to Pat's house where we ate and talked for a while. I’m growing a … [Read more...]

Letters conspiracy, conspiracy theories, persecution, trust, y2k

LTMFS Part 44: God, Prayer, Bias, and Y2K

January 5, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Last week my brother and his wife joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata. He said the pastor is great and that they teach good classes. In fact, the pastor just finished teaching “Masterlife” (a great discipleship course). So we decided … [Read more...]

Letters bias, church, confirmation bias, pray, prayer, suffering, y2k

LTMFS Part 41: Conspiracies

July 24, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

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16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I bought some more rechargable batteries and we have more solar chargers on the way so when Y2K comes we’ll still have flashlights, radios, and even a little TV. At times I get skeptical about Y2K, but things are getting weird … [Read more...]

Letters confirmation bias, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, evidence, y2k

LTMFS Part 29: Judging and Believing

May 10, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I just got back from outreach. There was no one there. I guess the pastor was sick and there were no visitors yesterday, anyway. That's not right. I fear the people at church don’t have passion for outreach. My brother has a … [Read more...]

Letters belief, faith, judging, money, outreach, self righteous, y2k

LTMFS Part 12: Spiritual Growth and Arrogance

November 19, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I've read several books and have discovered that I really like Andrew Murray and Francis Schaeffer. I also got a couple of D.L. Moody books and a lot by C.S. Lewis. Some of these are a bit advanced for me, but I like a challenge. … [Read more...]

Letters arrogance, christian authors, spiritual growth, spirituality, y2k

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