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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d like to share my story and I will not be back here for awhile as I’m giving up judgement and snark for lent…seriously. But my story is similar to Jen’s, i think that’s why I follow it. I followed my brother and his wife into Progressive Christianity, 2018-2019,I had looked up to them, they were “sold out for Jesus people” my whole life. I started to deconstruct my faith(2019), started building my ego, seeing Conservative Christianity as the enemy. I wound up getting divorced, drinking too much, went into a Godless relationship where we had lots of sex, drank, trips, etc. I portrayed the image of “ I found myself “ and “I’m loving life”  I lived for myself. What started with Progressive Christianity, I found I could live as I wanted, no repentance, I was the one harmed by conservative Christianity right?
I wound up alone, people used me to project their feelings about religion onto me, I was used sexually, I had no real friends or community anymore. But a couple people from my old church would come and help me, fix things in my new condo, talk with me, and I know they prayed for me. I started going to 12 step groups for addiction. And guess what? It led me back to the very thing I was running from. I don’t subscribe to the title evangelical anymore, because of the baggage with it. But I had to repent, to change, God is very real. I experienced things that I will never share because people will think I’m crazy. 
I guess that’s my story in a nutshell about my personal experience with Progressive Christianity. I know it might be different for others but I found it to be a false illusion that caused me to literally hate the real thing. [/quote]

Great story.  Beautiful and redemptive.

What drives me crazy is that of course evangelical conservative Christianity has all sorts of horrible problems like spiritual abuse, corruption, hypocrisy, unchecked frauds and grifters.  But you don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.  
Progressive Christianity in my experience isn’t a good alternative at all but it seems like the cool kids are into it right now.  Feels like a phase.
I need a real Jesus who died for my sins and who loves me.  I need to repent.  Yes, God is very real.  Amen.[/quote]

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