Personal Stories

These posts describe or include stories about the authors' personal faith experiences and growth.

• The Altar Call, a Thing of Troubling Beauty - personal experience with and a short history of the evangelical practice of the altar call
• Give to Everyone Who Asks of You - I discuss giving to people on the street
• Becoming an Evolutionist - my journey from belief in creationism, to belief in intelligent design, to belief in evolution, and the principles and people who led me  on the way
• My Theological Progress - Dave Mantel talks about growing up in a hardline conservative environment and his gradual move toward progressive Christian thought
• Christians and the Earth - David Shay relates a disappointing experience as an environmentalist at a annual Christian conference, and expands it into a discussion of how Christians should relate to the world they live in