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I was at a party, a lot of drinking was going on, and my best friend told me he had become a christian. I was shocked and angry, like I was about to lose my bes
by p0d 3y ago
I was at a party, a lot of drinking was going on, and my best friend told me he had become a christian. I was shocked and angry, like I was about to lose my best friend. As I was bunkering down for the night on someone's sofa I found myself saying, "Jesus, if you are out there, will you come into my life?" My friend and I started going to church and have been now for 35 years. Neither of us cane from families who did church. I was pretty beaten up emotionally by family life. Looking back what changed my life was faith in God and being part of a community, the church. It's where I met my wife and my two children are now adults. I could tell you about a career in IT and my saas business but life is about relationships and having a hope in something beyond yourself.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoThe community-building/maintaining aspect of religion is actually appealing to me, as a non-believer. It has the potential to be very pro-social (when it realizes that you have to attract people now, not via religious fiat) at a time when everything else is just a trainwreck, societally-speaking
- p0d 3y agoThank you. My church has a food store for those in need and debt counselling for those in financial troubles. We have homework clubs and a youthclub. We also have a type of youthclub for adults. I am going on a 16km hike with a group of men from church on Swturday. I have friends and connections from every walk of life. We are a community. A community for which I am very grateful.