tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615238818329334610.post8519149115194036975..comments2023-05-15T09:55:52.394-05:00Comments on All the Blog's a Page: Faith & Writing: Beth Fehlbaum, author of Courage in PatienceShonell Baconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615238818329334610.post-52216163789972465502008-08-03T19:27:00.000-05:002008-08-03T19:27:00.000-05:00Hey JC - As you know, I got back into church last ...Hey JC - As you know, I got back into church last year, and though I never experienced anything as stronger as Beth discusses, I did - at times - feel like I had to be different than who I was in order to be "accepted". It was awkward and confusing for me sometimes, even at 35, because I was so new to the whole church as a part of faith environment.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615238818329334610.post-16672711517358766542008-08-03T19:19:00.000-05:002008-08-03T19:19:00.000-05:00I never experienced that while growing up. I went ...I never experienced that while growing up. I went to a lot of revivals, but I just received an abundance of prayers, but nothing calling me a heathen or anything like that.<BR/><BR/>I found my relationship with God at my own pace.Jennifer C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253564132754009574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2615238818329334610.post-59625844037026574592008-08-01T12:55:00.000-05:002008-08-01T12:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for participating in the premiere, Beth! I...Thanks for participating in the premiere, Beth! I love your post, and I agree; the point is not to browbeat people into submission, but really to give them information - from all sides - so that they can come into faith in a mature, informed way.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.com