tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post4737513093081692530..comments2023-02-14T06:23:54.154-05:00Comments on A Former Leader's Journey: Glenn's Revolutionaries Synchroblog - My ResponseBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357293290630832549noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-1423575411254728092012-05-08T08:47:22.200-04:002012-05-08T08:47:22.200-04:00Stacy. Glad you found this from 2008! The writer...Stacy. Glad you found this from 2008! The writer above yours - Kathy Escobar just did a brilliant series on deconstruction and re-construction. Please join the conversation over there too.<br />The hardest part I think in the whole thing is the feeling like you are alone and no one understands. Throughout my journey out I needed the voices that this and other blogs provided. Funny thing is I also needed the hermit part of it too. It was the perfect mix for me although sometimes very lonely. I'm ready now to be with a group and hope in our move back to State College to find that among my friends.<br />Bless you!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357293290630832549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-41803146538733207432012-05-08T00:03:45.960-04:002012-05-08T00:03:45.960-04:00Thanks for this: "In my case I would not have...Thanks for this: "In my case I would not have been open to any personal contact because I was so unsure of my own ability to evaluate another person to be able to tell if they would hurt or help me. " It's where I am and it helps to know I'm not alone. Maybe I'll be a hermit.Stacey Sparshu Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847197305925978897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-83805241055372879792008-04-08T00:53:00.000-04:002008-04-08T00:53:00.000-04:00thanks barb for sharing. i remember reading your b...thanks barb for sharing. i remember reading your blog for a season and how comforting it was to hear your journey... i really liked all of the very tangible things you shared, i think the resource idea is very good and maybe a piece of what glenn will begin to put together in the months to come...blessings to you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-88537574311136268512008-04-07T18:55:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:55:00.000-04:00I do see a common theme through these posts about ...I do see a common theme through these posts about needing a way to connect with others in our area...<I>outside</I> the church walls. How do we find them? I have found a few through blogging...but it's hard. A resource for that would be good.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-74092720799629431412008-04-07T15:00:00.000-04:002008-04-07T15:00:00.000-04:00Barb-I like what you have to say here. I like the ...Barb-<BR/>I like what you have to say here. I like the practical, real list of needs. <BR/><BR/>A resource center. wow. that is a great idea. <BR/><BR/>For me, I think a resource center should be one that informs you that cults can be christian. That was news to me.<BR/><BR/>I think that the message has to get out that christian groups can be abusive and can be cultlike.<BR/><BR/>Much of the things that we called christian- the way we worshipped, the way we spoke to each other, the way we did everything is so darn similar to Hitler and his movement. <BR/><BR/>How do we get that message out while people within the church think that ANYTHING that comes against the church is against Christ.<BR/><BR/>interesting dilema.<BR/><BR/>When I first left our church, I wanted to save everyone else.<BR/><BR/>After being beat up a bit, I lost that drive.<BR/><BR/>I figure if Jesus was big enough to be a SAVIOR, he doesn't need anyone else trying to do the saving for him.<BR/><BR/>maybe that is a cop out...I don't know. <BR/><BR/>but I do know that I have enough on my plate figuring out what I need to do- for my family, my self and In Christ.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it helps me to see how far I have come since I left.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I imagine what I will be like in 10 years to help me get through the very next step.<BR/><BR/>thanks for your post......provokes thought and like I said, I like the REAL, TANGIBLE needs list.Tera Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076220436921989470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-38180937699039170462008-04-07T12:25:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:25:00.000-04:00Barb ~ Thank you for writing, I know it has been a...Barb ~ Thank you for writing, I know it has been a heck of a journey for you. You ideas are both practical and hopeful.glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924305177356310590noreply@blogger.com