We ought to know better
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
6M ago
George Fox was plain-spoken and direct. He didn’t hesitate to use words like “wicked” and “evil.” In addition, he was a gadfly, pointing out to the magistrates that they told him to place his hand on the Bible and swear, when the Bible says “swear not at all.” (For a complete account of one of these episodes, see Fox Works, Vol. 2, p. 48) Fox spent most of his life speaking truths that made others acutely uncomfortable. We read and ..read more
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I don’t know best—and how I learned this: Part Two
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
6M ago
In 1992, eight years after Mom died, my husband and I moved to Casper, Wyoming, where I’d grown up and where my widowed father still lived. By 1995, we had two children, and I often thought about how much Mom would have enjoyed her grandchildren. But our move to Casper turned out to be lethal to my relationship with my father. If we’d lived elsewhere, possibly I wouldn't have noticed as much as I did. At 72, he still got his fun from ..read more
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I don’t know best—and how I learned this: Part One
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
6M ago
Imagine bypassing an episode of excruciating emotional pain; not through your own efforts but by the foresight and wisdom of God. Ever since this occurred in my life, I’ve paused before every petitionary prayer, remembering that I don’t want to ask for something useless or worse. It began in my childhood with my alcoholic father and enabler mother. To those not raised in a household ruled by an inexorable drug addiction, it’s difficult to ..read more
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My Fundamentalist supervisor
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Part Four, Selected beliefs If there ever was a Bible-believing couple, it was Ernest and his wife. During the year I attended church with them, I observed how heavily they relied on the Bible, and how often they quoted favorite passages. As I read the Bible myself, and also became attracted to the early Friends, Ernest and his wife’s constant Scripture quoting bothered me. But I couldn't put my finger ..read more
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My Fundamentalist supervisor
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Part Three, Stuck in sin Ernest couldn't control his behavior. He became angry with his family, especially his 2-year-old son, and suffered regular bouts of regret and shame. At church he came forward at almost every altar call I witnessed, wanting prayer for his most recent lapses. It was clearly an unbreakable cycle and, many years later I saw the tragedy of one of the basic doctrines of almost all ..read more
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My Fundamentalist supervisor
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Part Two, A revealing conversation As part of settling into my new job, I had a few conversations with my supervisor about his faith and mine. Recently I’d been reading the Bible and was also attracted to the early Friends and their experience of hearing Jesus’ voice inwardly. In one of our discussions, I mentioned that I felt this was important. “But you’ve got to watch that,” Ernest said. “Because what ..read more
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My Fundamentalist supervisor
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Part One, Attempting to save themselves During one year of my life, as a young adult I attended church. I often went with my supervisor and his family to the Sunday morning service at the most Fundamentalist church in town. They also attended the Sunday evening service, the Wednesday evening service, and all the Bible studies. In addition, they held a family prayer service before breakfast, lunch, and supper ..read more
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My final bout with church—and no wonder
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Years ago, I was steadily moving toward the Truth while still struggling to include other Christians in my world. I didn’t want to dismiss believers who didn’t agree with the early Quakers, so I kept attending church. One Saturday evening, I participated in a singles group at a Charismatic church. There were about 15 of us. After we played volleyball and some board games, the youth pastor led us into an adjoining room, where we all sat together ..read more
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My final bout with church—and no wonder
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
Years ago, I was steadily moving toward the Truth while still struggling to include other Christians in my world. I didn’t want to dismiss believers who didn’t agree with the early Quakers, so I kept attending church. One Saturday evening, I participated in a singles group at a Charismatic church. There were about 15 of us. After we played volleyball and some board games, the youth pastor led us into an adjoining room, where we all sat ..read more
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Positional Sanctification
New Foundation Fellowship
by Rebecca Hein
7M ago
One of the most absurd doctrines I’ve ever encountered is “positional sanctification.” A friend, supposedly a Christian, described it to me: We live in this world, as in a deep, narrow channel, with our sins. God looks down from above and does not see our sins but only the righteousness he has given us through Jesus. This piece of fiction is blasphemous: God sees everything, and it’s beyond absurdity to contend that he doesn’t. When I heard ..read more
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