HeyJaredThe Texas Baptist Crucible
Stories and testimonies from former members of the Longview Baptist Temple in Longview, Texas, along with commentary and humor from the author of the book which goes by the same name.
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An IFB Odyssey - A Conversation with Robin Nichols (part 1) (opens the original)
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Part 1 of a conversation with Robin Nichols, which is basically a cautionary tale about what it was like for her to be born into and raised by an IFB family. From domineering leadership, to people being kept in the dark, to a burdensome legalism--all of this leading up to her family moving to Longview and what life for her was like there. A peek into the mindset of an IFB family.
Don't Repeat the Cycle - (I Went Back) (opens the original)
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Reflections on my first return to the auditorium of LBT in over three decades.
Listen to This One Twice - A Conversation with Stephanie Freed (part 3) (opens the original)
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From Longview to Ohio and back to Longview again. Listen to this one and then listen to it again. This one is amazing,
Teaching On Preaching by Jack Hyles (7) (opens the original)
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Seventh in a series where I go through Jack Hyles' book, Teaching On Preaching , and offer a criticism, linking it back to Bob Gray Sr. and the wreck he made of the pulpit at the Longview Baptist Temple. This episode covers two chapters!
Locally Sourced Honey - A Conversation with Stephanie Freed (part 2) (opens the original)
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Part 2 of my conversation with Stephanie, in which she recounts her time spent as a pianist with summer college tour groups and then her experiences as Bob Gray Sr's personal secretary.
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