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Personal Writing: Non-Conformity

When I was a little girl, my parents would take me to church every
Sunday in my prettiest little lacey dresses. I have been a member of the
First United Methodist Church for over sixteen years. My mother has been a
member of the same church for over forty years, and my grandmother for even
longer. I started to want to go to church and learn about God when I was
about twelve years old. I had really grown up around the people of my
church and they had become a second family. For many years, I would walk
into the same Sunday School classroom and see the bright smiling faces of
Jennifer, Angie, David, James, Elsa, Gretchen, Ryan, Jay, and Amy. We were
a small group, but we had fun.
As our ...

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was invited to one of their youth group meetings, and I was amazed that
thirty high-school kids were there. We talked in-depth about Jesus and
chapters of the Bible. I really enjoyed it. I talked to my parents about
switching churches. They knew that Redeemer's was right for me, but at the
same time, they wanted me to stay with my old church. I tried to do both
for a while, but my old church kept wanting me to commit myself to them. I
found myself wanting to be a part of Redeemer's and commit myself to them.
My parents now fully understand, even though some people at my old church
do not understand.
I was a non-conformist by going to a new church, after attending
First United Methodist Church for more that sixty-five years as a family. A
mistake I would never repeat
When I was in fifth grade, now that I look back on it, I would have
to say that I was probably a bad kid. My parents didn't realize, or my
teachers. My friends and I thought that it was really cool to swear ...

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Added: 7/7/2008 08:25:26 AM
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