David wouldn't be David without a Saul, Eric Hamilton's Church Story (Conversation)

This is Eric's second time on the channel. He's a fiction writer who like many found me through watching Jordan Peterson. He wanted to go into some of the detail of his story he didn't talk about in our first talk.
Our First talk https://youtu.be/jugwCxdncp8

Notes
Writing fiction
Prison ministry
Bible class on Judges and Ruth
Early to mid 20s full time preacher Church of Christ
Got a degree in political science and a minor in religion
Grew up in the Church of Christ
Both families in the church
Baptized at 9, college at 17, had an atheist phase, came back to believing in Jesus and the resurrection
Mom sending “The Case for Christ” in a care package Lee Strobel
William Adler at NC State in New Testament
In college getting more involved in church
Jr. lobbyist in North Carolina
Apprenticeship preacher training Church of Christ
Eldership as the Pastors
Wichita Kansas, no 20 year olds
Church split
Harassment
An encourager emerged
Persecuted by a former mentor
Started reading about David and Saul
It wasn’t just a Bible story
Started reading the Psalms
Moses wouldn’t be Moses without Pharaoh
David wouldn’t be David without Saul
Why do I stay in church? And stick with these people who hurt me?
John 6 where Jesus disappoints the people
Cannibalism?
Giving up so much more for a small inconvenience
Sexual ethics in churches
Debate with Vaush https://youtu.be/LAUgExXyez4
Tower of Babel
God confused the languages
Jordan Peterson
Divine passive
Church
Living in community
What church is for

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