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SUMMARY:Intersections (with lunch) | Unlearning evangelism
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 olor:#9b59b6\;"><strong>Unlearning evangelism</str
 ong></span></span></h2>\n \n <p style="text-align:
 center\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><
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 erif\;">Daniel Henderson\, author</span></span></s
 trong></p>\n \n <p style="text-indent:0pt\;margin-
 bottom:8px\;text-align:center\;"><span style="font
 -family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><strong 
 style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\
 ;font-size:16px\;">_____________________</strong><
 /span></p>\n \n <p style="text-align:center\;"><sp
 an style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-ser
 if\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>DECEM
 BER 4\, 2026  |  11:45 AM – 1:00 PM</strong><br />
 \n <b>St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, Cedar R
 apids</b></span><br />\n <span style="font-size:16
 px\;"><strong>** in-person event **</strong></span
 ></span></p>\n \n <hr />\n <p><span style="font-fa
 mily:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><img alt=""
  src="https://interfaithallianceiowa.ourpowerbase.
 net/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/contribute
 /images/HendersonDaniel%281%29.jpg" style="width: 
 150px\; height: 174px\; float: left\; margin: 4px 
 8px\;" /></span></p>\n \n <p><span style="font-fam
 ily:Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">After living a
 s an evangelical for nearly 40 years\, there was a
  lot of unlearning to do. With his new book\, <em>
 Reflections of a Recovered Evangelical: Love Plus 
 Nothing Else\,</em> Daniel Henderson continues his
  spiritual journey and discovers how to “re-wire” 
 his brain post religion. Daniel will speak at our 
 December Intersections about the changes in thinki
 ng and ways to view the world since leaving evange
 lism behind\, dealing with important topics such a
 s identity\, our shared humanity\, and where we go
  from here. He'll also highlight the healing journ
 ey he has experienced through the writing process.
 </span></p>\n \n <hr />\n <p><span style="font-fam
 ily:Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><b><span style
 ="color:#9b59b6\;">You may make your reservation t
 o attend in-person (with lunch) by clicking on the
  "Register Now" button.</span><span style="color:#
 000000\;"> </span></b><span style="color:#000000\;
 ">Four boxed lunch options are available: </span>t
 urkey & swiss on ciabatta\, roast beef & cheddar o
 n wheatberry\, Greek Mediterranean wrap (vegetaria
 n)\, and garden veggie salad<span style="color:#00
 0000\;">\; boxed lunches are $15 each</span>. <em>
 <strong>You </strong><b><span style="color:#000000
 \;">must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00
  PM on Tuesday\, December 1. </span></b><span styl
 e="color:#000000\;">Late orders or walk-in request
 s for lunch will not be available.</span></em></sp
 an></p>\n \n <p><span style="font-family:Arial\,He
 lvetica\,sans-serif\;">If you have any issues regi
 stering\, please email <a href="mailto:info@interf
 aithallianceiowa.org">info@interfaithallianceiowa.
 org</a> or call <a href="tel:5152798715">515.279.8
 715</a>.</span></p>\n \n <hr />\n <p><span style="
 font-family:Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\;">ABOUT 
 OUR PRESENTER | With a 40-year career in education
 \, Daniel Henderson has the grounding of being a l
 ife-long midwesterner as well as having traveled e
 xtensively. His teaching career in the field of hi
 story and religion has given many of his students 
 inspiration and motivation to pursue their own car
 eers in these fields. Dan has traveled to Europe\,
  Central America\, and all over the United States.
  He has a passion for history and historic sites. 
 Dan has published personal stories of his own fait
 h journey in his books\, <em>Confessions of a Reco
 vering Evangelical</em> and <em>Reflections of a R
 ecovered Evangelical</em>.</span></p>\n \n <p><spa
 n style="font-family:Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-serif\
 ;">In 1966\, Daniel went forward at a Billy Graham
  Crusade to give his life to Christ\, and 40 years
  later\, in 2005\, he walked away from it. Like mi
 llions who are now leaving the traditional church 
 behind\, Daniel has made that break and has writte
 n his own memoir about the experience. He was a Ch
 ristian School teacher for two decades and much of
  his story centers around the "hot-house" environm
 ent of those private institutions. As an educator\
 , speaker\, writer\, and historian\, Daniel contin
 ues today to encourage others to find their faith\
 , embrace doubt\, ask hard questions\, and find th
 eir own spiritual path.</span></p>\n \n <hr />\n <
 p><span style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, san
 s-serif\;"><span style="color:#9b59b6\;"><em><b>In
 tersections </b>is a monthly gathering of the Inte
 rfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an o
 pportunity to learn\, to participate in civil dial
 ogue\, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of 
 religion and politics.</em></span></span></p></bod
 y></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Unlearning evangelism\n \n \n Daniel H
 enderson\, author\n \n \n \n _____________________
 \n \n \n \n DECEMBER 4\, 2026  |  11:45 AM – 1:00 
 PM\n \n St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, Cedar
  Rapids\n \n ** in-person event **\n \n \n \n \n \
 n \n \n \n After living as an evangelical for near
 ly 40 years\, there was a lot of unlearning to do.
  With his new book\, Reflections of a Recovered Ev
 angelical: Love Plus Nothing Else\, Daniel Henders
 on continues his spiritual journey and discovers h
 ow to “re-wire” his brain post religion. Daniel wi
 ll speak at our December Intersections about the c
 hanges in thinking and ways to view the world sinc
 e leaving evangelism behind\, dealing with importa
 nt topics such as identity\, our shared humanity\,
  and where we go from here. He'll also highlight t
 he healing journey he has experienced through the 
 writing process.\n \n \n \n \n You may make your r
 eservation to attend in-person (with lunch) by cli
 cking on the "Register Now" button. Four boxed lun
 ch options are available: turkey & swiss on ciabat
 ta\, roast beef & cheddar on wheatberry\, Greek Me
 diterranean wrap (vegetarian)\, and garden veggie 
 salad\; boxed lunches are $15 each. You must pre-o
 rder and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Tuesday
 \, December 1. Late orders or walk-in requests for
  lunch will not be available.\n \n \n \n If you ha
 ve any issues registering\, please email info@inte
 rfaithallianceiowa.org (mailto:info@interfaithalli
 anceiowa.org) or call 515.279.8715 (tel:5152798715
 ).\n \n \n \n \n ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | With a 40-y
 ear career in education\, Daniel Henderson has the
  grounding of being a life-long midwesterner as we
 ll as having traveled extensively. His teaching ca
 reer in the field of history and religion has give
 n many of his students inspiration and motivation 
 to pursue their own careers in these fields. Dan h
 as traveled to Europe\, Central America\, and all 
 over the United States. He has a passion for histo
 ry and historic sites. Dan has published personal 
 stories of his own faith journey in his books\, Co
 nfessions of a Recovering Evangelical and Reflecti
 ons of a Recovered Evangelical.\n \n \n \n In 1966
 \, Daniel went forward at a Billy Graham Crusade t
 o give his life to Christ\, and 40 years later\, i
 n 2005\, he walked away from it. Like millions who
  are now leaving the traditional church behind\, D
 aniel has made that break and has written his own 
 memoir about the experience. He was a Christian Sc
 hool teacher for two decades and much of his story
  centers around the "hot-house" environment of tho
 se private institutions. As an educator\, speaker\
 , writer\, and historian\, Daniel continues today 
 to encourage others to find their faith\, embrace 
 doubt\, ask hard questions\, and find their own sp
 iritual path.\n \n \n \n \n Intersections is a mon
 thly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa 
 in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to learn\, to
  participate in civil dialogue\, and to discuss is
 sues at the crossroads of religion and politics.\n
  \n 
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LOCATION:1340 3rd Ave SE\n St. Paul's United Methodist Chur
 ch\n Cedar Rapids\, IA 52403\n 
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