b'Jeff grew up in his words \\u201ca very religious household.\\u201d He attended a large Southern Baptist church.
In college he fell in love with the seriousness of Calvinism after reading John Piper\\u2019s Desiring God. He left seminary early to become a minster because he felt time pressure to be \\u201con mission\\u201d for God.
After three pastors he knew committed suicide in one year, Jeff began to deconstruct.
Today he is agnostic and finds therapy and mindfulness helpful in his life.
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"Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
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