Lived Through This

Confessions of a Former Christian Gangster

We knew a lot about hell. Not as much about heaven.

Daniel Williams
Published in
9 min readMar 7, 2021

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Whimsical illustration of two children getting eaten by colorful monsters.
Illustrations by author

I was in a small Christian gang at my elementary school. At first glance, you might not have believed we were gang members, but if you looked closely at the twinkle in our eyes, you would have read the message, “We can die at any time. Jesus will…

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Daniel Williams
Human Parts

A poverty-stricken, soft Batman by night. Illustrator and writing teacher by day. Previously: McSweeney’s, Slackjaw.