An unhappy childhood can spell problems for people later in life unless they choose to go another way. The best solution is the Christian faith. One young man discovered the misconceptions he had about Christianity and let Christ transform him into a new creature, free from pain and anger.
Category: Conversion
Redemption Story
Losing everything — a parent, a job, self-respect — can cost you in many ways. One man turned against God in his personal losses, but turned toward Him when God pursued him.
“This is Good”
A young man takes the negative behavior of his father seriously — so seriously that he commits to praying regularly for the man’s salvation. God listens to those pleas and brings transformation as only He can.
Lost and Found
A young girl struggles with being an outsider in school and in her family. Even after inviting Jesus Christ into her heart, she deals with rejection and chooses a wrong path. But that path eventually leads her to a new identity and fulfillment in Christ.
Found by God
No matter how hard or how far we run,God hears our cries for help. by Geno Lawrenzi Jr. One starry night many years ago — more years than I care to remember — I found God. Or maybe God found me. Traumatic events Some traumatic events had taken place in my life. I had…
Delivered
What it really means to be a Christian. by Shirley Pope Waite I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses . . . I thrust my trembling fingers hard against my ears. As the strains of “In the Garden” waft from the choir loft, I squeeze tighter and…
Search for Truth
So many choices . . . but only one way to God. by Connie Sturm Cameron They persistently showed up every Tuesday, knocking on my door with an uncanny ability to appear immediately after my daughter went down for her nap. As a stay-at-home mom, lonely for adult conversation, I welcomed their visits. Contrary…
The Path of Most Resistance
The persistent pursuit of the Hound of Heaven. by Roger Palms Not me! I didn’t want anything to do with Christianity. That was religion, and religion was for people who couldn’t stand on their own two feet. I was a student, attending Wayne State University in Detroit, when everything began to change. It started…
Working for Love
From all business to all blessing, thanks to Christ. by Stacy Farrell As business manager in a law firm, I did my best to play the part of a successful woman: spike heels, skirt above the knee, expensive perfume, diamond studs in my ears. Work was my way of establishing identity, love, and security….
Without a Doubt
How to believe in Jesus Christ and make God smile. by J. Grant Swank, Jr. “Stop doubting and believe” (John 20:27, NIV). How many people refuse to believe in Jesus Christ? Too many. Some of them put themselves in the center of their universe — like a god. Some worship things and success. But…