Category: Conversion

Divine ways of connecting with ahuman being’s deepest need. by Anna Marie Whiting as told to Jewell Johnson   Glancing toward the door of my prison cell, I noticed a book wedged between the bars. How did it get there? I wondered. It was Living on the Ragged Edge, by Charles R. Swindoll. I opened…

You never know when the end will come. by Michael B. Ross   Twenty years ago I was a young man heading off to an Ivy League college. Like most people my age, I didn’t think of my mortality. I believed I was immortal: Tomorrow would always be there. Now I sit alone in a…

Street-smart and world-wise — but empty. by Tony Nelson as told to Terry Arries   I nocked an arrow in my compound bow and shot Joey. Just before I released the arrow, he turned around in the doorway of my bedroom and saw me. “T, what are you doing?” he shouted. I answered softly, “Don’t…

We can run, but we cannot hide. by Ed Crook as told to Muriel Larson   “There’s been a burglary,” the police sergeant grunted. “About an hour ago, three men broke into a house near the Beltway, and they got away. Maybe the dogs can track them down.” I jumped into my cruiser with Major,…

Jesus is the answer to our deepest questions. by Candi Long as told to Muriel Larson   When I was a freshman in college, an atheist lived on my floor in the dorm. What a shame, I thought. Somebody ought to tell her about God. I went to the girl’s room. “Terry, I heard you’re…

A peace officer finds peace. by Bill Holland as told to Muriel Larson   The wails of two small children greeted my ears as I entered the trailer house. Trained as a criminal investigator to observe quickly, I took in the scene at a glance. It was not a pretty sight. The children’s mother sat…

What happens when you can’t get Jesus off your mind. by George Hara as told to Sylvia Grosh   Two candles glowed in front of me, illuminating the fancy black-lacquered altar in our home. I grasped the rosary beads and twisted them mechanically into the prescribed figure eight. Dark pictures of my ancestors stared at…

Discovering the true meaning of love — and of life. by Susan J. Decuir   The first time I saw him, he wandered into the sales department where I worked as a secretary. Who is this cute guy? I wondered. His rumpled shirt and disheveled hair gave off a devil-may-care attitude, though his smile was…

The inner peace only Jesus can give. by Candy Mayer as told to Muriel Larson   “We’re going to take you to a psychiatrist,” my parents told me. “Maybe he can help you.” “But everyone will think I’m crazy,” I protested. “Well, we’ve got to do something, honey,” my dad said. “We’ve tried everything else.”…

How to give the Devil the one-two punch. by J. Grant Swank, Jr.   All of us are confronted with temptation. It is a “given” when part of a spiritually fallen world. The Devil is referred to in the Bible as the Prince of the Power of the Air. That means he is at work…