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Tag: Conversion
Back from the Dead
by Steve Henderson “Going to Texas. Nice knowing you.” The handwritten note on the TV set stunned me. It was from my wife Daneen. Without saying anything to me beforehand, she had taken our little daughter and left me behind in Oklahoma. In a way, I couldn’t blame her. I had been coming home…
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…
Won by Love
A Jew, a Gentile, and the good news. by Eddie Lieberman as told to Muriel Larson Now I’m really in for it! I thought despondently. At the age of 19 I had topped off a half dozen arrests with a crime against the Post Office — a federal offense. As I sat on my…
What Does It Mean to Believe?
How to be sure of your faith in Jesus Christ. by Daniel Overdorf A state university in the Midwest built an arts center with staircases that lead nowhere. Columns hang from the ceiling but stop short of connecting with the floor. What was the architect attempting to convey? That life has no absolutes. Everything…