Jacob Imam’s parents were Muslim and Christian, and seeing the differences between them led him to walk away from the idea of religion altogether as a young man. He still
My childhood faith development was a “broken road.” I was baptized in the Episcopal Church about the age of three, but based on family photos, it doesn’t seem to have
Introduction to God I don’t remember a time when I didn’t believe in the existence of God. I suppose I got this from my mother. As a little boy, whenever
Catholicism is not for the faint of heart. It is a commitment, a sacred duty, a responsibility. Serving the Master is the Christian’s priority, which oftentimes puts us at odds
The following interview was conducted by Mike Ford. His blog can be found online at godislovechristianblog.wordpress.com. Kelly Nieto grew up in church, yet her mother was an atheist. Her father had
“My son saw what I was doing, I had the Bible out, and said ‘Dad, are we Christian?’ And I was accused, indicted, tried, found guilty, and sentenced in one second.”
Jeff Gardner grew up in a pristine Mormon family, and then his parents’ marriage fell apart. His mother’s subsequent relationship with a black man led to his exclusion from the
As a young adult, Hall Miller left the Catholic faith of his youth in favor of Eastern spiritualities. But when his life began to fall apart, he found their proposed
Morgan Holliger, a student at the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, explains how the Church’s teaching on the dignity and meaning of the human person led her
Jennifer Fulwiler is a former atheist who was born and raised with the natural materialist worldview that says, “If you can see it and touch it, then it is real.”
Deacon Patrick Lappert married a Catholic, and went along with raising his children in the faith because he thought it would be a nice way to teach them to live
Lori’s grandfather and great-grandfather were Brethren ministers, but her parents were vocally anti-religion. Somehow, though, Lori always had a sense that God existed- it was Jesus she wasn’t so sure