My father was the pastor of a few different churches throughout Ohio and West Virginia during this time. He began as a Pentecostal minister, and would later go on to pastor a Baptist church. My father never attended a seminary, although he received his preaching credentials under the teaching of another Evangelist via postal-mail. I remember as a young girl, my father worked hard at his biblical studies. He continued to work full-time as a carpenter to provide a decent living for his family, but on many evenings, he would slave over a stack of books for long hours.
Marcus welcomes Vaughn Kohler, a former evangelical protestant, to the program. Vaughn’s earliest memories are living in South Bend, IN in a family secure in its protestant faith amidst a
My parents were born in Sweden and immigrated to the United States as young adults. Nominal Lutherans, baptized and confirmed in the Church of Sweden, they were not strong churchgoers.
Jason Hall, native of Owensboro, KY, grew up in a Christian home in the Free Will Baptist tradition. His father was the minister of his church. Jason had an active
Growing up in the Chicago area, Chris Zajdzinski describes his Baptist upbringing as a great formation and experience. He felt a close personal relationship from an early age, though he
Brian Besong’s father came from a Catholic family but left the faith when he married Brian’s mother. They settled into life in the Disciples of Christ in Houston, Texas, which
He was called the “Father of Jesus Rock.” Everyone who was an Evangelical or Pentecostal Christian in the 1970s knew who he was. He wrote such songs as “I Wish
From my earliest memories Jesus was my best friend. I loved church, worship, and my Bible, which I unfailingly carried everywhere. My dad used to joke, “Don’t you trust my driving? Is that why you always take your Bible?”
The Lord’s grace throughout my life has always been abundant. In reality, I can’t recall a time when I have not loved, desired, and pursued God. I always wanted to hear more about Jesus and to share Him with others.
Mark Averett, though being born and lived for his first four years in Mississippi, counts Kentucky as his home. Raised until age twelve in the Southern Baptist tradition, Mark has
I sat at work with my head in my hands looking at the computer screen. I couldn’t believe what I had just read. There was no possible way that was the truth. How could it be? I always thought that I was right and the Catholics were wrong. If the statement I had just read was true, it would mean so much would have to change. Yet, how could they be right? This was only supposed to be a harmless trip to EWTN.com in order to disprove my fiancée’s parents and their firm Catholic beliefs.
Growing up in Anderson, Indiana, Fr. Randy Musselman was part of a Baptist family that was not particularly active in its faith. However, he was baptized at age 14 and
Country music star Collin Raye grew up in Arkansas near the Texas border, in a Christian family that was predominantly Southern Baptist. From an early age Collin knew Jesus and