Sue Neugebauer’s parents were Jews who survived Nazi persecution in Hungary, and had Sue baptized as a baby, not out of personal conviction, but as a matter of self-preservation. During
Mark Neugebauer’s father was a Polish Holocaust survivor, and his mother a Russian Jew whose family had suffered under pogroms, so he was raised with a strong Jewish identity. However,
Matthew Akers was raised a fundamentalist Christian, while his wife, Elisabeth, grew up in an Episcopalian household. After Matthew graduated from a Reformed Episcopal seminary, he and Elisabeth met and
Jennifer Kern grew up a dyed-in-the-wool Calvinist. She even considered carrying tulips down the aisle at her wedding in honor of John Calvin’s 5 point T.U.L.I.P. doctrine! Her husband felt
Kendra Clark became serious about her Mormon faith as a student at BYU, and was drawn in particular to the figure of Jesus Christ. This fascination eventually caused her to
Growing up, Roger Salstrom’s dad almost never went to church, but Roger’s mother took him and his siblings every Sunday. Roger continued through life as a committed Christian, even going
Kevin McDermott grew up in the years before Vatican II, and had a deep love for the liturgy and devotions of the pre-conciliar Church. When liturgical and doctrinal changes turned
Though baptized Catholic, Matt D’Antuono’s connection to the Catholic Church fizzled after his parents divorced. In college, he rediscovered his faith while connecting with Evangelical campus ministries. It was while
For Kandice Longstreth, faith came to life when she was in the hospital at age 10 and received a pocket New Testament. Even though she wasn’t from a churchgoing family,
Lorelei Savaryn was baptized Catholic as an infant, but her parents raised her in the Church of the Nazarene. When they split up, she started going to a nearby Assemblies
Steve Jeck grew up in a family that was culturally Jewish, but didn’t really practice any faith. However, in high school, he had a coach and another friend who were
Megan’s parents came from Catholic and Methodist backgrounds, and they split the difference by raising Megan in a fundamentalist Christian environment. She grew up with a deep love of Jesus,
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