When I was in kindergarten, I used to play with a girl named Gail, who lived across the street. Gail was like me — very tiny and skinny. When her
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Whenever I talk about my conversion it’s usually in the “elevator format” — you know, the pre-packaged presentation you’d give if you were crunched for time. Of all the reasons
A few years ago, after living our entire lives in southwestern Michigan, I accepted a job that took our family to a small town in Washington State, on the eastern
After 27 years in various Protestant churches, I finally returned to the Catholic Church of my youth. I am truly blessed to be a Catholic Christian once again. Along with
My conversion from Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or LDS) to Catholicism was a bittersweet experience. I am convinced, though, that the events unfolded beautifully according
I became Catholic in 2013, after growing up with some Lithuanian Catholic traditions in a household with a mixed faith background. My mother was raised Catholic, and my father didn’t
My Baptist Childhood In 1977, at the age of seven, I was baptized in a Baptist Church in rural north-central Louisiana. The pastor of the church was my father; I
As a child I lived in Birmingham, England and attended a Methodist Sunday School; the church was across the street from my home but my parents did not attend. As
My parents I was born in 1965 to Mary (Alexander) Lane, now a retired educator for the Highland Park, Michigan School District. My mother was famous in her own right.
A native of South Carolina and the last of five children, I was raised in a Southern Baptist home. My mother was brought up in the Baptist tradition; my father
I was born to lifelong Lutherans (ELCA) who, of course, baptized all their kids Lutheran. I was baptized on December 28, 1980 — a date that I realized, soon after
I clearly remember the moment I became a Christian. I don’t recall how old I was exactly, probably six or seven, but it was a Sunday afternoon and I had