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
“Are you saved?” That’s a question often heard from well-meaning Christians who want to help others know Jesus Christ. As Catholics whose faith is centered in Him, we can appreciate
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.
Emily Stimpson Chapman grew up Catholic, but didn’t experience a personal encounter with Christ until meeting an Evangelical friend in college. Asking questions about the role of Scripture in Christianity
I was in second grade when I decided I wanted to be a nun when I grew up. My parents were progressive Catholics and very active in our local parish.
If there’s one recurring theme to Fr. Timothy Reid’s journey, it’s prayer. His grandmothers were both prayer warriors, and this influenced him to maintain constant communication with God throughout his
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
Baptized Catholic, But… I was born on June 4, 1942 in New Haven, CT as my parents’ first child. On June 21, I was baptized at St. Mary’s Church there.
John Lillyman’s journey of faith has taken him all over the world, and brought him into encounter with a number of well-respected Christian traditions. Raised in Australia with little understanding
Fr. Michael Gossett of the Diocese of Steubenville talks about his personal journey of faith- and how being challenged to explain his beliefs helped him to gain a better understanding
My mother converted to Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) when I was two years old after someone came to her door offering Watchtower literature. My father never became a believer. My mother