By: Michael J. Quinlan. Mike from Portland Oregon…actually Ireland…left Ireland in 85 to follow Jesus…been a wild ride…came to the states in 87…that was an eye opener…been out of church since about 2001 and loving it…I do alot of long distance motorcycle trips…..hope you don’t mind adding a story of my own……. 10 years ago… [Read more…]
March 30, 2012
By: Sandra. What I must start off with is that I always believed in God. I was brought up Catholic and my father always made sure we went to church and had a Catholic education. (Growing up my father always wanted to be a priest, according to what my grandparents told me.) I am the… [Read more…]
February 17, 2012
By: Helen I came to know Jesus when I was 31, coming out of an unchurched background. We chose to go to a little church close to our home where renewal was beginning to happen. Many changes were made within the church but the hierarchy stepped in and sent a man who was religious to… [Read more…]
December 29, 2011
By: Evelyn. Hello everyone. My name is Evelyn and I’m a disciple of Jesus Christ. Like many Americans, I was raised in and out of church. And while I was a young girl, I became very active in church. I attended Sunday school, Wednesday night Bible study, youth retreats, vacation Bible school, revivals, pastor anniversaries,… [Read more…]
November 24, 2011
How God called me out by: Loretta Heiden. How God called me to be His and made me His: (1985) I was in the Roman Catholic Church from birth to age 17. I was completely lost! That is a story right there. I was very religious and did every Roman Catholic ritual, I had my… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
by: Jim My life before Christ And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience -Ephesians 2:1-2 I grew… [Read more…]
October 18, 2011
By: LouAnn McClain I spent 15 years in the “charismatic movement”. The things I could testify to would fill a book. From witnessing “false prophets” being brought in to give “a word” to individuals, who PAID check or cash for that word, unrepentant admitted homosexuals serving communion, to “false words” from a pastor who “heard”… [Read more…]
July 24, 2011
By: David Yeubanks I left behind the traditional church thing in 2001, not long after the passing of my father. I’ll never forget sitting by my dad’s bedside in the hospital when he grabbed my arm and looked straight in my eyes and said, “Son, beware of men who seek to set themselves up as… [Read more…]
June 7, 2011
By: Rory Moore A lot of people sit in the pews and ask themselves “WHAT am I doing here?” It was all so wonderful at one time. Finding and falling in love with Jesus, forgiveness of sins, a new life, new and wonderful things to learn, and a sense of God’s presence and joy. But… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011
By: Chris Ardern Membership Revoked! “They shall put you out of the synagogues…” John 16:2 I’m Chris Ardern, I’m 53 years old and I first encountered Jesus when I was in my early 20′s. I was brought up in a religious home but no true conversion. I had a radical Born Again experience truly repenting… [Read more…]
April 29, 2012
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