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Why did my little boy suffer?

Sonya

We used to sing a Kirk Franklin song called “Lovely Day.” The song is about being down and not feeling good, but there is a new day, lovely day, because we’re going to be with God. We sing that song, sometimes at our church, ...

Dad kept forgiving until my brother killed him.

Christian Harris

When my dad was struggling for his life, he went out into the yard to put himself out and the neighbors came to help extinguish the fire. Dad wanted to pray. Dad wanted to pray for my brother.

I was shocked. They were genuine.

Andrea

"I wanted to be liked, so I wanted to do whatever was necessary to be liked, to be accepted, to be popular."

Being the intellectual disguised my hurt.

Nikki

My name is Dr. Nikki Velasco. I am an Assistant Professor of Research Methods and Statistics. I was raised by a single mom, not from the United States, who has been married many times and has some sad patterns when it comes t...

Declared dead on arrival.

Rick

My Mother refused to make funeral arrangements. She decided she was going to go and pray.......I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for a praying Mama. Thank God for praying Mama’s.

A Buddhist for 25 years until I had a vision of Jesus.

Cat

"I looked up at the altar and Jesus came out of that altar. He walked right out. I knew it was Him."

During the ‘60s I saw some weird supernatural stuff.

Chuck

I got a hold of some LSD. That was a real turning point in my life. That was like so different for me that it seemed to open up this whole dimension of the spirit realm that I have never really been aware of before. Of course...

Learning that my Mormonism was not Christian broke my heart.

Amy C

"I never realized the God that they serve is not the biblical God. The reason I didn’t realize it is because, as a Mormon, I never read the word of God."

I knew I didn't have what it takes.

Steve

Norm had been a missionary in the Philippines. He and I struck a good chord with each other because he loved to hunt.

Date-raped. Pregnant.

Annette

"He did cross the line, and I became a victim of what we now know as date rape. Thirty years ago that's really not what it was called. Since I did go into the bedroom with the guy, I blamed myself for many years..."