Sharing Our Stories

One of the most encouraging aspects of being a part of a community of faith is sharing the faith journey together; watching and hearing about the wonderful and diverse ways that God speaks to us, guides us, and shapes our lives.

YOUR STORY [Click here to learn more about contributing a story.]

"Do not be afraid of life."

For a year and a half, my husband was aggressively treated for an equally aggressive, inoperable brain tumor. The experience was one that none of us wish to encounter. Just after we were informed of the diagnosis, he knelt one evening and prayed aloud. He thanked God for what he would be experiencing in the coming months, saying he knew that this would allow him to be a witness for God's healing power. more...

"Blessed and not cursed."

The time over the last few years has flashed by, but I recall the evening service for Jo Ann C. Harrelson, just before Christmas in 2003. The church was filled, and I was in an unmerry state all on my own - without grieving that family’s loss. I had withdrawn into a painful place after losing a baby the previous Christmas, only days before Christmas Eve. The winter and the warmth of family and friends did nothing to awaken my spirit, and I simply remember a very heavy sadness. more...

"A Faith That Was Truly Her Own"

Our family is a living example of how God came near. Neither of my parents grew up in a Christian home. Although my father died when I was young, my mother has told many wonderful stories about how they came to the Lord and how their faith in God grew. She now has dementia, and sometimes she even gets confused as to who I am, but she still remembers these experiences and shares them with me. On her behalf, I would like to share them with you. more...

"Surely the Lord Is In This Place."

One day during our daughter’s battle with cancer, we got a call from her with the devastating results of a recent test. With my heart breaking, I tried to be as loving and reassuring to her as I could. Then I hung up the phone and cried and cried. more...

“Don’t Do It”

I had dedicated my life to full-time Christian service, and here I was in my last year at Campbell College and still taking algebra. I had never been good at math and, therefore, had avoided it in high school. I had taken college algebra so many times I had lost count; now my graduation depended upon my passing this subject. It was a Friday night, and I had been informed earlier in the day that, yes, indeed, I had failed again. more...

YOUR STORY

We are currently collecting stories about Prayer. If you have a story you would like to share about the experience of prayer, encountering God in prayer, or circumstances where prayers were answered or not answered that had a meaningful impact on you, you may submit it to Jayne Davis, Minister of Spiritual Formation. You can request a story to appear anonymously, but it must include your name and phone number when submitted.

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