There were moments in my life when death seemed closer than tomorrow. Yet every time darkness reached for me, God was already reaching for me first. My name is Ruth Carroll, and when I look back over my life, I do not simply see the story of a woman who survived abuse. I see the fingerprints of God… (MORE)

I was just nine years old. I wasn't even in double figures. It was a warm Sunday morning, even for the Blue Mountains — Easter Sunday, actually — and we were at Leura Cascades in the Blue Mountains for an Easter Sunday picnic… (MORE)

My father had an accident last year. Initially, I was thinking that it was a sprain or a small fracture, but the doctor said his thigh bone was broken and that they needed to do surgery immediately. I was shocked and completely blank. God gave me the strength to move forward; He was with us… (MORE)

I walked in darkness most of my life, not really knowing the way that was right, although I was taught to believe in Jesus Christ. I doubted because I never really saw the light… (MORE)

​I come from humble beginnings. My mother and father raised three children in poverty, and there were times when it felt like only God was truly watching over us. When it came time for higher education, my parents honestly told me they could not afford my college fees. But I had a deep desire to study, and God provided… (MORE)

The Lord Jesus always has, always will, and forevermore will be the light of the world. A light I forever want to bathe in. There is such a healing warmth radiating in his presence. I am eternally blessed to call him my creator, my savior, my heavenly father… (MORE)

When you walk with Him daily, turn to Him in everything, and trust Him through the process, He will begin to work in your life in ways you never imagined. Healing may be instant, or it may be a process, or it might not happen—but freedom from the bondage of sin, peace with God, and eternal life are guaranteed… (MORE)

If you are someone who isn’t sure what you believe, I fully understand. I lived as an agnostic from the age of 13 until I was 68…(MORE)

I was bullied in third grade, throughout middle school, and for the first two years of high school. Whenever I walked into a room, people tended to ignore me… (MORE)

I grew up as a "military brat" with a father in the Air Force. As a child, I only remember attending church a handful of times, but I was raised with a Christian background and a basic understanding of God. My childhood was comfortable—upper-middle class—and as an only child, I never wanted for much. Everything changed in 1996...(MORE)

I grew up in a small town in Utah, an active member of the LDS (Mormon) church. Classic Americana would be an apt description of my boyhood. Attending weekly church meetings, riding bikes with friends after school, daily prayer and scripture study, summertime bonfires, and a knowledge that God was “watching everything you do.” If you were to put it to film, it would be in black and white and set to the “Andy Griffith Show” theme song…(MORE)

’m Cindy, and I have a new life in Christ, finding victory over social anxiety. I grew up in a small house with my parents and four sisters, but most of my memories were of being alone or feeling alone. Relationships were painful, superficial, and disappointing…(MORE)