Confessions of faith: Linda Sherman
After many years, a woman finds true happiness, hope, and peace in God’s Word. Linda Sherman says she has been searching for something her entire life. She didn’t find it…
Confessions of faith: Quinton Jones
A Mormon’s faith journey leads him to South America and back home to Utah, where he finds the biblical truth he had been seeking. On some Sunday mornings, you can…
Confessions of faith: Ken Blaine
After years of praying, a wife sees God’s perfect timing in the baptism of her husband. Although it took over 30 years of praying, at just the right time Ken…
Empowering lay leaders to teach Bible information classes
When Don and Jennifer Serkowski first began attending Christ, Big Bend, Wis., they were looking for a church family to call their own. During a church service, they filled out…
Confessions of faith: Anna Linden
A woman relates how God’s grace has changed her life and how she works to share that grace with others. Grace—God's unconditional, undeserved love—is a concept that used to be…
Confessions of faith: Nick and Lacey Wagner
A couple discovers a new church home after sending their children to its school. Nick and Lacey Wagner’s journey to becoming members at Trinity, Kiel, Wis., was completely unexpected. The…
My Christian life: When vocation and ministry collide
A couple discovers how God is using them—and their life experiences—for his bigger kingdom purpose. Jerry and Lynn Zimpelmann, members at Christ, Eagle River, Wis., are the first to admit…
A second family
When Light of the Valleys, Reno, Nev., discovered it was going to have a vicar for the first time in 2021, it decided to embark on a new ministry opportunity—a…
My Christian life: From prospect to pastor
One year out of the seminary, a pastor shares his journey into the public ministry. Jacob Shepherd, pastor at St. Paul, Round Lake Park, Ill., remembers when he started thinking…