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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Carrie Cox

Confessions of faith: Carrie Cox

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  • Post published:2025/04/29
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A woman who was born deaf discovers a congregation that communicates the saving gospel message. Ten years ago, Dan Frey, pastor at Gethsemane, Lee’s Summit, Mo., began learning sign language.…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Tammy Stewart

Confessions of faith: Tammy Stewart

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2025/03/29
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A single mother finds her Savior as well as answers, healing, and community in a compassionate church family. When Tammy Stewart first walked through the doors of St. Paul’s, Columbus,…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Logan Hirsh

Confessions of faith: Logan Hirsh

  • Post author:Logan Hirsh
  • Post published:2025/01/31
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A former atheist finds a church home, a church mom, and salvation. I never thought I’d ever go to church. But that’s what I did on a chilly Sunday morning…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Joann Hogan

Confessions of faith: Joann Hogan

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2024/12/26
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God leads a mother of six out of abuse and homelessness into a life of stability, service, and evangelism. Joann Hogan, a mother of six and member at Fairview, Milwaukee,…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Angie Zhang

Confessions of faith: Angie Zhang

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2024/11/27
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A concert pianist discovers a new church family and grows in her faith through a congregational campus ministry program. It all started with a Facebook post. A WELS student was…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Zach and Chanti Sanchez

Confessions of faith: Zach and Chanti Sanchez

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  • Post published:2024/10/31
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A move to a new state leads to a new understanding of salvation. When Chanti and Zach Sanchez moved from California to Texas in 2018, they were just looking for…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Dan Horner

Confessions of faith: Dan Horner

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2024/09/01
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After falling away from attending church, a member comes back—and invites others to join him. When Dan Horner stepped inside of St. John’s, New Ulm, Minn., as an adult, he…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Elizabeth Harr

Confessions of faith: Elizabeth Harr

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2024/07/31
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After years of drug addiction, a daughter finds forgiveness from her parents, her children, and her Savior. On June 26, 2017, Elizabeth Harr flatlined in the back of an ambulance…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: The Bunco girls

Confessions of faith: The Bunco girls

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  • Post published:2024/05/23
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Patient invitations lead to multiple couples discovering a Bible-based church and joining a close-knit family of believers. What does the dice game Bunco have to do with evangelism? Everything! Just…

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