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Real Life Stories

• More to life than sportsAt age 38 when my body was failing me, God became real to me. I finally understood that I was not the one in control or that I even deserved life.
• When parents break your heartYou can be bitter or you can choose to forgive and live in freedom.
• Strength of a manHow do you measure a man's strength? Is it by their muscles or the weapon they stand behind? Read Wes's story about finding his strength.

• Strength of characterEvery step Catherine had to climb her faith was her base.
• Starting over aloneAll my fears and intuitions were answered. My husband said he loved someone else and had slept with her. He said he didn’t love me anymore.
• Shalom means peaceOne women's journey to find the true meaning of Shalom.
• How I met my motherOne man's journey in building a relationship with his mother.
• Finding true loveDo you believe in True love? Do you believe in soul mates? Find out how you can experience true love.
• I survived the TsunamiA huge wave of water smacked me and I was turned upside down and caught in a huge washing machine. I thought I was going to die for sure. It’s too soon to die, I thought. There’s still so much I want to do for God before I die.
• Quest for acceptanceMy security and happiness was based on acceptance—from friends.
• Remembering September 11thOn September 11, 2001 I said my first prayer. My son was a police officer with the New York Police Department
• Life, reinventedFeeling sorry for myself and lost at the same time, I used my grandparents’ tragedy as an excuse to rebel. I partied and drank and partied and drank.
• More to lifeIt seemed that we had everything. But I knew there had to be more to life than what we were living
• Wise beyond yearsDo you know what happens when you die? Read a young man's perspective.
• When God and science collideAn astrophysicist searches for the truth
• 12 Years of hidingFor 12 of the 13 years of my marriage, I lived a secret life.
• Healing the pain of bad choicesThere was a void in my life I couldn't understand. I kept asking "Why do I feel empty inside?"
• Healing a marriageA marriage with God in it is so different from one without, and we had to learn this the hard way, after much pain, difficulty and tears.
• I wasn't ready to be a GrandmaWhen Amber was a little girl, I could kiss it and make it all better. Now, to my despair, I couldn’t make it all better. I couldn’t make it go away.
• Love your neighborIs it possible to love your enemy?
• Remembering September 11thWho can forget the morning of September 11th? thought.
• Increasing my capacity for leadershipConquering things beyond my ability has always been a part of who I am.
• Angry at GodA father confronts a crushing loss.
• The power of forgivenessThree men intruded our home, beat my parents and myself, and killed my mother.
• My life with MSMS is dilapidating disease, but I found strength to rise above it.
• Coming homeNatasha was in search of beauty. She found it with every stroke of the brush.
• Power to changeBetty's life was in a downward spiral but she found strength to overcome adversity.
• Learning to leanWhen you don't know who to lean on.
• Prodigals: Ashley Smith & Brian NicholsHow Bad Choices Turn Good for Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols
• I thought I was lostIn Aggie's search for meaning she overcame sterotypes and found peace.
• Cancer without fearI still remember the look on the team doctor's face when he announced that I had Multiple Myeloma.
• Winning isn't enoughMy disappointment was intense as I watched my shot disappear into the bunker on the last hole, and with it, my chances of winning the 1994 Masters.
• Redefining SuccessAs his son lay in hospital, Ed had to admit his need for God in life.
• Asking God hard questionsMy father’s suicide catapulted me into a time of deep grief.
• The Goal of my lifePaul had it all, but it wasn't enough.
• A Mother's heartMy life was not interesting enough for a discussion over a drink in a café.
• The Moon is not enoughEven the thrill of the space program could not give ultimate satisfaction.
• Breaking the cycle of violenceOn July 12, 1986, I was on patrol in Central Park and stopped to question three teenagers...
• Born to fly: The story of Jaylene JohnsonThis young woman found herself on life’s journey seeking to find self worth.
• The healing power of forgivenessHow could she forgive the woman who went after her husband and ultimately married him?
• Beginning againHave you ever wanted to start life over again? I did. This is my story.
• Finding peace with GodThere once was an emptiness in my heart that could not be filled.
• Jesus in the every dayPeople are still telling stories of their encounters with Jesus in their life.
• Satisfying soul foodI will turn to food as a way to deal with whatever emotion I may be feeling.
• Finding light in the darknessI knew I had to find a new life. I moved across the country and left everything behind.
• Experiencing eternal life here on earthI missed my dad so much that I began to wonder about heaven.
• Finding strength to love despite hurtI needed to love my husband unconditionally, but I realized I could not do it on my own.
• A new kind of faithMy first serious boyfriend told me that the doctor’s were 90% sure he had cancer.
• The Birth Of JesusYou have read the story about his death. Now read the story of his birth.
• Adoption - life is not an accidentAs I mulled over my emotions, I started to realize I was grateful for my life.
• Finding my real voiceFrom the heights of fashion fame to living on the streets, Danny found a reason to sing again.
• Life in RwandaWith dead bodies lying in the streets, Anny was faced with a choice to flee or stay with her family.