God Made Me a New Man with a New Heart
-Shane Ferris

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Sign up for Free Bible StudyRomans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.God Made Me A New Man With A New Heart My name is Shane Ferris, … Read More

I Never Realized How Short Life Is
-Mike Heckman

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I Never Realized How Short Life Is! My name is Mike Heckman, and this is my story.I never had any real exposure to the Gospel. I had heard some of the stories in the Bible through movies or by word of mouth but never read the Bible. I used to go to church when I was very young but I … Read More

I Was Lost for 42 Years
-Donna Basciano

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I grew up going to a Reformed Baptist church in New Jersey. Every summer, I went to a Christian camp, and had many Christian family members and friends. So I always heard the truth and thought I was OK with God.

I Exchanged Depression for Dependence on God
-Nathan Bieber

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As a child, I attended the Lutheran Church with my family. I was confirmed when I was 13 and stopped going to church shortly thereafter. As I grew older, exercise and weight lifting became the center of my life. In addition to this, I began to use drugs and alcohol.

Emmaus Has Changed,
and So Have We!

-Barry & Linda Woodring

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Six months before Pearl Harbor was bombed, I was born to the Woodring family in the Pennsylvania borough of Catasauqua. I lived there on Race Street until I graduated from high school and headed into the military around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1959. After I was discharged in 1963, I worked a job for several years before taking over my father-in-law’s grocery store and meat market in Emmaus in 1973.

God Had To Break My Hard Heart
-Dale Stengele

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If you had known me a few years ago, when I was a wild, drunk, popular entertainer in various bars, and then knew me now, you would insist you had met two different men. That is the difference that Christ can make in one’s life. My story demonstrates the great mercy and love of God to reach into the depths of hell to save a wretch as undeserving as I. Christ had to break my hard heart with the gospel. My name is Dale Stengele, and this is my story.

I Thought the Guilt Could Never Be Totally Erased
-Becky Simmons

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For over twenty years, I lived in denial. I claimed to be a Christian for most of my life, but my desire to do good would never last long. I would be stirred to obey the Bible, but after a time the zeal would go away. I would be back to doing the things which brought me great shame and heartache. My name is Becky Simmons, and this is my story.