I Was Born “Bawindsom” in Burkina Faso, West AfricaMy name is Joseph Ilboudo, and this is my story.I was born … Read More
My Pilgrimage from Ritual to Relationship
-Gerry Seltzer
-Gerry Seltzer
My name is Gerry Seltzer, and this is my story. When I think about my religious or spiritual experience during the first 45 years of my life, it would be most accurately described by words such as rituals, rules and regulations.
Do You Believe in Miracles?
-Timothy Anger
-Timothy Anger
Do you know what an inoculation is? Maybe as a child you were immunized with shots so that if you were exposed to measles and whooping cough and other diseases, your body would be immune to them. What happened is that a weakened form of the real disease was put into your body while you were young, and your immune system fought against it, and won. And by doing that you built up a resistance to that disease so you would never contract the full-blown disease. For me, growing up in a Christian home was like that immunization shot. I was “inoculated against being a true Christian.” Let me explain.