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Stories from believers whose understanding of God's grace was transformed through these writings.

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Joseph W.

Jesus entered into my life as he embraced me in his wonderful love 25 years ago. This awesome love instantly reoriented my thoughts and actions. …

Author: Joseph W.   //   Published: Jan 27, 2001
Reading Time: 15 Minutes

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Steve Walters

This message of God’s love has been like a breath of fresh air to me. For the past four or five years I’ve been bogged …

Author: Steve Walters   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
Reading Time: 2 Minutes

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Ty Milligan

Growing up in a minister’s home, I remember sitting in church every Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night listening wide-eyed as the message of …

Author: Ty Milligan   //   Published: Aug 18, 2000
Reading Time: 12 Minutes

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Beth Walters

I grew up with two images of God. One was the man upstairs looking down at me and laughing at me. Keeping score of every …

Author: Beth Walters   //   Published: Aug 15, 2000
Reading Time: 5 Minutes

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Eliza W.

(Taken from the magazine “Gospel Visitant”, 1818) (Introduction to the letter by Hosea Ballou, editor of the magazine.) A Letter The following letter was written …

Author: Eliza W. (from 1818)   //   Published: Nov 29, 1999
Reading Time: 5 Minutes

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Hannah Whitall Smith

Excerpt from the Autobiography of Hannah Whitall Smith “The Unselfishness of God and How I Discovered it.” Hannah Whitall Smith’s book The Christian’s Secret of a Happy …

Author: Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911)   //   Published: Oct 4, 1999
Reading Time: 16 Minutes

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Barbara Buchner

I was born in Vienna [Austria] in 1950, the oldest of three children. My older brother died in 1985 in a motorcycle accident, the younger …

Author: Barbara Buchner   //   Published: May 7, 1999
Reading Time: 11 Minutes

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Charles Slagle, Minister

Experience Explodes Arguments After six months of agony, it happened overnight. It happened when my desperately wounded heart finally became convinced God loves me. It …

Author: Charles Slagle   //   Published: May 5, 1999
Reading Time: 20 Minutes

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Craig Neal

“The words he spoke cut me like a knife and I will never forget them: ‘Daddy, I try to be a good boy, but I …

Author: Craig Neal   //   Published: Feb 20, 1999
Reading Time: 13 Minutes

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Ruth Jacob

Here is my story, or rather the bit that relates to hellfire terrors. When I was growing up, my understanding of God was that it …

Author: Ruth Jacob   //   Published: Feb 19, 1999
Reading Time: 19 Minutes

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Mervin L. Behlen

My family attended The Full Gospel Tabernacle located in Fresno, California, an Assembly of God denomination. This church had Sunday morning and evening services Wednesday …

Author: Mervin L. Behlen   //   Published: Feb 19, 1999
Reading Time: 11 Minutes

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Maynard A. Howe, Jr.

On a farm near a small town in central Minnesota, February 21, 1909, I entered this world. My mother passed from this life one week …

Author: Maynard A. Howe, Jr.   //   Published: Dec 5, 1998
Reading Time: 9 Minutes

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Henry Shalm

Dear Gary, I want to tell you again what a tremendous impact this “New Gospel” (actually “Original Gospel”), of Jesus as the Saviour of the …

Author: Henry Shalm   //   Published: Dec 2, 1998
Reading Time: 9 Minutes

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Ted Jones

The idea that God lets any creature suffer endlessly has caused me more suffering than all the other problems of my life combined. By the …

Author: Ted Jones   //   Published: Dec 1, 1998
Reading Time: 4 Minutes

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