“I’ve played the piano since I was 3 years old and the harp since I was 11. I teach and I love music. “I was in my early 20s when I started losing my hearing. When you’re a professional musician with a hearing loss, it’s … Continue readingDeafness not able to silence her music
“My dad was a Southern Baptist minister and a doomsday prepper. I was raised in Palestine, up in East Texas. We lived in the parsonage next to the church where my dad preached. But he also built a little cabin in the woods, just outside … Continue readingDoomsday prepper dad prepares her for COVID-19
“I’m an armchair theologian. I study ancient writings. All those things that some people have called other scriptures. As well as the Bible. I’m quite familiar with the Bible and biblical terms. I believe all churches are wrong — there is no good English translation … Continue reading‘Believe whatever you want to believe’ about religion
“After all I’ve been through, I’m fortunate to be here alive today. I’ve had heart surgery. I’ve been shot multiple times. I’ve lost close friends. It got to the point where I didn’t care about life anymore. I was done. I turned to drugs, alcohol … Continue reading‘I should be gone, but I’m still here’
“I was 19 years old in 1941. In those days, you didn’t work on Sundays. Nothing was open. It was a special day. So when Pearl Harbor happened, I was so frustrated. How could they attack on a Sunday morning? “I was so proud of … Continue readingNavy veteran: ‘We never thought we would survive’
“One time when I wasn’t working, I needed money for my car note. It was $197. Before I went to bed that night, I asked the lord for $200. That was a Saturday night. The next day I went to church. First thing I saw … Continue readingIn times of need, others have come to his aid
“I was driving to Columbus, Texas. I was going up there to work. Back then I was drinking, and I ran my truck head on into a tree. It was at night, and I had gone to sleep. I’m pretty sure that drinking had a … Continue readingHe makes the most of second chance at life
“When I was a little kid, I went to church all the time. As I got older, I began asking questions like, ‘What’s the aim of human life? Why are we here?’ And they had no answers. They just told me, ‘You need to read … Continue reading‘Truth has been in front of our eyes all our lives’
“My mom and dad raised me to always help people regardless of your race, your color, your gender, your creed or your religion. When I go places and meet people, I don’t look at color. I judge you as a human. That’s the way I’ve … Continue reading‘I, as a human being, believe everybody is equal’
“We’re community volunteers trying to help people make better citizens of themselves, with a spiritual side, of course. “Jehovah’s Witnesses usually go door to door. They’ve been doing it for 100-and-some years. We just started this new initiative, working with what we call witnessing cards. … Continue readingJehovah’s Witnesses try out a new approach