My high school experience: As stereotypical as it may sound, I was painfully trying to find acceptance in the popular crowd in high school. I tried subtlety changing my attitude, behavior and appearance to conform to the group I wished to please. Eventually I came to see that this life of trying to have the "right" friends, music and clothes...... >Read More

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My life as a student: I went to university to become a lawyer. Then I switched to pre-med to become a dentist. I finally decided to get a degree that I enjoyed and just get out of school. So, I graduated with a degree in History and Human Geography. History gave me insight as to who we are as a society.... >Read More

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My Spiritual Journey: I think I have always believed that God existed. I also believed that Jesus was a good man but I didn't understand how that made a difference to me. My sister had become a Christian. She asked me if I had ever invited Christ into my life. I did not understand the question... Later someone told me that... >Read More

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Choosing my major: In high school I had two teachers who cared enough to give us an assignment to research more about a field we might be interested in. If it weren't for those assignments, I probably wouldn't have thought too seriously about what I wanted to do in university until I got there. For the sake of getting the assignments... >Read More

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Spiritual snapshot:  My second chance at life On the morning of July 12, around 7 am, I was on my way to work. I had been out very late the night before at a wedding and was very tired.  About 5 minutes from work I fell asleep at the wheel.  I woke up immediately after hearing the wheels of the... >Read More

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My spiritual journey: I've always thought about God - even if I didn't have a conclusion about it. I remember when I was 7 years old, I was sitting on a fence when a neighbor girl came up to me and asked me out of the blue, "Do you believe in God?" I didn't know what I believed, so I covered... >Read More

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Spiritual snapshot Facing my "ugly self" I can't remember a time when I didn't talk to God.  Maybe this had something to do with the fact that believing in God and going to church were just a natural thing in my family's daily life. I like my life as it is now.  The thing is that I definitely did not like my... >Read More

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