Faith Stories (Page 3)
Andy Bradshaw: Christianity is Not Boring
I’m Andy Bradshaw; I live with my wife, Keri, and our six kids in Littleton, the in which town I grew up. My parents were divorced when I was two, but my Mom remarried when I was five. The man she married was a Christian, and a serious one. Because of this, I grew up in a Christian home. I spent my childhood through high school doing pretty much all the right things and headed off to a Christian College.…
Joe Pelletier: Opening The Untouched Bible
My name is Joe Pelletier and I live in Chelmsford with my wife Jennie. We moved to this area for my job. I work as a lead engineer at a large healthcare company. I am a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ. I wasn’t born that way, I didn’t grow up that way. I was raised Catholic. To me that meant someone baptized me, I had my first communion, I was confirmed in the church and all I had to…
Faith Stories Explained
In 1st Peter 3:15, the Apostle Peter urges early Christians to “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have”(NIV®). You do not have to be a Pastor or brilliant intellectual to do so. Instead, we can simply share how God has shown us his faithfulness and trust him to move through what we share. At Cornerstone, we define Faith Stories as “A story of God’s faithfulness.”…
I Shared My Faith Story. Now What?
Congratulations! You recently shared your faith story at Cornerstone. Thank you! Your church is grateful to have heard your testimony. It’s encouraging to reflect on God’s faithfulness over our lives. At Cornerstone, we want to continue to help each other grow to maturity. Here are three simple steps you can take to keep following Jesus: Step 1. Take Time To Reflect You’ve just written, refined, and shared your faith story with the whole church. Our faith stories are often very…
Jonathan Romig: When A Pastor’s Kid Tries Partying
My name is Jonathan Romig and I live in Chelmsford with my wife, Monica. I am the pastor of Cornerstone Congregational Church and am excited to share my faith story with you. I was four years old when I knelt down beside my mom and prayed for forgiveness for my sins. She led me in a prayer in which I told Jesus I would “trust” and “serve” Him forever. As I prayed I realized I had just signed up to…
Kevin Crawford: When My Parent’s Faith Became My Faith
Hi my name is Kevin Crawford and I live in Westford with my wife, Angela, and our 4 children, Molly, Ruthie, Cammie, and Sawyer. We moved here from Houston, Texas in February. My story is about God’s grace throughout my life… His kindness that I don’t deserve. By God’s grace, I was raised in a strong Christian home which influenced me to accept Christ at a young age. My parents are Christians, my brothers, my sister, my grandparents, and even…
Anthony Courtemanche: In Need of Rescue
My name is Anthony Courtemanche. My wife Patt and I live in Tyngsboro with two children at home, Hannah, and Max. We have two other daughters who are out of the house and married: Amanda with her husband Andrew also in Tyngsboro, and Molly with her husband Stephen in Oregon. My parents divorced when I was less than three years old, and I was raised by my grandparents on their farm in Lewiston, ME. My grandparents took me to Catholic…
Jennie Pelletier: Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough?
Hello. My name is Jennie Pelletier and my husband Joe and I just recently moved to Chelmsford. Have you ever felt like your not good enough or smart enough or strong enough or pretty enough. I have. In fact I have spent a majority of my life feeling like I wasn’t enough. When I was very young I remember an argument between my parents and my grandparents, the subject of which was me. I think that is the very first…
Monica Romig: Through All The Choices
Hi, my name is Monica Romig. I live in Chelmsford with my husband Jonathan and I’m a Bible teacher at Bradford Christian Academy. I did not read Harry Potter. I was raised in a Christian home, and I have personally believed in Jesus my whole life. When I was younger, I was what you might call, “sheltered” by my parents, mostly my mom, and as a result I did not listen to the backstreet boys or Britney Spears. I did…
Stephanie Bradshaw: My Haiti Earthquake
My name is Stephanie Bradshaw for those who don’t know me. I now live in Littleton MA with a family of 8, but I grew up in Haiti. Growing up in Haiti was difficult in many ways. Many of the kids in Haiti are not able to go to school. In Haiti, I grew up in a family that has 7 kids, and we were all able to go to school. For fun in Haiti, I would jump rope, play…
Aaron Tang: Buddha and the Only True God
My name is Aaron Tang. I was born and raised in Hong Kong till my early teen years. Although I have a Chinese heritage and background, my parents always say I am Americanized and have very little understanding of the Chinese culture. But in school, my friends only saw a Chinese boy who probably is good with math and know Kung-Fu. My journey of knowing Christ took several years with many cultural collisions and through many Christians in my life.…
Vitaly Borodkin: Transformed by God’s Grace
My name is Vitaly Borodkin and my story begins in Moscow, in what was then the Soviet Union in the 1980s. I knew very little about God when I was young because the communist party discouraged the discussion of religion. Sometimes I saw Orthodox churches on the streets and asked my parents about them, only to receive very few answers. At that time, my parents were most likely agnostics, not knowing much about Jesus and the Bible.…