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Christian Women Today welcomes you to tell us about your spiritual journey since becoming a Christian or about your life before Christ and how you came to know him.
We publish first-person life stories of Christian women on our websites www.christianwomentoday.com and www.womentodaymagazine.com.
We conclude each life story on Christian Women Today with an invitation to be filled with the Holy Spirit and we conclude stories on Women Today Magazine with an invitation to receive Christ.
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Would you like to publish your story?
This section will help you prepare an effective personal testimony for the Internet. Your well prepared testimony, empowered by the Holy Spirit, can stimulate others to seek the same life changing God that you know.
How to prepare an effective online testimony.
- Write down your personal story.
Read these helpful tip - Read it over and make any necessary revisions. It is quite possible and often beneficial to revise your testimony several times before you are happy with it.
- Find a picture or relevant photo for your story.
Send us a scanned picture of yourself as an email attachment in GIF, JPEG, or TIFF format to editor@christianwomentoday OR
send a photo by snail mail to:
Christian Women Today
Internet Testimonies,
20385 64th Ave,
Langley, BC, V2Y 1N5,
Canada.Your photo will be included on your story page, and kept on file.
- Submit your personal story now!
Please include your email address (if you have one) and indicate whether or not you would like to receive letters from readers.
Note: All testimonies are subject to editing and approval prior to publishing. Not all submissions will be used. If your story will be be used, upon publication, you will receive an email advising you of the exact address of your personal testimony.
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Suggested word count for your story is 800 words. We can work with you to edit your writing so that it tells your story most effectively.
Before I received Christ, I lived and thought this way:
- What did my life revolve around?
- What issues or things were important to me?
- What did I think of God? Of Jesus?
- On what did I rely for security and happiness?
How I received Christ: Paint a "word picture" of the situation.
- Where were you? Alone in your room? Driving in your car? At a church service?
- What thoughts went through your mind?
- What feelings did you struggle with just before your decision?
- How did you yield your life to Christ? What did you say?
After I received Christ, these changes took place:
- Did you struggle with your faith?
- How did God answer prayer, or strengthen you in difficult situations?
- How are you different than you were before?
- How have the changes in your life influenced others around you?
Do:
- Ask the Lord to give you wisdom and guidance as you write (James 1:5-6).
- Follow the three-part outline shown above (A. Your life before Christ, B. How You came to know Him, and C. How things are now).
- Emphasize the final point (how things are now) if you became a Christian as a small child.
- Begin with an interesting, attention-getting sentence and close with a strong conclusion. Make sure you tie everything together. Include relevant, thought-provoking secular facts and experiences.
- Write in such a way that others will feel associated with you in past and present experiences. Talk about things others can relate to.
- Give enough details to arouse interest.
- Use at least one, but at the most two, Scripture verses.
- Edit carefully and rewrite as often as necessary.
- Have someone else look it over, and welcome their comments, even if some of those are critical. It may be difficult to accept criticism, but seeking sincere feedback is a sign of wisdom. If your church is already a part of this program have your Internet Evangelism Coordinator look it over.
- Christian Women Today will supply a link at the end of the page to the gospel presentation.
Don't Do:
- Don't use Christian "jargon." Avoid the following words, which do not communicate truth to the average non-Christian. Though these words and phrases are precious to us, they are often misunderstood and consequently ridiculed by non-Christians: saved, convicted, converted, born again, sin, repentance.
- Don't be too wordy, beat around the bush, or emphasize how bad you used to be. People feel uncomfortable if you dwell on it.
- Don't speak in glittering generalities or superlatives. Avoid words like "wonderful," "glorious,"
- Don't mention church denominations, especially in a negative way. Never speak critically or negatively about any other individual or group.
- Don't give the impression that the Christian life is a "bed of roses."
- Don't preach to people. Make it a testimony, not a "preachimony."
If you have more questions please email editor@christianwomentoday.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
