It felt good, the whole family together on a sunny morning…

My mother desperately wanted to give her kids a wholesome environment, and we were born into a traditional Catholic family.

— Marco Rubio

I never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. I had never attended church, was never raised in a religious home, never had any insight…

— Paula White

“The thought came to me that if God, as my mother said, was a vengeful God, he couldn’t be a loving God. I wasn’t…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

Although my family attended the same church as everyone in our town, our religion was not the same. I could stand with my family…

— Tara Westover

Avan was as religious as the next young dragon with his way to make in the world-which is to say that he held many…

— Jo Walton

“I have attended church regularly since I was less than a week old. I've listened to sermons about virtue, sermons against vice. I have…

— Rich Mullins

We attended stables, as we attended church, in our best clothes, thereby no doubt showing the degree of respect due to horses.

— Osbert Sitwell

“We attended church Sunday as a family, and it was an even balance as to who was harder to keep still, the four Elliot…

— Nancy E. Turner

I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we…

— John Lewis

“Pulpits today are full of preachers telling one-legged people to jump higher and run faster. Musician Rich Mullins once wrote, “I have attended church…

— Tullian Tchividjian

“Although my parents never attended church or mentioned Jesus except when they screamed at each other—and then they used his full name, 'Jesus Fucking…

— Augusten Burroughs

In my growing-up years in Germany, I attended church in many different locations and circumstances - in humble back rooms, in impressive villas, and…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

My mother attended the local church, Saint Nicolas, and consequently, I attended that church and its Sunday School. My only prizes from the Sunday…

— Michael Smith

Maybe you've attended church for five, ten, or even twenty years, but you've never cracked open the Bible to prepare yourself for effectiveness as…

— Howard G. Hendricks

Even when people don't stay married, they can still be a family together. That's been something that's been really good for developing me as…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle