Original sentence: Although she was raised having casual church attendance, she did not become a born again Christian until she was a teenager.In college she studied Spanish, intending to become a public high school teacher until she met her husband Wallace Hickey, who challenged her commitment to Christ and was her encouragement to become a Pentecostal.Many of her followers are innundated with letters asking them to "sow a seed," (send money) in order to receive salvation.Marilyn Hickey (born July 1, 1931) in the United States is a minister on Christian television and teaches Bible studies around the world.Some people have stated that the Hickeys are at the conservative end of the prosperity gospel ladder but others have criticized their emphasis on the 'Name it and Claim it" ethos, in which they tell their audience or TV viewers that if they 'sow a seed' (pledge to sow money and/or prayer) to their ministry, God will reward them.They continued to pastor in The Orchard Road Christian Center in the Metropolitan Denver area, the church having been a former shopping mall
Edited sentence: In college, she studied Spanish, intending to become a public high school teacher until she met her husband, Wallace Hickey, who challenged her commitment to Christ and was her encouragement to become a Pentecostal.Many of her followers are inundated with letters asking them to "sow a seed," (send money) in order to receive salvation.Marilyn Hickey (born July 1, 1931) is a minister on Christian television and teaches Bible studies around the world.Marilyn Hickey was raised with casual church attendance, but she became a born again Christian when she was a teenager.Some people have stated that the Hickeys are at the conservative end of the prosperity gospel ladder but others have criticized their emphasis on the "Name it and Claim it" ethos, in which they tell their audience or TV viewers that if they "sow a seed" (pledge to sow money and/or prayer) to their ministry, God will reward them.They continued to pastor in the Orchard Road Christian Center in the Metropolitan Denver area, the church having been a former shopping mall