5-22-2026 10:06am

TU Senior

BCM Student Shares Story of Radical Transformation

By Sharon Mager, bcmd.org

TOWSON, Md. — Brandon Arnold, a Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) student leader with GraceLife ministry at Towson University (TU), said he attended church, wore a cross around his neck and called himself a Christian in high school while living with what he now describes as “false assurance.”

Sharing his conversion story, Brandon, a senior at TU majoring in finance and accounting, said, “I didn’t really have a relationship with Jesus.” Travel sports programs eventually pushed Sundays aside. After that, he said, “I got caught up in a sinful lifestyle, satisfying my own desires and trying to be the god of my own life. And the whole time, I would’ve called myself a Christian.”

Towson University Senior Brandon Arnold shares how he was holding on to “false assurance” before The Lord opened my eyes to His power, His goodness, and His forgiveness, and I became a believer. I’ve been treasuring Christ ever since.”

But God! “The Lord, in His sovereignty and power, opened my eyes. I had no desire for God before that, and then my affections and every aspect of my life began to change.”

He looks back gratefully on a group of people who, without his knowledge, were specifically and persistently praying for him. God answered those prayers. Brandon is thankful for the many people who prayed and poured into him.

While Brandon was in high school, there was a strong Young Life ministry, and students gathered in parking lots for worship and prayer. In 2023, one of those students, Lucy, texted Brandon’s older sister this message:

“I wanted to tell you that we pray for Brandon and your whole family every day. … There’s a wall in my house with names on it of people we intercede for, and Brandon is on it. … I truly believe God is releasing His Spirit over him right now, and Brandon will know Him as his Savior. It’s only a matter of time.”

After Brandon’s baptism, his sister showed him that text, and he now uses it in sharing his testimony with others.

As a college freshman, Brandon was required to take a philosophy course. His teacher was Professor Mike McQuitty.

He said, “I had no interest FINISH READING HERE