Andrew and Debbie James are evangelical Christians. Born in England, the couple moved to Denver years ago and raised their children there.
Mrs. James had a profound religious conversion experience early in parenthood, and their large nondenominational church quickly became the focal point of their lives.
They used to say that if the doors were open, they were there. “We always joked that we had this perfect little scenario,” Mrs.
James said. “We had our boy, then we had our girl, and they were two years apart and they were just perfect.” They were strict parents — too strict, they say in hindsight, with the goal to “shield them from absolutely everything.” When the couple’s older child was 19, living at home as a college student, Mrs.