Helping people deepen their relationship with God
The year was 1981 (Yeah, I know, that dates me!). I was asked to go to Poland, still under iron-fisted communist rule, with a small team from my native Holland to help run a week-long Christian camp for young adults. … Read the rest
As I mentioned in my previous post, a group of us prayer walked the Edgewood neighborhood in Atlanta on September 5th. Our guideline was a manifesto that four of us compiled while seeking the Lord.
The feedback we have received … Read the rest
On Saturday September the 5th, a small band of prayer warriors convened for a humble, but significant beginning: The Edgewood Prayer Initiative in Atlanta.
It had been several months in the making. God orchestrated a connection between me, Pastor Will … Read the rest
My amazing wife Jennifer founded True Identity Ministries in 2008. It grew out of her own journey of being born with a birth defect that negatively defined her sense of identity until she found Christ. When she did He set … Read the rest
The Apostle Paul has an admonition for the Christians in Colossae, a mercantile center in ancient Phrygia, near Laodicea – a melting pot of religious influences and the center of a cult around the archangel Michael, who was believed to … Read the rest
The death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis has ignited turmoil and debate about racism like never before. It was assumed that he was treated with fatal brutality because of the color … Read the rest
“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” 1 Corinthians 7:17
On January 15th I resigned from the job I had held for two years, following an … Read the rest
“…But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13,14.
With about a … Read the rest
We’re now about a month into the shelter-in-place lifestyle imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and by now there is considerable agreement that the “Great Pause”, as some call it, has been a time for humble soul-searching, seeking God and fervent … Read the rest
The Father’s Loving Voice In A Time of Distress
Holy week, a couple of weeks ago now, was a time of deep reflection, prompted by the virtual ceasing of our daily routines and the government mandated sequestering. Reflection and repentance … Read the rest