Helping people deepen their relationship with God
Articles on the various aspects of a deeper life with God.
It’s a question that has been on my mind lately. It relates to much of the thinking and writing that occupies our time: the true identity of Christians.
We are surrounded by so many different churches and denominations all claiming … Read the rest
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the grandeur and glory of God. I think it is partly in response to the daily reminders that we live in a fallen world that seems to be falling faster by the … Read the rest
Hello everyone! It’s been a while, so I thought I’d reenter the scene with some personal updates.
“Where did he go?’ you may have wondered. Or not.
I’ve put blog-writing on hold for a few months so I could fully … Read the rest
In my previous post I mentioned being led to pray into the aftermath of the presidential election that what was hidden in darkness would come to light. That prayer was based on 1 Corinthians 4:5 – “Therefore do not … Read the rest
It was a simple prayer on the roadside marquee of a country church I drove by the other day. I had asked the Lord to show me how to pray for the runoff election in Georgia and the events unfolding … Read the rest
During this year of turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, political and racial unrest, and one of the most volatile presidential elections in history, new movements of united prayer by hundreds of thousands of Christians have sprung up in various … Read the rest
A week or two ago I relayed “Waldemar’s Warning,” a piece of my own spiritual history that was a game-changer for me and opened my eyes to the danger of heaving too much freedom and comfort.
Today I want to … Read the rest
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