Entries by Tim Spykstra

An Open Door – A Greater One

Talk about a long time ago! I was just a young, seminarian who thought he knew all the answers back then. You can’t imagine how surprised I was to receive a letter from a man I met more than 25 years ago at Folsom Prison. Vance is the one I credit for opening the door […]

An Open Door – The Divine Adventure

  Last week Tuesday my friend Steve emailed me about a radio interview he heard with John Ortberg, a pastor who authored the book, All The Places To Go How Will You Know? God has placed before you an open door. What will you do? This was quite astounding as I had just posted a […]

An Open Door – The Gift of Disappointment

A few weeks ago a young man told me that while praying God gave him this text to share with me: “See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut,” Rev. 3:8 After receiving this scripture I read and reread Jesus’s words to the church in Philadelphia. Asking God what […]