Dear Friends:
Welcome to TheTrueVineOnline.com!
This website exists to help people strengthen their personal relationship with God through God’s word. As a new non-denominational online Christian ministry we are writing our mission statement, and drafting our beliefs for posting; however, in the meantime, I want to address you personally, as the founder and editor of The True Vine Online.
As a teenager, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior and for those of you that may not understand this statement it means I surrendered my life to Christ. I asked Him to show me how I could be more like Him.
I now realize the dependency I sought was foreign to me. I did not fully grasp what it meant to follow Christ. I had so many unanswered questions like:
You may believe I was delusional, and maybe I was, but I needed help. And I knew enough about God to understand that He had created all things and that He was capable of fixing me. He could help me. But how?
Long story short, you are here now because after years of warming church pews and attending bible studies I felt like I was no closer to knowing God.
Maybe my prayer line was in need of repair. On the other hand, maybe God that I created in my head did not exist.
After carefully evaluation I realized I spent very little time with God outside of church. I would read my bible from time to time, but truth be told, my bible cover was a little dusty. And my despair increased because I knew God was calling me to do more, to be more, but what.
Something had to give--either Him or me.
I decided to dust off my bible and try it one more time. I would look for God. Listen for His voice. Find HIM in His word.
I now want to begin to share with what God has revealed to me through His word. Along the way, I plan to invite others to add content as well.
It is my prayer that you find something on this website that helps you know the limitless, loving, all consuming joy that only God can provide.
In His Service,
DJ
Welcome to TheTrueVineOnline.com!
This website exists to help people strengthen their personal relationship with God through God’s word. As a new non-denominational online Christian ministry we are writing our mission statement, and drafting our beliefs for posting; however, in the meantime, I want to address you personally, as the founder and editor of The True Vine Online.
As a teenager, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior and for those of you that may not understand this statement it means I surrendered my life to Christ. I asked Him to show me how I could be more like Him.
I now realize the dependency I sought was foreign to me. I did not fully grasp what it meant to follow Christ. I had so many unanswered questions like:
- What was expected of me?
- Would I automatically be ”one of them”?
- Would all my earthly problems vanish and my life resemble a perfect storybook tale?
You may believe I was delusional, and maybe I was, but I needed help. And I knew enough about God to understand that He had created all things and that He was capable of fixing me. He could help me. But how?
Long story short, you are here now because after years of warming church pews and attending bible studies I felt like I was no closer to knowing God.
Maybe my prayer line was in need of repair. On the other hand, maybe God that I created in my head did not exist.
After carefully evaluation I realized I spent very little time with God outside of church. I would read my bible from time to time, but truth be told, my bible cover was a little dusty. And my despair increased because I knew God was calling me to do more, to be more, but what.
Something had to give--either Him or me.
I decided to dust off my bible and try it one more time. I would look for God. Listen for His voice. Find HIM in His word.
I now want to begin to share with what God has revealed to me through His word. Along the way, I plan to invite others to add content as well.
It is my prayer that you find something on this website that helps you know the limitless, loving, all consuming joy that only God can provide.
In His Service,
DJ
