Think about all of the doors that you enter and exit. There are too many to count! Each door you pass through takes you to a new experience. The doors that God places before and behind you will result in change. People often say that “when one door closes, another door opens.” When life pulls you in different directions, how do know which doors God wants you to enter? Pastor Tom Pendergrass uses God’s word to walk you through several doors that will transform your life. You will learn what doors you must close and leave behind as well as new doors you must enter. Walk through The Open Door, follow the Door of Salvation, join Jesus in the Door of Fellowship, leave behind the Door of Sexual Immorality, enter the Door to Heaven, and overcome the Door of Adversity. In 40 days, you will be led to a closer and open relationship with the One who saved us all. Jesus is knocking on your door. Will you let him come inside?
The combination of biblical text and unpredictable life stories will leave you craving more! Tom not only makes the doors that the Bible presents understandable, but also relatable. Through the Door will leave you feeling capable to move forward in your life, knowing that God is with you every step of the way.
--Kary Oberbrunner, author of Your Secret Name and The Deeper Path
Pastor Tom Pendergrass' first foray into the world of publishing is a wonderful addition to the library of meditations. Through the Door is a rich collection of personal anecdotes into which he weaves life lessons. Each day's devotion is thought provoking, biblically sound, and Tom's down-home honesty and sense of humor shine through. As I read his personal stories, I wondered if I would have had the courage to reveal as much. Tom made me look at myself and apply what he terms "transformational truths" to push open a door from my past. Doing so has been revealing and refreshing.
--David G Hansen, PhD, COL (Ret) USA, author of In Their Sandals: How His Followers Saw Jesus and coauthor of A Visual Guide to Bible Events and A Visual Guide to Gospel Events
Some books may eventually make it onto a shelf. Tom's work had to be written. His life experience has been a book in waiting. The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians that their "lives were letters." Tom's life is a letter penned to all of us, who need to read it. Get this book, read it, meditate on it, and become more like Jesus!
--Dean Fulks, author of Your Next 30 Days and Pastor of Lifepoint Church
Tom Pendergrass has a close walk with Jesus and it shows in this book! While we all can relate to Tom's life experiences, Tom takes it to the next level by helping us see things through biblical applications. Tom does a great job helping us realize that the Lord is at work in the real world. The reader will identify through Tom's humor, wit, and keen ability to tell a story. The spiritual punch soon follows that will have you thinking, reflecting, and bringing life change to attitudes as well as behaviors. Let Tom take you on a 40-day experience that will be a blessing to you!
--Mark Snowden, Director of Missional Leadership CABA
Some people have "it," others get "it," and there are a few that have "it" and get "it" like Pastor Tom Pendergrass. In Tom's book Through the Door Tom writes like a pastor who has "it" (a personal relationship with God) and a person who gets "it" (what a personal relationship with God means in our daily lives).
--Mark Wilson, Senior Pastor of North Fairfield Baptist Church
Opening the door to Jesus as Lord and Savior is only the first of many doors we encounter in our Christian walk. God invites us to follow Him to places and people that, on our own, we might not ever choose to experience. Which door are you avoiding? What's keeping you from stepping through? Don't let fear, intimidation, or apathy keep you on the other side of what God has for you. He wants to use you and grow you in amazing ways, but the first step is turning that doorknob and giving it a push. Through the Door will help you discover what God has for you and the courage to move forward in faith.
--Kevin Ezell, President of NAMB
