The Road Back
In 1999, twenty-eight years after I entered a cult, at the intense urging of a songwriter friend, I entered a church in Nashville, Tennessee. Much to my surprise, the thing I had searched for more than 20 years was waiting for me. I finally walked into the real Presence of God. My wife and I stayed in the back of that church every Sunday for 8 weeks crying. God was real and we had found Him.
I had grown up in a Christian family in Dallas, Texas. My parents spent every Wednesday and Sunday in church. But something kept me from staying in the church – and that was the fear of the end rather than the love of Christ.
I went on to great success, earning triple platinum CDs, gold records, a Grammy nomination, and appearing in teen films in the 1980s. I managed to avoid the seductions of drugs and life in the midst of the Hollywood scene – however, a greater enemy lured me in from that place of fear – and I actually believed I was following Jesus Christ – my deception was so great.
More than seven years have passed since my road back began. I‘ve had much un-learning to do, and I continue to grow in God‘s Word and experience the amazing relationship that is in the Lord. I am definitely not there yet – but it‘s Christ in me that will do this work.
A Pastor of God came to meet with me, and the Lord told him I am a miracle. I don‘t feel like a miracle but I guess the miracle will happen as I share my testimony and help others to avoid what I endured. There are many things I‘ve read in the Word that would have kept me from making the mistake I made, however, I wasn‘t as informed of the Word of God as I thought I was. I‘d like to help you and your kids understand so that you will not fall into the clutches of the enemy.
If you have an interest, click here to contact us so that we can make arrangements to come to your church, meeting or event. Please remember I still have an active touring schedule but want to help wherever I can.
God bless,
JOHN FORD COLEY