by Peter James | Jul 30, 2026 | Gerhard Tersteegen
Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) qualifies as a holy man. He lived in a small town along the Rhine River in Germany, eking out a modest living as a weaver. His only visitor was a girl who came daily to wind silk thread for him. He was, for five years, “deprived of...
by Peter James | Jun 23, 2025 | Gerhard Tersteegen
John of the Cross in the sixteenth-century coined the phrase “dark night of the soul” to describe his crisis of faith precipitated by feelings of God’s absence. The soul’s dark night can be intermittent or prolonged. In the case of Gerhard...
by Peter James | Jul 30, 2024 | Gerhard Tersteegen
Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) qualifies as a holy man. He lived in a small town along the Rhine River in Germany, eking out a modest living as a weaver. His only visitor was a girl who came daily to wind silk thread for him. He was, for five years, “deprived of...
by Peter James | Jun 23, 2023 | Gerhard Tersteegen
John of the Cross in the sixteenth-century coined the phrase “dark night of the soul” to describe a crisis of faith precipitated by an absence of God. This dark night can be intermittent or prolonged. In the case of Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769), it...
