365 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: A Daily Devotional - Imitation Leather

Ed was raised in a devout Jewish home in South Georgia, immersed in the traditions, holidays, customs, and rituals of his family's faith. His father was a West Point graduate, and his mother's family narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.

For much of his life, Ed dismissed the Bible as nothing more than a book of fairy tales--useful for moral guidance, perhaps, but hardly true. At thirty-five, he decided it was only fair to read the book he had so easily rejected. Disproving it, he assumed, would be simple enough. But God had other plans. On January 2, 2000, he opened to Genesis 1:1 and spent the next year voraciously engulfed, verse by verse, in God's Word. On January 17, 2001, he surrendered his life to Christ.

Ed spent three decades in the business world before becoming a pastor, author, and speaker. He currently serves as a lead pastor in Georgia and is the director of the Christian Film Foundation. He also founded M2540--a nonprofit ministry to the homeless--and cofounded Set Shepherds, which provides chaplains on film sets. Married to Susan since 1988, he is the father of two sons and the proud grandfather of four.

He holds a BA from the University of Georgia and a master of theological studies (with high distinction) from Liberty University. You can connect with him at edgrifenhagen.com or on social media @edgrifenhagen.