tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12651037.post115463379029403536..comments2024-03-28T13:37:25.788-07:00Comments on chanchanchepon: God Roept YouAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04343692757093128772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12651037.post-8996596350782809612019-07-23T23:58:27.514-07:002019-07-23T23:58:27.514-07:00I was surprised to see this sign in Amsterdam afte...I was surprised to see this sign in Amsterdam after seeing all of the recreational drug paraphernalia and sex for sale. It was uplifting. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588280881265089821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12651037.post-49903713561093643552019-04-25T15:18:10.929-07:002019-04-25T15:18:10.929-07:00I am in Amsterdam and saw this sign on the buildin...I am in Amsterdam and saw this sign on the building. I had to look up what it meant and found your blog post. What an amazing thing to look up and see this reminder in the city I feel is so looking for something more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412864512042226970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12651037.post-1154798884508872502006-08-05T10:28:00.000-07:002006-08-05T10:28:00.000-07:00Thanks for the word (and the nod to Amsterdam), Bi...Thanks for the word (and the nod to Amsterdam), Billy. I, too, am captured by that sign every time I'm down by Centraal Station. I was actually just reading a book that included a bit of the history of that building and that sign (strange coincidence).<BR/><BR/>I learned that the phrase "God Roept U" was first placed atop that building over 100 years ago by William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army). Then, over the years, the Salvation Army abandoned the building and eventually squatted by a cult and later by a more miscellaneous group of punks and addicts. Only in 1980 was the building re-acquired for God's purposes (by Youth With A Mission, a.k.a. YWAM) and the "God Roept U" sign was resurrected (along with the additional message of "Jesus Loves You")...<BR/><BR/>It's cool to know some of the history about the signage. But it's sometimes even more cool to see how people react when they're suckerpunched by its message as they leave the train station.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050672335070483150noreply@blogger.com