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One man's journey to find the way home |
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I am an American Baptist ordained minister. I began my life journey in Massachusetts, where I was called to help people understand what it meant to know a loving God. The call came during a time when I was wrestling with how to help my brother Kurt, who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia during my high school years. I was a new Christian by my senior year following trying to understand what it meant for me to care about a person like my brother who others tended to stay away from. After twenty three years in Massachusetts, God sent me to the land of Kansas City where I spent about 35 years of my life. I was a pastor, a resident chaplain, a supervisor in training and most recently a caregiver and security. Everything I have done vocationally has been with God in mind. That does not mean that I am totally comfortable with all the movings of the Spirit. I am now in Erie where I do not know very many people. I came here because of my wife. She is from Erie and coming here was the right thing to do. It just plain made sense. My kids had grown up. I did not like Kansas city in terms of climate and was looking forward to a change. I had become very frustrated vocationally and longed to come to Erie to get a second opinion, because I honestly believed that was what God had wanted for me. I left behind kids and grandkids who I loved!!!! I had two jobs that I enjoyed. They were both very appreciative of my skills and I was making more money with the two jobs than I ever had. I heard more than once. ARE YOU CRAZY? Well I can only say that I am in love with God's leading. I am starting all over again. It has not been easy. Maybe some of you can offer me some words of support. I am lonely despite the fact my wife is with me. She battles depression and has two siblings that are having similar battles. When it is all said I am in a depressed community with a depressed wife and her family. So I begin the conversation.... WELCOME!! |
| The news is moving in droves to push someone out of office. The truth is more or less clear depending on who you want to listen to. Regardless of how things go it is very difficult being positive about the political landscape. There is so much energy put into making someone evil as if doing so makes everyone passing sentence beyond the scope of being criticized. I doubt anything good can come of it all. All of a sudden the person in a presidential role is in danger of being impeached like the one before. For me personally I have trust issues as it is. People are looking out to see what can make them look good. Time will tell if there is truly a person out there beyond scrutiny that can pass sentence. |
| I have made it to the 9month mark. I/4 of the way through the year. I feel frustrated at getting no further on getting a family tree done. I will give myself a week. My main detour yesterday was being their for Sharon. She felt sick, needing me to be there. Another day off I did not want. God give me strength. I am down to two car payments. I can only pray to survive three weeks and two days. The year will then be gone. I have 13 days off if I need them. I have a desire to fight even if I feel weak at the moment. God give me strength!! |
| Winter is here and hibernation seems to be the order of the day. Be with me God. |
| Only God knows. My sermon is about witnessing to withness which means reaching out to receive God's power, walking with to know God forgiveness and compassion, celebration of partnership that leads others to know Christ. This is the message I get from Matthew and Isaiah. Isaiah sharing clearly the difference between idolatry and worship, the old Jerusalem vs new, as it relates to being a caring presence and the importance of a church, Messianic mission that transcends a desire to become a people of God without desire to include others. Matthew is the gospel of the dreamer tax collector who shares the gift of Emmanuel to joeseph who will marry s virgin with child leading into a celebration of the great commission My main story makes sense with Bible as paint brush, the desire not to water down and ultimately inviting other to join the dance of knowing Jesus, embracing this can be a reality. |
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