about me
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Last November my girlfriend and I spent a weekend in Vancouver, BC (A VERY beutiful city, I might add), and because of the cold weather, and short time that we were there, we spent a number of hours in a bookstore called Chapters.  At first I looked around, not really interested in anything, until we went upstairs.  Looking around for books on Ancient Egyptian Arcitecture, I had a random thought hit me to look in the Religion section. 

At first I looked at the Bible, then wondered what specific denomination matched my core beliefs.  I even briefly looked at books on other faiths, but not for long.  The Holy Bible dominated my thoughts.  I must have spent an hour looking around, but I didn't buy anything.  But the flame that never died in me from when I was baptised was growing, and I knew it.

After coming back from Canada, I started to search the internet for anything and everything that explained the various beliefs, and then the subtle beliefs of every group that called themselves Christian.  Believe me, it's confusing, and can be misleading.  Then I remembered St. Luke's.

It didn't take me long to find it, and to my joy to see that Pastor Hippe was now the Senior Pastor!  My family attended that weekend.  While Pastor Hippe didn't give the sermon that day, Pastor Chris was more than up for the task, and spoke what seemed to be to me.  He spoke of what it meant to be saved, and to "fall in love again with God".  This was just one more "cue" that I was on the right track.  I finally was back where God had meant for me to be.
Since then I've purchased my own Study Bible (now that's a story in itself), have read every day of it's truths, and have attented church every weekend, and pray every night.  I'm even giving back to the church by becoming an usher, so my contribution isn't just monitary.  I saw this not to "toot my own horn", but simply to say that I've finally put first in my life.  From there on I do my best to listen to God's Will.  As 2 Samuel 22:31a says, "As for God, His way is perfect".  (Thanks, VeggieTales!  =)

So what does the future hold?  At this time I'm in a job that I really dont' like anymore, and feel that I'm being taken advantage of.  So I've asked God for a change in jobs, or even in career, and for Him to put me where He wants me.  I believe that in His time, He will.

I hope that this has helped someone that needed to be "backed up" in their beliefs, or maybe caught the attention of someone who was looking.  Other "ways" don't work.  Peace and Love come from God.  If you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, please look at the Bible, and your own beliefs closely.  John 14:6 says, 'Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me."'

Many will read this and think me a zealot, or mindless.  If I'm right, can you afford the wages of sin?  If I'm wrong, then these are merely ramblings and I'm just a "better person" than I was; time will tell.

The LORD be with you...
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