I am a fan of contemporary Christian music as well as gospel. I also like some classic rock.

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I am a born again Spirit-filled Christian.

Testimony:

“I attended a Southern Baptist Church every Sunday for 14 years except for the Sunday when I got my tonsils taken out at 5 years old. And yes I was counting Sundays back then because there was a competition between me and a couple of other kids to see who could get the longest perfect attendance pen. The end result was that God made an impression on me by my early teen years. I committed my life to Christ while attending a camp at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly in NC. Shortly after accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior, my parents separated. My mother, sister, and I left my dad after years of abuse. Our departure, led to my father’s attempted murder of my grandfather. My grandfather would not tell my dad where we went. My mom completed the divorce which I supported, but then she went back to my dad and remarried him a year later. That I did not approve of nor did I understand. My dad entered the ministry to become a Baptist preacher, but the abuse started back up almost immediately. At 16, I ran from him and God at that point. Eventually he committed suicide after I had been long gone for several years. From the age of 16 forward, almost twenty years of backsliding ensued to what I thought was the point of no return. There is no need to go into that list of sins, but it was bad. Then I met a wonderful young lady. My life has been a cakewalk compared to hers. Her testimony brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. We fell in love. We both had committed our lives to Christ at a young age, but had very bad experiences with “religion” and suffering at the hands of “men of God”. Even with our experiences, we knew that we needed to bring our future children up in a Christian home. We started looking for a church and ended up visiting the church where we have been attended since 2001. On our first visit to our church, the pastor stood up in front of about a thousand folks on a Saturday night and taught on “Why God Allows Suffering”. He did a great job and God spoke to both of us through that message. In 2003 I attended a men’s encounter weekend (i.e., encounter with God). It was the turning point in my life. That weekend I was taught for the first time what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. At the end of the weekend I confessed and repented of years of sins and asked God to fill me with the Holy Spirit, and he did. I have leaked and needed regular refills ever since, but the revelation that I got from that weekend was beyond what words can explain. I began to seek God’s plan for my life and put a priority on growing my relationship with Jesus Christ. Just a few months after the encounter weekend my wife and I both publicly recommitted our lives to Christ and were baptized again. We both continue to strive to be fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.”

Odds and Ends:

I have attended a Mega Multi-site Church (Seacoast) since 2001. I blog about Seacoast once in a while over at the The Land of Ozz. I would classify myself as a little more charismatic than most if you can’t tell from my blog. My “How to Know Jesus” page can help you better understand my core beliefs and learn how to become a Christian. The primary qualification is to not be qualified at all.

God, my marriage, my children, my country, worshiping, and helping others. Other cool things include: airplanes, helicopters, grilling, cooking, computers, writing, reading, and more airplanes.