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My passions?

June 12, 2024

What are you passionate about?

This is an easy one to answer. The things I am passionate about are always not far from the surface and easy to see. I have many passions, but one stands above it all.

My faith in Jesus is my number one passion. Since I came to Jesus in July of 1989, my life has never been the same. He changed everything for the better. My heart is to walk with Him all the days of my life.

Walking closely with the Lord drives everything else I do in my life. He is the reason I get up early to pray and read my Bible. He is why I want to be the best husband and father I can be. He is why I am a Chaplain. He is why I have my PASSION websites to reach out with His love.

If it was not for Jesus I do not know where I would be. Jesus has given my life meaning, purpose, strength, hope and a future. He loved me and died on the cross for me. My response is to give my life back to Him each day and to take up my cross as it says in Matthew 16:24.

What am I passionate about? Jesus!

Most of my time?

June 7, 2024

Who do you spend the most time with?

This is a tough one. Who do I spend most of my time with? It would be a close call.

I spend a lot of time with kids at school being a Chaplain. But when I am at home it is with my wonderful wife. We are pretty much inseparable when I am not working. We have been for 29 years.

So if I had to make a close call it would be my amazing wife. I am a blessed man.

Qualities in a friend

May 30, 2024

What quality do you value most in a friend?

Looking back over the years most of my closer friends have had the same qualities. They are people of faith, I can talk and pray with them, they listen and not judge, and they provide encouragement when I needed it.

But my closest friends understood when I needed space to process things. They gave me space and time to think things through and did not take it as we are not friends any more. They understood my need to “turtle” and be inside my shell every now and then.

In my heart I am introverted, which just means I need space to recharge my batteries by being alone by myself. Unlike extroverts who need to be around people to be recharged.

For example, if I am thinking through a big issue I will go to my shed to be alone or I will go for a walk up our local rock that over looks our town. The space provides no distractions and I can just hear from God.

My best friends over the years have always understood this. They know I spend a lot of time talking and listening to people in my job as a Pastor or Chaplain and I need time alone or time alone with God to reset and recharge.

So what do I value most in a friend? Someone who understands my rhythm of time with people and time alone. Time when I need to turtle!

A legacy of faith, hope and love

May 21, 2024

What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

When I reflect on what legacy I want to leave behind a memory verse comes to mind – 1 Corinthians 13:13. It says…

“Three things will last forever – faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love.”

This short verse contains three great truths that will last forever.

1. Faith – I hope people will remember me as a person who had faith in Jesus and tried wholeheartedly to follow Him.

2. Hope – I hope that my eternal hope in Christ is remembered. I pray people have seen this hope and are inspired by it when I am gone.

3. Love – I hope my love is evident to all that really know me. I want people to remember a love for my family and love for Jesus.

Legacy is a strange thing to think about to be honest. In this moment we think we have plenty of life left. But the reality is God could call us home any time.

When my time is finally over, I pray those around me would have seen my faith in Jesus, my eternal hope I have, and my love for my family and for Jesus.

Cold or hot weather?

May 20, 2024

How do you feel about cold weather?

This is an interesting question again. How do I feel about cold weather?

I have to admit this has changed as I have gotten older. When I was younger I loved warmer weather, but there is something about ageing and hot weather. It seems to take it out of you more.

Mind you we do have fairly hot summers where I live. In February we had three days above 45 degrees Celsius. That is nearly 115 Fahrenheit! In winter our coldest nights are about -2 Celsius, 28 Fahrenheit.

I just find that where I live I can do most things when it is cold. You just have to put on multiple layers of clothes. But when it is hot, we go in to survival mode and do everything early in the day.

So how do I feel about cold weather? In my context I prefer it to the heat of summer.