Steve: Jail House Preacher Man

Welcome to my corner of MySpace. I suppose the main thing I want you to know about me is that I'm a Christian. When I say Christian I actually mean it. Many people like to make that claim, but I mean I really do love Jesus. He is my passion, my love, my life, and I'm here to glorify Him, and maybe meet up with some more people who love Him like I do.
I will tell you a little about me. I guess you could say I have lived a hard life. I've been places and done things that I'm not particularly proud of. Even though I accepted Christ at the tender age of seven I turned away from God as a teen. I became very rebellious, dropped out of school at the age of 15 and later got into drugs and alcohol. I became a hippie - sex, drugs and rock n roll were what I lived for.
I was an alcoholic by the time I was 18. Right about the time I turned 18 I joined the Army, and thought I would enjoy the experience, but instead I just had a bunch of clowns telling me what to do all the time, and I hated that with a passion.
I learned to drink more and I did more drugs. When I came home on the weekends I would meet with my buddies and we would do all kinds of drugs. Later I went AWOL from the Army so I would have more time to party. That meant I had to run from the law. I actually ran with some dudes who were also on the run, so I guess it is accurate to say we were just a bunch of outlaws thinking we were living the good life, but we really didn't have a clue what the good life was.
To be truthful, I did so many drugs that it's a miracle I lived to tell about it. Sometimes I would eat a handful of pills that I did not even know what they were. That wasn't too smart, but nobody accused me of being a genious. I did acid, smoked hash, opium and pot. I did uppers and downers, cocaine, pcp, and pretty much anything I could get my hands on.
Eventually my party came to an end when I was arrested and taken back to Fort Campbell. I had to play Army again for a little while. But when I got discharged I started partying big-time then. So for several years I did the drugs and ran from the law, and didn't have a clue how to live any other way.
Eventually I tired of the whole scene and stopped most all the drugs. I sort of settled in to the semi-quiet life, just smoking pot and drinking. I figured I was almost a decent citizen. Little did I know this was not good enough. My drinking became so bad I felt like I was losing my mind. I came to hate my life, and pretty much everybody in it.
I was 28 years old when I finally got into a 12 step program to get sober. I was sort of in and out for about two years before I finally was able to stay sober for good. That was the hardest thing I've ever done. But now I am happy to tell you that I've been clean and sober from alcohol and drugs for 24 years.
I've been an ordained minister for many years now - not the suit and tie religious kind; I'm more into teaching people how to have a legitimate relationship with Jesus Christ. I have lots of articles, videos, and music at my main ministry site. I truly believe you will find some things of interest there. Click here if you would like to visit.
I also have a prison ministry called Think God Ministries. Click here if you would like to visit that site.
I enjoy sending out Bible Studies to inmates around the country. I really feel privileged to minister to incarcerated men and women. It is a miracle I did not end up there myself. I had a detective look me in the eye once and said, "Boy you are looking at 20 years in prison." Well, that is what he wanted, but the good Lord had other plans.
So now you know my story. Feel free to contact me if I can be of any help to you. God bless.