My name is Jason and I am a high school teacher in the Kansas City area. My goals in life are simply to serve Christ in whatever manner He chooses to employ me.
I was born in Kingman, KS and moved around with my family until we moved to Eudora, KS when I was in the 3rd grade. On my first day of school there I met Bryan Cribbs. I was the shy, nerdy, new kid but he introduced himself and we became best friends. During the summer before I started 4th grade we played wiffle ball or some other varient of baseball together nearly every day. Spending so much time together, it was natural for Bryan and his dad, Joe, to invite me to attend church with them.
Joe was the youth leader at Families of Faith church and often drove a bus (whenever he had it running) in order to pick up unchurched kids around town. My sister and I both attended Families during the years we lived in Eudora. Joe and his wife, Cathy, made every effort to reach out to children--even collecting kids in their station wagon on the Sundays when the bus wasn't running!
One Sunday in September the Gospel message was presented during children's church and I felt compelled to accept Christ as my Lord and Savior. Though such an action was not exactly the modus operandus of this shy nine year-old boy, something about the message that day, the worship service, and my own longing for the Lord helped me to take that bold step.
At the time I had no idea how it would completely alter my life.
Since that time I've struggled to confront my own selfish nature, to battle materialism and the self-centeredness that seems to come naturally to teenagers and young adults. All the while the Holy Spirit was there and, despite my mis-steps and mis-deeds, I was always aware of God's presence.
During my college years I finally began to see how my own sin, living only for myself, craving worldly pleasures and prizes, materialism, lust, and even greed were robbing me of joy and leading me to a life of uncontentedness, neverending thirst more, one brief happiness and frequent disappointment, deviod of any joy.
I also found myself surrounded by young Christians, friends (but really brothers and sisters) who helped me see the road to real joy and to a deeper relationship with Christ. Friends like Guy, Jacqueline, Rachel, Kayme, Kim, Debra, Kari, and Janelle who lived lives witnessing for Christ. Back in the Word and daily devoting time to my relationship with God I began to model my life and character after Christ and live the way I always knew I should but never wanted to accept.
Some days I see the imperfections still within me and wonder if I'll ever be the man that God wants me to be. I know that my failures can be overcome through his grace and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Some days I look back on the selfish and self-centered boy that I was and I weap for all of the people who had to know him. I wish I could apoligize to them for the things I did and the missed opportunities to be a good witness for Christ.
But I also see the changes that were taking place in me all along. I see how, slow but sure, my heart began to take control of my attitude and eventually my actions. I know that from the moment I accepted Christ my life course was forever changed. I still can't say that I'm free of weakness and that I live the life for Christ that I aspire to, but God has worked a miracle in the salvation of the young boy that I was and I cannot be anything but eternally grateful.
for my salvation, which I do not deserve
for God's grace, that allows me to be forgiven
for Bryan and Jo Cribbs, servants of the Lord
and for pure and perfect love that I only know because of Christ.
Christianity Survey
Do you think Jesus should be depicted with a darker complexion?: I'm not too picky but I doubt he was pale skinned.
Should alcohol sales be allowed on Sundays?: I don't care. It's not buying, selling, or drinking alcohol but rather its abuse that's an issue.
How many people attend your church?: We average just uner 200 regular attenders.
Your opinion of premarital sex?: It's a sin.
Jesus is:: The savior of a world lost to sin.
Should women/girls have bare midriffs in church?: Probably not. Modesty is a virtue and guys have enough imagination.
President Bush is:: a good man though I'm not always sure he's doing a good job.
Would you change your denomination if they allowed gay people?: It depends. If they said homosexuality wasn't a sin, yes. But all churches should welcome all sinners.
My membership status at church is:: Uh, member I guess.
How often do you doubt the truth of Christianity?: Never for long but I do question things sometimes.
My salvation is determined by:: My faith that Christ was God and that his sacrafice allows me to enter heaven as a forgiven sinner.
The Christian Bible, in it's original form, is:: The word of God.
I believe that predestination is:: Oh that's tough. Often it depends on the last book I read.
Why do you think God has not allowed Christ to return?: It's His desire that as many people as possible come to Christ. Also His time isn't the same as ours.
Once in heaven we will have memory of our life on earth, true or false?: I don't know. I don't think so though.
Should women be allowed to be pastors (or priests)?: Tough one. I say women shouldn't teach adult men about their roles (scripture deals with this), but I'm not sure that rules out being a Pastor completely.
Christian music, when compared to secular music, is:: Actually I don't like most of it. It's a long story.
God says the death penalty is:: Okay but it's not effective in our society today so it's not necessary.
Is abortion wrong?: Yes. Life begins with conception and we shouldn't end it after that out of convenience. If you don't want children then don't conceive them.
Do the unsaved suffer in hell?: Eternity seperated from God. No grace, no mercy, no good.
What's your opinion on evolution?: I believe that all things are created by a super natural God and that evolution can explain some things but not the supernatural role of God.
What happens after you die?: My body will die while my soul will go to heaven.
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