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About Me

Wow how do I begin talking about me. I Love the Lord Jesus. I Love my Family, I Love the (true) Church, I Love People (especially internationals), I Love Nature. I grew up youngest of 5 in a single parent household. Though I was raised in an area of the city that was impoverished and crime ridden, I was sheltered from much of that because of my mom. She had an intimate relationship with Jesus and lived a 'love filled' life that she showered over her children and others.I attended a predominately white catholic school from 1st through 12th grade, a great experience (yep it really was). Though we were not catholic, my mother worked very hard to send some of us to private school because of the incredible education and safety. Attending predominately white schools was my catalyst for a lifelong ministry and calling to racial reconciliation. Who knew what God was up to. :-))I studied in Stirling, Scotland [the place where the Wallace Monument is located ie BraveHeart] as an exchange student when I was in undergrad. Of course I fell in love with the Scottish people, their history and culture. Hence my favorite movie of all time, BraveHeart.It was a life changing experience which shaped and influenced my world view and God view. (Just think about it...God's not just in America.) Since then, I have travelled throughout Europe, N. Africa, South Asia, Caribbean and Latin America mostly mission trips but some recreational.I view life as a journey ie Pilgrim's Progress. The journey with God is just as important as my heavenly destination to God. I want to treasure and savor my time on Earth with the Father. He ministers to me through His Presence, my family, my church, my friends my struggles and my pain. Yep suffering is slowly becoming a friend, because it's like a sheepdog nipping at my heels chasing me to the Cross.So this journey encompasses me experiencing Him fully in my daily worship and in the seemingly mundane chores of washing dishes and doing homework with the kids. I want Him to permeate my life with His Life.I guess that's me...when it's all said and done. I just want to be known as servant and faithful. Yep Faithful Servant. Peace.

My Interests

Outdoors, Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Tennis, Running.

I'd like to meet:

New Friends

Music:

Keith Green, Jason Upton, Israel Houghton, U2, Casting Crowns, Shekinah Glory, Dennis Jernigan, Terry McCalmon,

Movies:

Brave Heart, Matrix, The Passion, X-Men

Television:

Caillou, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Arthur

Books:

Inside Out, Wild at Heart, Experiencing God, Fresh Wind Fresh Fire, Divided by Faith, Pilgrim's Progress, Desiring God, The Dream Giver, Soul Survivor, The Cost of Discipleship, God Chasers, Loose That Man and Let Him Go, Confessions of St. Augustine, Disappointment With God, Grace Walk, The Ragamuffin Gospel, This Present Darkness, Long Walk to Freedom, Race Matters,

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. J. Christy Wilson (seminary professor), Christian Martyrs, persecuted Christians all over the world.

My Blog

Haiti My Beloved

The day I kissed a Voodoo Priest by Dennis Hall ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I didn't feel the way I thought I would when I saw him walk up the stairs...
Posted by PD on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:58:00 PST

Ode to Stephen

Yesterday, I had a very sobering and difficult phone conversation with an 84 year old white woman whose name is Edith. Edith lives in Mississippi. It was one of those conversations that no...
Posted by PD on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:36:00 PST

Haiti Experience

Made it back safely to the US two days ago. One of my best mission trips ever... One of the highlights of the trip happened the day my team was to leave back to the U.S. We were waiti...
Posted by PD on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:53:00 PST

Tightropes and Stewardship

Dear Friends,This article is so troubling and confirms "the state" of the "church". For this group of tele-evangelist it's planes, for many of us it might be wasting food or other mism...
Posted by PD on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:14:00 PST

Birthday

Memoirs of a Birthday Boy - Today's My Birthday June 10, 2008 Today is my birthday and I am half of 90. I don't quite know what to think of that yet. But also this day is riddled with riddles, questi...
Posted by PD on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:38:00 PST

Deep Love of Jesus

O The Deep Deep Love of Jesus O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy l...
Posted by PD on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:24:00 PST

Fantastic Boyz

Last night, I had a great time with my kids. We were all around the dining room table and began to write short stories. Here is one of the those stories inspired by my oldest so...
Posted by PD on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:58:00 PST

Tsunami Grace

TSUNAMI GRACE The day after Christmas a couple of years ago brought one of the most horrific catastrophes known in this modern era. While many of us were preaching about the love of God found in the ...
Posted by PD on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:02:00 PST

God Spoke to me today

A Message from God to me. I was feeling down this morning and the Lord spoke clearly to my heart and I wrote this...It may apply to you too. "Am I not Enough..." "Wasn't my Blood&red enough......
Posted by PD on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:12:00 PST

Restorative Grace

I want to briefly give a testimony of the restorative Grace of Jesus. Last March (2007) my family went through an extreme situation (an attack from the enemy). My wife Sharon ...
Posted by PD on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:27:00 PST