BEFORE CHRIST

Before I found Christ... This is a mis-statement to start. I don’t think I actually found Jesus but we’ll talk about that in a later blog.

...and He began to change my life. At the change time I’d lived in Kansas with my parents for twelve years. My birth place was Garden City in 1936. Good things were about to happen. The Great Depression was over and conditions were improving. The prairie dust storms were diminishing but still came at some frequency. And, I was about to meet my maker.

My first memory is about my attempt to run away from home with the dog. I’m told I was a quiet and well behaved child. I just remember being lonely. And, I was also very private...I never shared or talked about my feelings or thoughts. I kept it all bottled up inside. I believe the run away attempt was the beginning signs of life time of searching for purpose. Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? What am I to do?  These questions began to haunt me. The search continued without success until the day Jesus captured me. The search was relentless and purposeless. I continued to be more lonely and extremely discontented. My parents tried to reach me without success. Everything was bottled up inside. I was intent on defeating any attack from the outside by showing everyone nothing could penetrate my impervious exterior shell. Nothing and no one could get through...get inside. I refused to share. I never displayed emotion except for not caring. I was trying to run my own life and not going anywhere. Frequent asthma attacks were my only outward display of rebellion...they were violent and effective. This behavior was leading me toward a very destructive life style.

What happened next????

Evolution of Life

Why do many Christians (purported followers of Jesus)  not believe in evolution? It’s really hard to say. Perhaps they’re not thinking. Or, being stubborn. Or, just believe in hear say. Once I found Jesus, or he changed me, the evolution of my life began. For the first thirty years I knew something dramatic had occurred but I couldn’t understand what. I just knew I’d been changed. In the next episode I’ll talk about life before the change. If you want to learn more keep watch. It’s a good story. At least I think so.