Started on March 24, 2005 @ 16:04

The time has finally come when I can talk about my past and not be bitter about it. It is a time that I have prayed to come for several years. Thanks to the support of wonderful friends and my wife, the time has come to put all these things to rest and to leave them behind. I am determined that these things should not happen to anyone else, for any reason. I am also aware that some positive events may be minimized or overlooked. I am not trying to do this, but I am aware of my own biases.

I was raised in the United Methodist church. My father has taught Adult Bible study classes since I was a small child. He still teaches a small, but dedicated group. When I was twelve, I was asked if I wanted to be baptized and I said, ‘yes’. My father and I were baptized that day. At the time, my father had been going through some spiritual searching of his own.