faithfuljim on Squidoo

I am a Seminary graduate, Bible teacher, article writer, Published Christian fiction author and publisher of an inspirational success ezine.
I was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1943 to Christian parents and accepted Jesus as my saviour at an early age, though I doubted later. (see my lense of faith).
I was an avid reader, preferring a good book to a ball game. I was especially interested...

more

I am a Seminary graduate, Bible teacher, article writer, Published Christian fiction author and publisher of an inspirational success ezine.
I was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1943 to Christian parents and accepted Jesus as my saviour at an early age, though I doubted later. (see my lense of faith).
I was an avid reader, preferring a good book to a ball game. I was especially interested in stories about other time periods and science fiction. In Jr. High school, I became interested in writing and drama. I wrote several poems, articles and a few short stories, plays and novelettes.

While attending St. Petersburg Jr. College, I won second prize in a short story contest with the Biblical short story, "Beggarman-Thief."
I graduated from Clearwater Christian College in 1970, with a B.A. degree in Bible-literature, and Biblical School of Theology (now Biblical Seminary) in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, where 1974 with a M.Div.
I was ordained in November of 1974, and has served as assistant or associate pastor or Bible teacher in several churches. I also served in a foreign student ministry, which is where he met my dear wife, Berenice from Venezeula. It was there also that I began working on the novel "Of Such Is The Kingdom," based on my short story, "Beggarman-Thief."
Following our marriage in 1984, we spent a year and a half in Venezuela, where, while teaching English, I was also able to work on this novel, "IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY." Upon returning from Venezuela, I completed and revised my Biblical novel, "OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM," which was published by PublishAmerica on September 7th, 2003.
Meanwhile, I also wrote, produced and co-directed a unique theatrical production entitled "BROADWAY DREAMS, A Review with a message." which was preformed in 1995 and again in 1997 and again last year (2005) at a small community center.
I also graduated from Conneticut school of Broadcasting in April, 2000, and worked part time for a while in several radio stations.
After years of not wanting to pastor because of the responsibility, I felt I should go ahead and try with the Lord's help, so I have applied to several small churches, but was not accepted.
I was in a bad car accident last Dec. and had to quit my part time job. I completely revised my first novel and submitted it for publication as an e-book while waiting for it to be re-published in print as well, and am now working on a sequel to it. This and squidoo is taking all my time, so I've pretty much given up the idea of pastoring or teaching, but who knows what the future holds.
MORE ABOUT ME:
My favorite music genre is folk. My favorite book besides the Bible used to be C.S.Lewis space trilogy, but now I think it's "The Shack"