Post by anochria on Apr 19, 2009 0:44:59 GMT -5
Josh Coles here... aka Anochria.
Some info on me:
I'm a pastor of a small church in the Portland Oregon area- Aletheia Christian Fellowship.
Let's see... born and raised in the Portland area. Went to Portland Christian Schools kindergarten through High School. Went to college at Mt. Hood Community, Warner Pacific, and PSU. I've been an alternative high school teacher now for 11 years (my day job
My wife Rosemary and I have been married 12 1/2 years! We have a six year old (almost 6) boy named Justus and a two year old girl, Riley.
We had a 'bible study' group in our home for 9 years, which culminated in a church (Aletheia Christian Fellowship) which officially started meeting in 2005. We're still "barely not a house church" because although we now rent a small, comfortable basement space from a larger church we still have the home church feel in many ways.
Personal Interests: backpacking (the more remote the venue, the better), writing, reading, history, strategy games, music (mostly lesser-known artists with strange vocal characteristics), singing, playing the guitar and bass.
Favorite Conversation Topics: Hearing people's experiences (or lack of) with God, theology, apologetics, the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, World War II anything (or history in general).
Favorite Authors: CS Lewis, GK Chesterton, NT Wright, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, George MacDonald, Philip Yancey, JRR Tolkien, Augustine, William Blake, Frederick Buechner....
Favorite Musicians: Daniel Amos, Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, U2, Phil Keaggy, Bill Mallonee (VOL), Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens
Passions: creating networks of Christians who are equipped to truly help each other- fight for each other, encourage each other, simply be there for each other, and of course, teaching.
Things I know next to nothing about but am learning about from my friends: home improvement and automobile maintenence
I'm excited at what I see you're doing here, and having spend a lot of time developing a discussion forum of my own, I'd love to contribute and offer any advice I can from my own experiences. I hope you'll visit our site and do the same!
www.aletheia.proboards.com
I also look forward to dialoguing about the Jewish heritage of our mutual faith and encouraging more communication between followers of Yeshua of all stripes.
Some info on me:
I'm a pastor of a small church in the Portland Oregon area- Aletheia Christian Fellowship.
Let's see... born and raised in the Portland area. Went to Portland Christian Schools kindergarten through High School. Went to college at Mt. Hood Community, Warner Pacific, and PSU. I've been an alternative high school teacher now for 11 years (my day job
My wife Rosemary and I have been married 12 1/2 years! We have a six year old (almost 6) boy named Justus and a two year old girl, Riley.
We had a 'bible study' group in our home for 9 years, which culminated in a church (Aletheia Christian Fellowship) which officially started meeting in 2005. We're still "barely not a house church" because although we now rent a small, comfortable basement space from a larger church we still have the home church feel in many ways.
Personal Interests: backpacking (the more remote the venue, the better), writing, reading, history, strategy games, music (mostly lesser-known artists with strange vocal characteristics), singing, playing the guitar and bass.
Favorite Conversation Topics: Hearing people's experiences (or lack of) with God, theology, apologetics, the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, World War II anything (or history in general).
Favorite Authors: CS Lewis, GK Chesterton, NT Wright, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, George MacDonald, Philip Yancey, JRR Tolkien, Augustine, William Blake, Frederick Buechner....
Favorite Musicians: Daniel Amos, Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, U2, Phil Keaggy, Bill Mallonee (VOL), Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens
Passions: creating networks of Christians who are equipped to truly help each other- fight for each other, encourage each other, simply be there for each other, and of course, teaching.
Things I know next to nothing about but am learning about from my friends: home improvement and automobile maintenence
I'm excited at what I see you're doing here, and having spend a lot of time developing a discussion forum of my own, I'd love to contribute and offer any advice I can from my own experiences. I hope you'll visit our site and do the same!
www.aletheia.proboards.com
I also look forward to dialoguing about the Jewish heritage of our mutual faith and encouraging more communication between followers of Yeshua of all stripes.
