The former slave-trader, Pastor and great hymn writer, John Newton said
on one occasion, “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to
be, I am not what I
hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be,
and by the grace of God I am what I am” I've echoed that in my soul
since the day I became a Christ-follower some four decades ago. I've
never felt that I was a runner after Jesus and sometimes I feel that I
struggle to even walk. More often that I want to admit, like Jacob, I'm
following Jesus with a limp.
Many of these thoughts have been
shared with the wonderful church family that I've had the privilege of
pastoring for over twenty-five years now in Burlington, Wisconsin...the
Grace Church Family. They are a loving, gracious church that has
patiently borne my often feeble efforts to be their pastor.
I
have been married to my wonderful wife, Jane, for over thirty years and
blessed with three now adult children, who all love Jesus. Often I think
that I am the richest man in town.
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