Two summers ago (2008), my dad bought a little piece of land in the pines and I went to visit and help him build a house on the property. Actually, let me back-up a bit and tell you about my dad. My dad was raised by what we call a "legalistic" mother. I am sure she meant well, as many Adventists in the era did but it backfired where my dad was concerned. Dad was most often given the "because I said so" or "because the Bible says so" as a response to his questions. As a child, Sabbath meant eating cold food because you couldn't cook on Sabbath and coming home after church to sit in his church clothes and read the Bible until the sunset. Thus, he left the church. After many years of studying his Bible for himself and venturing into many different denominations, he studied himself back into the Adventist church because of the truth.
My dad is great at helping people find Jesus and God's love in the Bible. He has been a devoted leader in the churches we have attended by being an elder and a great Sabbath School teacher. He likes to teach the practical application of the lesson and the Bible. Helping others learn how to develop a relationship with Jesus is what God has given him a gift to do. He challenges me and others in a positive way to daily apply the Bible to our lives and develop a friendship with the Godhead. I have friends who comment that I'm blessed with a dad who's like our very own Enoch because you just see his love for God in his life in a very humble way. I love my dad and thank God every day for giving him to me.
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