My Name is RJ Walters and I am not a clergy or a theologian. I am just an ordinary guy who is committed to trying to live my life by the red letters found in the Bible. I grew up a Christian but as is typical of many I drifted away and totally left the faith soon after college. I may share that story sometime but not now. During my wandering years I was an “attacker” of Christians and wanted little or nothing to do with God! During that time some would have called me an aethist but I don’t really think I ever totally gave up hope that God was out there someplace and I had just been unable to find Him. I think I was really anti-religion but not anti-God.
Thank the Lord that period of my life ended about 25 years ago as I was about to get married. My future wife insisted we had to get married in a church and I very reluctantly went along with it. In order to get married in the church we had to attend some marriage preparation classes and that is where I ”butted heads” week after week with perhaps the most important person in my life beside my wife. (it’s a wonder that my wife even wanted to marry me after all those sessions and that the pastor patiently put up with me all that time). After many sessions I stubbornly came to understand what Jesus was really about and, yes, I had a born again moment when I truly felt the Holy Spirit re-enter my life.
In the past 25 years I have tried to use my experiences to help others along their road to Christ. I have since studied many books about the faith and of course I am a fervent reader of the Gospels. I try not to close my mind to any of the Christian denominations. In fact I have become infatuated with several different ones. In this blog, along with the normal stuff, I will also attempt to explore some of the less traveled dimensions of religion and spirituality in today’s world. I will also attempt to convince you that you do not have to leave Biblical interpretation to the scholars. I believe it is up to each one of us to reach our individual understanding of God’s word. We can not leave it up to the theologians to tell us what to think. No two seem to agree with each other anyway.
I have been told by many friends that one of the gifts the Lord has given me is being able to say things in simple terms and get to the heart of the issue. I will always strive to use that gift on this site. If you have any interest in providing input or discussions about any of my topics please let me know. I welcome any input as long as it is given constructive and loving manner. (See the “Code of Conduct” button at the top of the screen).
Thanks for listening,
RJ
