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Rev. Tony Weir

Shock Of Life

  • Picture if you will, a young man starting life at the age of 17, dropped out of school, due to it being a terrible place and time, I was less keen on learning, and busy chasing girls. A letter came it was an acceptance letter into the Airforce. excitied i embarked to a new life, but a life in sin.

    After a few years in the Services I carried on a terrible life, guilt was pleasure. it was easy to get lost in a binge of booze and drugs. Then came the crash. A close friend of mine passed away in a crash, and one died from skin cancer. 

    I was in tatters now spiralling down a hole of depression and substance abuse, it was a dive that would make Alice die of shock if she took that tunnel to wonderland.

    I was sitting on the bottom and a hand came to me. it was John, who showed me the bible. I went to church, and turned alot around, and realised that there is nothing better than the Good News, It was what i needed to recieve to keep me as a straight person, 13 years later, i still attend some services. But dont always agree with some values (feel free to ask), but have found a new home in the ULC, some where all views are considered.

    But the shock of life is, where the path leads us from here.

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  • Rev. Suzanne Ranu likes this
  • Rev. Suzanne Ranu
    Rev. Suzanne Ranu Thank you for sharing.
    February 28, 2015
  • Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,
    Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM, My friend, that is a reality many of us share. We all have a path we must travel for better or worse. This seems like a week for sharing personal paths..Very good to hear from you my friend, with hopes that someday we will be able to sit and Jam...One Gui...  more
    February 28, 2015
  • Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,
    Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM, It's tough to talk when we sleep and awaken 12 hours different...hehehehhe
    February 28, 2015
  • Rev. Tony Weir
    Rev. Tony Weir It has been the hard fun ride, I will admit the thing I hate most about the "mainsteam" churches is they only follow doctrine when suits, at the moment there is a true Islam scare but the bible teaches us to love and forgive you emenies , ie. th...  more
    February 28, 2015 - 1 likes this