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Brown
Brown
5’0” (152 cm)
150 lbs
Slight
Marriage, Marriage and Children
I am not close-minded about this issue/Depends on many factors
Caucasian
Any
Meadville
Pennsylvania
16335
United States of America
(814) 724-7736
Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA)
self-employed contractor
Ewing Construction
Northwestern PA
reading, hiking, classical music, cooking (mostly Mediterranean dishes)
Married via SGS!!!
I am a non-smoker
I drink occasionally
Bachelor's degree
I would like to have children one day, AND/OR would gladly accept others.

I was 7 or 8 when I was regenerated but I had two major spiritual crises. The first was in 7th grade when I was practically an agnostic due to the influence of secular education and a poor church. My parents home-schooled me for the remainder of high school. The second came during college (see below).

Honestly, I have been struggling with spiritual stagnation for the last two months. Our local congreagation has been without a pastor for two years and my three closest Christian friends are all undergoing tremendous challenges themselves. But God is faithful and does not abandon HIs children and I am confident that He will perfect the work He has begun.
As I mentioned in the answer to the previous question, I had a crisis of faith in college. I went to a small, Catholic liberal arts college. It was a heady, stimulating environment in which the religious character of the school permeated every aspect of life. The richness of that experience -- and an attractive Catholic girlfriend pulled me toward Rome. I had read the Bible through some 7 or 8 times before going to college but I had no trainin in systematic theology. Faced with the theological equivalent of a German panzer division, I was trying to erect a tank out of an erector set. God graciously spared me from this and has led me out of broader evangelicalism to a more solid, reformed faith.
I usually read the Bible every morning (I try to make it through the entire Bible every year). When I have more time, I am working through the Gospels in Greek.
I suppose Daniel, though it is hard to be limited to just one. I love Daniel's courage and whole hearted devotion to God in a world determined to reshape his thinking and being -- even his very name. Daniel not only resisted this assault, but triumphed gloriously, bringing great glory to God.

Only for the time being. I have asked myself many times if I have the gifts necessary to remain single and have prayed that if it is God's will that He woould take away the deep, deep desires I have for a wife and children. As yet, He has not. However I am not consumed with thinking about marriage. I have work to do and service to perform. I am a single Christian man, not a male, Christian single. Single for me is an adjective, not a noun. It describes who I am, but does not define me. My identity comes from the fact that I am "hid with Christ in God" (Col3:3).

Hard working, determined, intelligent, compassionate
Glorifying Christ with the whole of my life: the work I do, the books I read, the designs I create, the food I eat, the music I listen too. Not just what I do on Sunday, but every breath of every moment of every day. Not a compartmentalized Christianity good only for 45 minutes on a Sunday, but a living, breathing, vibrant testimony to the transforming power of the crucified and risen Christ.
The love of God, the love of godly parents, and the love of godly friends. Not a soft, sentimental love, but a love that is strong enough to withstand my defiance and stupidity, to challenge me when I am wrong, and to help me pick up the pieces, and to grow.

I really enjoy someone who gives thought to what it means to be a Christian and is striving to grow. Christianity is a radical change of our being, not a cosmetic touch-up. It is the difference between life and death. Living beings do things. Dead ones do little -- except rot.

I also enjoy someone with lively wit and good sense of humor. I am introspective and take life seriously. Words like duty, honor, and character are ideals after which I strive (and I hasten to add, to which I most definitely have not arrived) but it is good to have someone around who is able to help balance me out when I take life too seriously. Especially when I take myself too seriously!
I have been blessed with a number of wise people who have taught me much. My philosophy professor, though Catholic, instilled in me a vision of the unity of all creation. Truth, beauty, and goodness have their beginning and end in God. Things, actions, thoughts are only true, beautiful, or good insofar as they reflect the character of God.
My last relationship ended over a disagreement over confronting a professing believer who was a practicing homosexual. I did not expect to have a disagreement with a young woman from a reformed tradition over the Biblical mandate to confront an erring brother in love, but I did and we parted company after several dialogues. The relationship prior ended because of divergent views on Sabbath keeping, the regulative principle of worship, and similar issues. As she was a non-reformed baptist, in retrospect, I am not surprised that these issures ended the relationship. In the two years since the last relationship, I have been increasingly convinced that an unwavering commitment to the binding authority of the Scriptures as THE final arbitor is the only sure foundation for any friendship or marriage. Not what I think it says, or what I wish it said, or what you feel it says, but what God has said. God's word is our only yardstick. It is not only the means by which I judge the attitudes and actions of others, but it is also the yardstick by which others ought to measure me. Thanks be to God there is grace when we fail, but praise be to God there is also grace to PREVAIL. We come as we are but we do not stay aw we are because of the work of His Spirit.

"Characterr cannot be summoned at the moment of crisis if it has been squandered by years of compromise and rationalization. The only testing ground for the heroic is the mundane. The only preparation for that one profound decision which can change a life, or even a nation, is those hundreds of half-conscious, self-defining, seemingly insignificant decisions made in private. Habit is the daily battle ground of character." Former Senator Dan Coats

"We have met the enemy, and he is us." Pogo
I have worked in construction all my life, starting in earnest when I was 13. I took over the business from my father when he passed away unepextedly in 2002. I do everything from excavating to cabinet-making. I enjoy the variety and challenge. I do the mundane: snake out clogged drains, fix leaky faucets. I do the unusual: repair a bagel making machine and help a local artist install his free form sculpture in a convention center.. I do the artistic: design and fabricate Italianate facaded and interiors.

To travel back to Europe and to visit Israel.

To be everything God has called me to be.

To excel.

Being self-employed i don't have much leisure time. When I do, I usueally like to slow down. I love to read. I enjoy walking and picnicing. I also like to experiment with unusual recipes - mostly Italian or Mediterranean.
In the suburbs, In a small town, On the coast, A farm/cottage in the county
Born and raised in NW PA except for taking our furniture on vacation to Florida in the early '80's (long story). Have seen most states east of the Mississippi and have been as far west as Colorado. Travel fairly frequently to visit my sister and her family in Chicago. Went to college in NH. Spent 3 months in Rome, Italy. Traveled for 3 weeks all over western Europe. Spent 10 days in Japan.
My father is deceased. My mother and I are very close as we went through a lot together when my dad died. She lost her husband, I lost my father, my boss, and my best friend. My sister, though raised a Christian, has rejected the faith. I like her husband and adore my little niece, but as they live in Chicago and are not converted, I am not really close to them. I am not opposed to relocating, but my business is very much tied to this area and I own 2 pieces of property here. It would be difficult to move, but I am willing to consider it.
Archery, Astronomy/Stargazing, Auto Mechanics, Baking, Berry picking, Biking (road), Boating, Sail, Camping, Canoe/Kayaking, Cards, Puzzles, Board Games, Chess, Cooking, Dancing, Dancing, Ballroom, Drawing, Farm and Winery Tours/Wine Tasting, Gardening, Hiking, Movies, Museums, Music, Philosophy, Picnicing, Pool, Rail Excursions, Reading, Scenic Drives, Sightseeing, Swimming, Tennis
I am now very happily married to a young woman I met on this site. We will have been married two months before the first of the year and while it has not been smooth sailing every day, I know in the very depths of my soul God has brought us together for our good and His glory. I am already a better man because of her. Thank you SGS for your assistance and praise God for covenant marriage in general and my lovely wife in particular!

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