About Jeremiah

Life Mission Statement

To live a lifestyle of worship, balanced with Spirit and truth, pursuing life and love, living with a passion for God and compassion for people.

Favorite Verses and personal meaning

John 17:23 - This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

This verse is what the entire Bible is about. It is all about relationship...knowing God! This is what Christ came for!

John 4:23 - Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of  worshipers the Father seeks.

I believe in order to worship God fully He desires us to worship both in spirit and in truth. The spirit is the joy of salvation and the Holy Spirit in you and the truth is the Bible. Often times someone moves according to feelings instead of knowing what the Bible says about the subject. Its important to live with both.

Personal - I am married to a wonderful lady named Kristen. I was an active duty member in the United States Air Force for 9.5  years. I am originally from Ohio where I grew up attending Medway Elementary, Olive Branch Middle School, and Tecumseh High School. I went to Saint Mark's Lutheran Church which gave me a understanding of Christ dying for my sins. Shortly after I turned 18, I started attending the New Carlisle Church of the Nazarene. After I graduated high school, I joined the Air Force and I moved to Great Falls (Malmstrom AFB), Montana for 3 years as a Security Police in the 490th Missile Squadron. I attended Central Assembly of God. That is where I truly got to know the Lord. I then changed jobs and became a training manager and moved to Fayetteville (Pope AFB), North Carolina. There I even grew more in the Lord where He allowed me to be involved in different ministries such as Cliffdale Christian Center, Manna Church, FCC singles ministry, Evangelism Explosion, Water2Wine Ministries and on-base ministry. I then was sent to Osan AB, Korea where I attended chapel, the local Hospitality House ran by Cadence International, and Songtan Baptist Church. I am currently live at Columbia (originally stationed at Shaw AFB and then Charleston AFB in the AF Reserves) SC. When I first moved to Columbia I attended Christian Life Assembly which is where I met my wife in the beginning of 2004. We were part of a young adults group called Ignite. We married in Mar of 2005 and started attending a church plant (we were the 5th family to join) called GraceLife Church which part of a network called GCI. I was ordained through this church in Dec 2007. I graduated from Columbia International University with my Masters of Divinity Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation in May 2007. I then became a resident in the local hospital system of Palmetto Health (specifically Baptist hospital) working with Outpatient Psych, PCU, Rehab, Ortho, Heart Hospital, Children and Adolescent Psych, and OnCall. I then became employed with Harmony Care Hospice as a Chaplain in Sep 2008 and was terminated in Jul 2010. We also started a house church in Nov 2009. Currently I am unemployed and looking for a pastor, chaplain, or spiritual counselor position.

Hobbies - I enjoy driving around, playing on the computer. I have started playing chess much more in the past few years and enjoy it as well. I absolutely love music and by personal conviction 99% of my music is Christian. I have been a Christian DJ a few times. My favorite form of music is rap followed by praise and worship followed. I don't like country that much however. I also enjoy hanging out with friends, pool and bowling. My favorite online game is Star Wars Galaxies. I can also be found sometimes gaming on Yahoo Games (either chess, pinochle, or cribbage and a few other card games). Lets go play sometime. I also believe that the internet is a powerful tool for witnessing and edifying believers. In addition to all that I enjoy going to school and learning.