Here's to My Heroes
 

This thread is dedicated to my heros. The men of God who planted the Word of God in my heart.

Thank you.

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My Dad. Clyde Haney, David Gray, Paul Dugas, Paul Price, J.T. Pugh.

Raven

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Hmmm, I nice thread.

Thank God for our heritage.

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Brother Raven, isn't Elder Dugas the one who wrote some books?

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Rev. Bryan Taylor
Rev. A.O. Holmes (deceased)
Rev. Joel Holmes
Rev. John Scheels
Rev. Larry Booker
Rev. Phil White
Rev. Ken Bow
Rev. J. Alvear
Rev. C.P. Williams (deceased)

and many many more and most of all my Godly husband Rev. Raul Alvear...



I am in a "funny" mood today...must be that spider bite...I thought we could make a thread on who we do not admire...ha...now that is just a joke....I would never do anything like that...ha..

Love you folks.....

There are many people on our forum that I deeply admire also...My list would go on and on...
People are hero´s for different reasons...

I admire our supporters that have stood with us over the years...There are so many hero´s in the army we are a part of...so many...

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Bro Terry Black, Bro Ed Goddard, Bro Ralph Reynolds, Bro Larry Sims, Bro Alexander Rocker!

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Since I was raised in an independent church I do not know a lot of UPC men...sorry...
I only know thses from recent years...
Rev. Larry Booker
Rev. Phil White
Rev. Ken Bow

I loved Brother Dawson from Weedpatch, Ca...Miss the Dawson´s very much. They were dear friends of ours...

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James Kilgore, DLWelch,John Grant, my thanks to them for the love i have for gods word, dt

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Amen, thank God for these wonderful men and women!

My mom, Bro. Paul Hosch, Bro. James Renfro, and Bro. David Bethel.

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My parents, Bro. G.O. Henderson, Bro. M.M. Hudson, Bro. A.F. Miller, Bro. Albert Abbey, Bishop L.A. Parent, Bishop Wm. Parent, Bro. Arless Glass, Bro. Elvin Ervin, Bishop Nathaniel Wilson...

Bro. Hudson wrote:

Up and be doing
For judgment day is nearing
Go and preach the Word
Where it is not heard
Tell them the story
Of His wondrous glory
And of the better day that is to come

For golden hours can never wait
We must seize them while they come
Or forever be too late
Oh do not wait for something great
Do whatever you find to do
And do it right

After lo these many years, I can still see him standing behind the pulpit, singing this song...memories...:snowing

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These men have invested in my life.

Brother James Molter, Harold Sheppard, Jonathan Urshan Sr, Fendell Hall and Bill Coltharp.

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My Mom - she raised me on her own after my Preacher dad backslid and left us,
she never re-married, just dedicated her life to God and me.:hug4 she passed away 4 years ago, I still miss her everyday! A true prayer warrior, when someone said they needed prayer she would immediately drop what she was doing and go to praying until she felt she had touched the throne of God.:praying
My Grandparents (Mom's parents) -they moved in with Mom and I and helped
to raise me, I lost my grandma at 10 yrs and my Grandpa at 14 yrs.
F.V. Shoemake (deceased) - Pastor from the age of 5 - 14.
Jimmy Shoemake - Pastor from the age of 14 - I married and moved away.
Jeff Arnold - I love this man, he rocks!
Bro. Mallory - missionary
Cecil Brackett - first pastor as a child.
Kevin Knudson - The most kind, caring and gentle man; He helped us through a difficult time.

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By far one of the greatest unknown writers of our movement.

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Do you know HS personally? :coffee2

What has he written? I've never read anything by him....

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If we are referencing the same man I do know him personally. Pastors a great church in Columbus, GA but keeps very much to himself.

While I was the editor of the District newsletter I would publish some of his writings. I pressed him to publish but thus far have not been successful. If I can find the old files I will post a couple of the articles.

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My Heroes:

My parents.
My grandparents.
My oldest sister and her husband
Carroll & Priscilla McGruder
Shirley Shelton, my first teacher, and someone I KNEW cared deeply about my soul.
Jack Sanders, the principal of the Christian school I attended in high school. One of the wisest men I've ever met, and just good through and through.
Nona Freeman
Priscilla McGruder
My current pastor, Keith Townsley
Carl Ballestero
Elijah Brady
Bobby Tidwell

The people who have invested in me (spiritually), or have inspired me the most would be:
My parents & grandparents.
My oldest sister and her husband.
Pastor Townsley

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Not the same man, and I don't think EA is referring to the same man, either. (But I could be wrong)

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Brother rrford, I know the man you are speaking about, and you are right, he is a great writer. But the HS I mentioned is actually a relative of MissBrattified.

It would be great if you could post those articles.

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I agree, it would be awesome to read the articles!

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Speaking of the HS you and I referred to...what I LOVE most about him is his prayer life. Whether he is here or at home, he stops whatever he's doing at the same time every day and goes to pray. When he was here visiting, my kids were in the room with him, and he just prayed right there with them in the bedroom. I'm sure that will make a very positive impact on them later, if not now. And it's not a showy sort of thing--he's just consistent and makes it top priority.

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Yes, he is a man of prayer. We used to go to the church at 5:30 AM and pray during the weekdays. I was very young at the time, and hadn't learned to pray like he could, but I loved to go just to be around him.

There is nothing pretentious about the man.

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My SIL comes out of the Columbus church. I got to visit there as a child.

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I've known Bro. Harold Sheppard and his family since I was 14. They are like family to me dearly loved.
They have a website, I get homesick when I visit , plus I feel very OLD as all the children are grown now and have grown chldren. :(

http://www.thechurchofcolumbus.org/

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Some of the greatest men ever
George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
Daniel D. Tompkins
Richard M. Johnson
George M. Dallas
William King
John C. Breckinridge
Hannibal Hamlin
Schuyler Colfax
Henry Wilson
William Wheeler

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My dad the late John A Eckstadt
Pastor Franl Tamel Pastor Oak Creek, WI
Pastor Jeff Butler Racine, WI

Manny more...

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Many of the first people that come to my mind when I think of heroes are not preachers, but wonderful saints that I have had the privilege of knowing.

"Mary," one of my heroes, suffered with a debilitating case of MS. I watched as it took, first the use of her legs, and then began its insidious process in her arms and upper body. I learned to hate MS as I watched it steal the joy of life from this vibrant lady one inch at a time.

Mary was a faithful lady, a hard working unsung hero. She never preached a sermon or sang a solo, but her portrait hangs in my memory's hall of fame. I watched her care for a dying husband, faithful to the end, to the detriment of her own well being. She had to be lifted, carried, and wheeled into the hospital, but she was determined to be with him, and to care for him until the lingering end, and she did. She was a faithful wife.

After her husband's passing, she continued, by sheer grit, to live in the home that they had shared. She bought a van equipped with a lift, and found a couple who would pick her up for church, and she was there both Sunday services. She was a faithful saint and I will treasure her memory as long as I live.

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MB, if I may ask, where is the Bobby Tidwell that you know from?

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My parents.
A little lady named Marie Orser.

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T. W. Barnes Wished there was another like him that I knew. Still miss him greatly.

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Rev. William Ray Johnson who pastors in Denham Springs, LA is one of the greatest Christians I have ever known. He is truly humble, always putting others ahead of himself. His motto is: "Others, my Lord, others...let that my motto be. When I have lived and died for others, I will have lived and died like Thee."

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H. L. Sheppard

Bulletin

May 2005

"Wake Up ! We're Rich!"

Wolves were picking off the livestock of ranchers at an alarming rate, so the state offered a bounty of $5,000 for every wolf killed. Two good ol' down home country boys, Jethro and his friend Zach, decided to go into the wolf hunting business.

They had been out hunting wolves all day and into the night, and made camp way up in the mountains near a beautiful little stream. About four o'clock the next morning, Jethro woke up to see their camp surrounded by thirty or forty wolves. In the light of the dying campfire, he could see the blood-lust in their eyes, and the white of their exposed, razor-sharp teeth. He could also see that they were about ready to spring. "Hey, Zach," he whispered. "Wake up! We're Rich!" Men with a vision see problems as possibilities.

A blind man's world is bounded by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man's world by the limits of his knowledge; a great man's world by the limits of his vision (E. Paul Hovey/1908-).

Luke 1:37 “ For with God nothing shall be impossible”.

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It's hard to make a list like this because there are so many that I have learned from and have respected over the years.

A hero to me would be Bro. Lester Thompson who was my pastor for the brief time I attended Bethel Tabernacle in Racine, Wisconsin in 1955 and 1956.

Another would be Bro. S.G. Norris. I learned a lot from him.

F.E. Curts was my pastor from 1957 until some time in the early nineteen sixties when we left that UPC church. The man was a great Bible teacher and I learned a lot from him.

Another hero would be my current pastor, Wendell Coning, who has such a love for people -especially youth and children.

My wife is a hero to me. She has put up with me for over 50 years. I am a better person for being associated with her over the years.

Other heroes are some of the ladies who have been "prayer warriors" over the years. Some have gone on to their reward. Others are still ministering in prayer.

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Kenneth Haney
John Wimber
Kenneth Phillips
Morton Bustard
Daniel Segraves
Jack Deere
Wolfgang Simson
Watchman Nee
Loren Yadon
JT Pugh

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Great Motto!!

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that's a pretty diverse group.

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Harry Haygood
Nona Freeman
Vesta Mangun
T F Tenny
Thetus Tenny

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Thanks for posting this. It blessed me when I read it and was reminded of it today while I prayed in church. :thumbsup

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David Bethel.