Charles William ( "Butchie" ) Olmstead
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Christian Pastoral & Laity Ministry & Bible Teaching. ( Current inactive ) Blues musician ( vocal/blues-harp: aka harmonica) DJ. |
| Location | Lompoc, CA |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | "...Lord I believe- help me in my unbelief!" ( Mark 9:24 ) So are the words of one of my "heroes of the faith" in scripture! A man entirely encountered by Supernature: Truth incarnate- fully God and fully man assures him that "...all things are possible to him who believes" - and yet the mixture of our fears, doubts and awe that can barely contain the wonder of Gods love. Supernature declares that begining with you and I; "...in Christ ( we ) shall be a new creaton" ( 2nd Cor. 5:17 ) and that the ultimate divine intent is to "...make all things new." ( Rev. 21:5 We are already living in a universe where all is made new the moment we accept the Presence of Supernature... the Presense of God omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and Sovereign over all creation- and Who declares that with Him "...nothing is impossible!" But even with faith- even if we believe, we also know unbelief still has its occassion in us... by fear, doubt,ignorance and self. by Gods grace and tender mercy this may be a place of prayer, reflection and sharing before God those things that weaken us and cause "unbelief" in us. Lord. heal our souls. |
| Interests | Christian theology, Church History & Latin. Blues & Oldies ( 1940,'50's & '60's ) Doo Wop. Classical ( Grieg, Prokoviev... ) Celtic Traditional. |
| Favorite movies | Till Human Voices Wake Us... A Good Year... My House in Umbria... Black Snake Moan... The Sixth Sense... The Villiage... Everything is illuminated... Five Days one Summer... Seconds... Slingblade... Zelig... Being There... Napolean Dynamite... Nacho Libre... Raising Arizona... Paris Texas... O' Brother where art thou?... Pulp Fiction... The Lady killers... Edward Sissorhands... Rocky... Dead men dont wear plaid... A Bronx Tale... Two Family House... Something The Lord Made... The Passion of the Christ... ( lemme think ) |
| Favorite music | ALL blues & doo wop! |
| Favorite books | The Bible... St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica... St. Augustine: The Confessions of St. Augustine... G.K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy (and) The Everlasting Man... C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity (and) The Weight of Glory... Paul Johnson: A History of Christianity... Whitehead: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic... Aquilina: The Fathers of the Church (expanded)... McGrath: Faith of our Fathers: A Study of the Nicene Creed... The World Dont Owe Me Nothing: Life &; Times of David "Honeyboy" Edwards. Pirate stuff... ships... Moby Dick, Treasure Island. Stuff by CS Lewis... ( lemme think ) |