We met almost 10 years ago during an on campus prayer gathering. A year later we would be roommates. We used to get up early on Saturday mornings to wade through the river just off campus, we traveled to Israel together, and we've backpacked together, camped together, even climbed a massive sand dune with 40 pound backpacks (and then an even more intense hill). We've spent a lot of time talking about life, faith, relationships, dreams, travel, and adventure. In these conversations, we've realized that even though we have a lot of similar interests, yet we approach life very differently. We want to look at how we've both lived, and how that has impacted our lives. Now we are challenging ourselves to consider another way to live based on these approaches. But first let us introduce ourselves a little more...
Hi, I'm Will. I grew up in a suburban community in North East Ohio, raised by Christian parents, and I'm the fourth generation in my family to spend time as a minister. I'm the oldest of three siblings, a college graduate with a graduate degree, and an outdoor enthusiast. I've got a mix of European heritage, the only one I know for sure is Scottish, and I'm really proud of that. I'd like to learn the bagpipes, and I'm looking at a school in Scotland to do my PhD with.
I'm an Meyers-Briggs INTJ, an Enneagram type 1 with a 2 wing. I'm a Gryffindor, Jedi Guardian, Spartan loving, dad of two little girls. I prefer sunsets to sunrises, tea to coffee (unless I'm working on something at a coffee shop), working in the garden to working on cars (this is my least favorite chore), and hiking a trail to watching a sporting event. I can do a pretty flawless Australian accent (I've managed to convince more than one person that I'm an Aussie), and I'm working on my Scottish accent (which is proving to be more of a challenge than I would like). I know the difference between your and you're; their, there, and they're; and affect and effect. I floss regularly. I love breakfast, sandwiches, and pie. I "read" a lot of audio books, A Man Called Ove, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Hobbit are three of my favorite stories. Christian Bale played the best Batman, and 10 is my Doctor.
Both of my parent's are hard workers. They work full time jobs, and then come home and work more. When there are holidays where they are off work, they spend that time doing more work around the house and yard. I saw responsible living, making the smart decision, and, to an extent, taking the safe and sure path for most of my life. As a result, I've tended to play it safe. I've been hesitant when taking risks, and I've typically focused on what has to be done instead of what I really want to do. I've found myself doing a lot of dreaming, at times living in a fantasy world, and waiting for everything in life to just fall into place.
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
My name is Jeremy. I grew up on a farm in one of the most rural counties in Ohio, in a Christian family, that’s had its share of struggles with divorce and brokenness and also walked through the joys of restoration and healing. I grew up more on the realm of charismatic Christianity which has definitely had its defining impact on my life. I am the youngest of three siblings and also an identical twin, yes, and still the youngest as I have often been reminded, by only 21 minutes but that does not matter in the sibling rivalry world. I am an INFP as far as the Myers-Briggs test shows and somewhere between a 9 and a 1 on the enneagram. I am by nature a S on the DISC profile, but have spent my life living somewhere in the DI world, because that is what thought I needed to succeed. I grew up with lots of work (having a farm is always work) and very little play and recreation unless we were on vacation, which my family did take very seriously. We would go camping, backpacking, take trips to different states, national parks, or to visit family in Texas and Oklahoma, and later Mexico. I still have a deep love for travel. While doing was prized over anything else, I also grew up in a family that loves reading, which was considered one the best ways to utilize down time.
I have always felt a deep pull towards ministry and missions. Growing up in the charismatic world I was taught about God speaking and moving in all sorts of ways and learned to see life as a big adventure of faith, with the people who made the biggest impact being the ones who took the biggest risks no matter how ridiculous it may seem to those around you. Consequently, I have lived what may be termed a very millennial lifestyle, living more towards the present and not worrying so much about the future, believing that God would take care of the future if I made sure I was living with and for Him in the present.
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