I was born and raised in Kobe, Japan. My parents were missionaries there until my mother passed away in the late nineties. My father is Ron White (the missionary, not the comedian). He continues his missionary work today only now with a global emphasis. My parents' passion to serve others and live out their faith are among their many virtues that have profoundly impacted my life. For this I am truly thankful.
I also have two wonderful sisters. One lives in Romania serving as a missionary with her family and the other lives here in the States. Both follow in the footsteps of their mother starting with their gift for finding their perfect match in a husband and continuing with the way they love and serve their families and others around them.
I am blessed with a beautiful wife and the most incredible three children in the world. My wife works at home (trust me, it's a full time job only without the pay). She also volunteers at school, teaches Sunday School, and perpetually put's up with her "fourth child". My two sons enjoy hockey, air soft guns, and playing with their friends and cousins. My little girl is our lovely little princess (even when she's not wearing her royal dress-up clothes). She quite obviously inherited her mother's beauty and will never be getting married -- well, at least not until she's thirty.
I am fortunate to work for a great global company with solid core values. I truly enjoy going to work everyday which I realize is a very special blessing. My idle interests include such things as sushi, hockey, chess, and tinkering with anything technical (like this web site).
My Passion
There are many passions, titles, and relationships that define who I am. But the most important of all these is that I am a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ and His teachings.
Christians often get a bad rap in society and the media. I'm not claiming to be a victim nor am I soliciting anyone's pity. I readily admit that Christians often deserve the bad press they get. However, I do see firsthand how often Christians and their faith are misunderstood and mischaracterized. In fact, almost always, the shunning and intolerance of Christians comes from individuals who have never really taken the time to consider what Christians believe.
This is unfortunate for many reasons. For one, it reflects how our society has grown fundamentally lethargic in our willingness to think. It's much easier to simply ignore or scoff at Christianity than it is to actually examine its claims carefully.
Wholesale pessimism toward Christianity also reveals how far we've regressed in our ability to simply disagree (at least graciously). Three words depict how we typically deal with differences: hostility, equivalence, or concession. When something is at odds with what we think, we show hostility toward it, or make the other position out to be "just another truth" (albeit not "my truth"), or we simply back down from our position to avoid feeling uncomfortable. None of these tactics are beneficial toward directly addressing much less resolving the differences people have with each other over the claims of Christianity.
My Point
I enjoy eating sushi (actually, that's not my point at least in its finality; please read on). Quite often people who have never tried sushi turn up their noses at the notion of "eating raw fish" (actually, it's not all raw). I think to myself, "If they only knew what they were missing..." My point is this: If you've never truly considered the claims of Christianity, and yet you admit to having a sense of animosity or even hostility toward Christians, I invite you to add more substance to your position. Perhaps you'll see what you're missing (this is my hope). But if not, at least you'll know for sure and be better equipped to graciously disagree.
Contact Me to dialog about Christianity, it's claims, and your thoughts.
