Lucas is a follower of Jesus, a husband, a father, a writer, a
reader, a thinker, an educator-in-training, a camper, a football and
soccer enthusiast, a history buff, a science nerd, a computer
geek, a walking Star Wars encyclopaedia, a sci-fi nut, a Whovian, a
Tolkienite, a student of languages, a lover of people, an introvert
trying
to make it in an extrovert-dominated world, a jack of many trades, a
hardcore
do-it-yourselfer, a skeptic of just about anything hyped-up or heavily
advertised, a former professional driver, a former youth pastor, a
former security guard, a former stay-at-home dad, a former vegan, a
former conservative, a former liberal, a former aspiring politician, a
former aspiring megachurch pastor, a former aspiring ruler of the world,
a former know-it-all, and a former cold, heartless, self-interested,
self-sufficient, narcissistic, stressed-out, arrogant guy who called
himself a
Christian despite being unwilling to actually live out Jesus’ love and
all the uncomfortableness that often goes along with that. And he still
struggles with relapses into that last bit sometimes, but he is also
keenly aware of Jesus’ immense love and grace, and has been appreciative
of the fact that his moments of failure, large and small alike, have
not been moments of condemnation, but instead opportunities to get back
up, dust himself off again, and continue on the journey, more wise for
it.
Oh yeah, and he also has a bad habit of being a bit lengthy in his
writing, and of writing overly-long sentences. And he's also more than a
little uncomfortable referring to himself in third person like this.
