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Donald James Parker

Profile Information:

Gender: Male
Country (not County): USA
Occupation:: Computer programmer and novelist
I'm here to...: meet Believers and cross polinate ideas.
Interests:: Anything righteous.
I'm passionate about...: Writing and thirsting for righteousness and love for the planet Earth.
My story with God: I've gave my life to the Lord over 30 years ago. There have been times when I tried to get back on the throne so it isn't always a smooth and straight ahead journey. My life changed fairly drastically (again) about 18 months ago:

In September of 2006 I awoke one morning at two o'clock. Partially asleep, I had the feeling that I had experienced a dream or else heard a small still voice tell me to write a book about evolution, a topic I knew almost nothing about. In the morning when I awoke fully, the experience was still vivid in my memory banks. I asked the Lord if he had indeed asked me to write a book about Evolution. That small still voice said - "And when you're done with that, I want you to go after Harry Potter and the sexual revolution." Sounded like a yes to me.
My personal dreams of becoming a writer had been abandoned years ago. Despite my fear of failure and my ignorance concerning the subject matter (I know you are supposed to write about what you know best), I decided to pursue the matter. If God had really spoken to me, I was not going to drag my feet and not even check it out. After researching one book dealing with evolution, I knew that I had been called to battle. Despite holding down a full time job, I threw myself into the effort and did more research as I begin to weave a foundation around a love story. Most of the first section of the book is typical of a young adult romance novel. Then I threw enough facts into the story to present most of the basic and pertinent information dealing with the flaws of Darwinism and the controversy surrounding it. I tried to balance the science lesson with a equal doses of humor, romance, and scripture.
Other stuff about me:: I have written seven novels so far and have formed my own company - Sword of the Spirit Publishing to produce them for public consumption. I try not to write fluffy little stories with entertainment value but rather edifying works that entertain, educate, and encourage.

I am a columnist at The Christian Pulse www.thechristianpulse.com
My website is donaldjamesparker.com?aag

Comment Wall:

Ramon

Hi Donald! Thank you for adding me to your friends list. I hope to share and pray about our life experiences and how the Lord has manifested Himself in our lives. God bless you my brother!

Feb 19, 2008
Pastor Bob B

Isn't that just like the Lord calling someone to do something that they feel they are not the best man for the job, like Moses, Elijah,Gidian, David,Etc. Yup sounds like this a God thing. Randall Niles and the All about God.com and Answers in genisis are good resources. I to have set my hand at writing. My topic is on church abuse. I was in an authoritarian abusive church for 12 years and it has taken me 10 years to recover from it. I might start a forum on this sight to see what happens . Have a God blessed day.

Feb 19, 2008
Kim Lisowski

Thanks Don for the encouragement. It has been a roller coaster ride, for sure. You are working on 7 books?! How is that possible? The one I just finished was obsessive and all consuming. God bless your fortitude.

Feb 19, 2008
Pastor Bob B

Wonderful, i can't wait to read it. I am sur it will be a great blessing to the Body of Christ. I pray that God will use it to bring many to salvation.

Feb 19, 2008
Stew

Hey Don,

What a great journey toward writing words that matter. I sometimes believe that I may be drawn in a somewhat similar direction. But for now, I believe I am growing in understanding till the timing is right for God's purpose.

May God bless your works and your life.

-Stew

Feb 19, 2008
Stew

Don,

I got this excellent thread from Ron Payne. I am constantly working with the "smart professors"...

Columnist George Caylor once interviewed a molecular biologist for an article entitled "The Biologist," that ran on February 17, 2000, in The Ledger (Lynchburg, VA), and is in part reprinted here as a conversation between "G: (Caylor) and "J" (the scientist). We joint the piece in the middle of a discussion about the complexity of human code.

G: "Do you believe that the information evolved?"
J: "George, nobody I know in my profession believes it evolved. It was engineered by genius beyond genius, and such information could not have been written any other way. The paper and ink did not write the book! Knowing what we know, it is ridiculous to think otherwise."
G: "Have you ever stated that in a public lecture, or in any public writings?"
J: "No, I just say it evolved. To be a molecular biologist requires one to hold onto two insanities at all times. One, it would be insane to believe in evolution when you can see the truth for yourself. Two, it would be insane to say you don't believe evolution. All government work, research grants, papers, big college lectures—everything would stop. I'd be out of a job, or relegated to the outer fringes where I couldn't earn a decent living.
G: I hate to say it, but that sounds intellectually dishonest.
J: The work I do in genetic research is honorable. We will find the cures to many of mankind's worst diseases. But in the meantime, we have to live with the elephant in the living room.
G: What elephant?
G: Creation design. It's like an elephant in the living room. It moves around, takes up space, loudly trumpets, bumps into us, knocks things over, eats a ton of hay, and smells like an elephant. And yet we have to swear it isn't there!

What do you think?

-Stew

Feb 19, 2008
Munchiesmommy

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Thanks for the add!!!

Feb 19, 2008
AAG Netguy

Donald,

Greetings in the Lord! This is Greg, TheNET Coordinator. Welcome! We're glad you are here and looking forward to your ministry here!

Please join our Bible study, In the Beginning: a study in the book of Genesis to help you know God better and grow in Him! You can click here to join the study.

Once again, thanks for joining TheNET. I hope you make lots of good friends here and keep growing in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord.

Feb 19, 2008
Noreen Moyer

Thank you, Don for putting me on your list of friends. To have the living relationship with the Lord is a roller coaster experience. As long as you reside in the flesh even though you are a child of God the battle from your old adam nature and satan and the world will still be there. Now though the Holy Spirit within you will grant you strength and the desire to withstand when you do fall. May the Lord continue to bless you in your writing career.

Feb 19, 2008
journeyman

Hello Don; Thanks for placing me on your list of friends! I am blessed with abundance!
May God Bless you
journeymanhd913

Feb 19, 2008
Loida

Hi, Don!
thanks for including me in as one of your friends here. May the good Lord use this site to grow you more in knowing God in your life.
God bless you indeed!

In Christ, Loida

Feb 19, 2008
Donna

Hi Donald...I saw that you are interested in/and are writing a book. The Lord has been tapping at me also to write. I have written several articles for the newspaper and people ask me have I written any books...so I do feel the Lord is trying to tell me something, but like you I am afraid of failure and what to write about....He hasn't told me that yet. He will tell me to get out of bed...in the wee morning hours and write. I have asked Him...are you sure you want me to get out of bed and write...and He says YES...that is when I've written the articles for the paper. I would love to read your book...if or when finished. Thanks for adding me as a friend in Christ.

Feb 19, 2008
Donna

Don, that sounds great. Maybe you can begin by telling me how to get started...hahaaa. I will go and visit your website to view your book/books. That is great. God is so good isn't He!

Feb 19, 2008
Forgiven_Son_of_Adam

Hello, new friend!

I'd also like to write a book, but I keep winding up writing a "Star Trek" novel. No kidding!

Feb 19, 2008
Jan Ostrander

Hi Donald,

Thank you for the invite friend!

Blessings,
Jan

Feb 19, 2008
Pastor Bob B

May god bless you this new day. Waiting upon the lord is so important for us and recently i have learned that to wait is to keep coming before the lord. the vidio expresses it so well.

Feb 20, 2008
jhaz

Hi bro Ron,, hehe.. i recieved your message and I smile widely because you've sent me a wrong message last time.. Anyway,, no offense.. its nothing. No hard feelings here.. hehehe.. Godbless you. Hope you'll not be tired in answering my mesaages to you. Thankz a lot!.. (Hope you'll understand me,, coz you know.. teenage language. hehe) Godbless!

Feb 20, 2008
Anna Wood

Thank you for asking me to be your friend. I, too, am an aspiring writer of Christian books. God is so good it's hard to keep quiet about Him so that's why I write. God bless you, brother. It's for HIM I live, Anna

Feb 20, 2008
Forgiven_Son_of_Adam

I don't use their characters, but I keep using their settings and terminology. I guess I'm still living out my dearest childhood dream.

Feb 20, 2008
smalltownpreacher

Blessings. Thank you for including me in your community.

Feb 20, 2008