Link to JW.Org

Dear friends

There is a wealth of information on the Bible at this site: http://www.jw.org

Also, you can find a wide selection of Videos on various Bible themes, subjects and even full length Bible Dramas at JW Broadcasting:  https://tv.jw.org/#en/home

Please have a look and send me your comments.

Thank you!

Mark

Welcome to My Life!

My name is Mark. I have Cerebral Palsy since my birth in 1944. I have been working on the story of My Life along with the history of our family. I hope that you will enjoy reading some of my memories, thoughts and beliefs. Please tell me what you think. There is much more to come and I hope to have a few more pages up soon. Thanks for stopping by. Come again!

If this is your first visit, may I suggest “A Quick Summary of My Life”. Enjoy!

Introduction to Mark, My Life

I have been writing the “book” of my life’s experiences since I got my first electric typewriter many years ago. I have accumulated 100’s of pages but this is the first time they have been “published”. I sincerely hope My Life will contribute something to Your Life. Writings will include comments about the challenge of dealing with Cerebral Palsy, but more importantly, thoughts on human nature, courage, faith, humour, music and a host of other things.

In this section you will find History, from 3 points of view, Events, Physical Life, Spiritual Life, etc. There is much more to come. Stay tuned! Please let me know what you think.

Quick Summary of My Life

 Grandfather Keddy was born in Digby County; Grandma in Lunenburg County. Both in Nova Scotia. He was a Scot; Grandma was “American French and Dutch”. They had two daughters, Violet and Frances, and then two sons, Earl and Cecil {my dad}. The family moved to Westlock in Northern Alberta. Where Dad was born, August 16, 1917. Then two years later, the Keddy’s moved to Northern B.C. around Vanderhoof, Burns Lake etc. Since then, the “North Country” has been a very popular living area for “three generations” from Quesnel to Smithers. In the 1930’s, they lived in Trinity Valley and Mara (North Okanagan) for several years.

Grandfather Keddy was a carpenter. He also made railroad ties, skidding poles out of the bush. Also other bush work & small farm work along the way.

Dad & Mom & Me

Dad went to the Mara School for grades 6 & 7. Later, he was a young Anglican Sunday School teacher when he met the Anseth brothers in the Mara area. As a result, Dad was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at a Seattle Assembly in 1938.

Mom’s parents lived in North Dakota before moving to Moss Bank, Saskatchewan where they raised six kids. Here the family became involved with International Bible Students Association during the 1910’s. In 1931, this group, the “Bible Students” took on our present name, Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Predestination

I would very much like you to read this at least once, maybe even several times before I am finish it. So that I can change directions according to your responses. O.K? Also if I sound stiff in my wording or explanations, it is not intentional. Also I am sorry that it has taken so many months to complete it. But after I have printed it for you, I will take some of more personal parts out of it, and use it for other who are interested in the subject. I find it hard to quit because there are so many side issues that I want to pursue. But maybe some other time. Also I would keep correcting it and re-arranging paragraphs etc. Some times it is so hard to know how, and from what angles that the other person is reasoning. So please forgive me if I have jumped to the wrong conclusions as to what you believe that fate is.

First, let us establish who we considered as authorities. Science, logic, circumstantial evidence, our own experience, philosophy, religious and Bible scholars or a combination of several.
It is increasing popular, including among religious leaders, Bible scholars, and regular churchgoers to openly reject the Bible, or at least large parts of it. But if the Bible honestly can not be trusted, what can?