A good friend of mine from church took his life Saturday afternoon.

He had just texted me Thursday evening and told me that he loved me and hoped that everyone at the church knew how much he cared about us.

I had no idea that would be the last time I would talk to him. But I told him that I loved him and that the church loved him. I hope he remembered that in those final moments.

I wished there was more I could have said or done. I trust that he is in the hands of a merciful God.

Comments

Anonymous said…
i am truly sorry about tim"s death.he was a nice guy,but a confused one.misleadership was totally responsable for that.his FRIENDS lied to him and so did his "shepard" .a tragedy
7:11 PM
Anonymous said…
"Anonymous coward", we all see the fruits of "your" leadership. I wondered how long it would take one of you "2055 elitist" to jump on this tragedy. Congratulations, you folks have reached a new low which was thought to be unattainable. I guess when you set the bar so low anything's possible. Weather your leadership is temporary or not, shame on you and your leadership for acting this way. If our shepherd is to be judged for our acts then we should judge yours for the disgusting comment you left.
Jason Coslet
8:32 AM
Anonymous said…
I totally agree with the statement that was made and your comment was just what i thought it would be because you want to blame everyone but yourself for letting him down.It surprises me that when he called his so called friends they were not sensitive enough to see the need,That seemed to be the only thing the person was saying,but of course you are too narrow minded to see that.
6:52 PM
Randall said…
This is really sad. Jason, don't waste your time with these people. They don't get it and unfortunately probably never will. Just be thankful that both our families got out with their sanity.

For anyone else who might be trying to recover from a controling UPC church (this is not a bash against the UPC as there are some very good churches within the organization), or another cult like denomination, here are some sites you might want to visit.

http://www.spiritualabuse.org/
http://jephthahstent.wordpress.com/
http://inchristalone.org/Bernie.htm

For everyone else out there who might be reading this. I just want to apologize for our fellow "Christians". Please don't judge all of us by the actions of a few anonymous people. Jesus is real, the gospel is real, and if by faith you let him lead you, you can be saved. It is not about a religious system or man made dogma; it is about the blood of Jesus Christ that purchased our salvation so that we can live in newness of life.
9:15 AM
Anonymous said…
As far as who is to blame for Tim's death, I will blame no one. In the end a person is still given the freedom of choice to choose what path to walk down. You (anonymous) have also chosen suicide. Your weapon is a much slower killer; it is the weapon of self righteousness. You are dying every day by your own hands. Every time you point your finger to blame others for the mess you have created, you die a little more. Every time you attempt to justify your actions for committing countless spiritual murders you die a little more. The time is coming when you will wake up, look in the mirror and see nothing but a body that is waiting to die. Will you pull the trigger then? When that day comes, please call me. I promise I will be your friend in that time of need. Seriously! Although I may not care for you, I don’t wish any harm on you. I’m sure you have my number. Most of you do. I’m sure you’ve looked at it and thought, I’ll give him a piece of my mind…………..I’m still waiting, call me. Let Tim rest in peace.
Jason Coslet

P.S.
A question for the anonymous cowards, do the puppet master and his puppet know that you are writing on this blog. I doubt they do. At this point even they are smart enough to leave myself and Ms. Rigney alone. We are the last two people they would want you to engage in this kind of commentary, it can only end badly for you.

Kim, today is Tim's funeral. Let's bury this topic with him. No more comments after today.
9:29 AM
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