| Beliefs: 
As a Winnipeg musician settling in my beliefs has been a long and challenging road for me. Having spent the greater part of my life as a performer I can honestly say that the only god I knew for the longest time was music. As with any talent, the ability to lose oneself with joyous absorption can be a great release. The highs are high and the lows become intolerable. I combined this obsession with music with another self-absorbing practice, transcendental meditation. Between the music and the meditation I was well on my way to a guru like state. For me at the time this all made perfect sense and for a time it seemed to serve my purpose of playing great music and getting high spiritually. After many years of following this path I was not getting the desired result. I was dependant on a great performance and TM to make my life go around. Things were just not working, and I didn't know why. After a long road trip I felt strong convictions to attend a church service in my area. My past had included only marginal Christian teachings. For some reason the day I attended church the message being taught impacted me in a way that somehow changed my life. I felt  a truth pierce through to my core and in a very distinctive way I was refreshed and encouraged.I knew that day that Jesus Christ was becoming a reality in my life for the first time. The experience I had that day in June /95 drew me back to that church the next week and the next year for that matter. I still had a lot of junk to deal with in my emotions but I knew for sure that transcendental meditation and music were no longer my gods. I realized that on that first day of attending church I had opened my heart to Jesus Christ as my Savior. Not being altogether sure how to walk out this new revelation I just kept going to church and reading the Bible. I do know that at this time I was marveled at my fascination with the Bible and with the joy that was bubbling up within me. That initial beginning time was a wonderful turnaround in my life. Later as I learned more about Gods truth I was truly set free from things that had plagued me for years. As I got deeper into the meaning of what happened at the cross I started to understand Gods true love for us. I began to feel set free, truly forgiven and even righteous in Gods view. Really getting hold of these Godly truths was the beginning of a new path for me. I've continued my walk with God and I'm truly thankful for the healing and restoration that has taken place.