Francis Kyle
My blogs
| Gender | MALE |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | striving uncommon Christian |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Introduction | Founder of Uncommon Christian Ministries ('07- ). Served churches in Washington (Port Angeles, Marysville), Canada and Israel. Ministry/Pilgrimage/Sabbatical in Israel ('09-'11). Youth and college campus pastor ('02-'09). Author-Biographer on American evangelist James Brainerd Taylor (1801-1829). Basketball coach at the middle school, high school and community college level ('01-'06). Substitute public school teacher, K-12 ('08-'09, '11-'12). Graduate of Canada's Prairie College and Toronto Baptist Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.), and Western Seminary (D.Min.) in Portland, Ore. Member of American Society of Church History + Evangelical Missiological Society + Evangelical Theological Society + Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE) + Immanuel Baptist Church (Louisville, Ky.) + Louisville Historical League + Filson Historical Society (Louisville) + Nineteenth Century Studies Association + National Trust for Historic Preservation + American Motorcyclist Association + Iron Butt Association + International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM). Motorcyclist ('90- ) and rider of '04 Suzuki V-Strom DL650. |
| Interests | uncommon (biblical) Christianity, Theology, Spirituality, Preaching, History, Christian Discipleship (Spiritual Formation), Israel, nature, Lewis & Clark and 19th-century American and Canadian Western Pioneers, Global Human Rights Issues of Racial Equality and Religious Freedom, Motorcycles, Sports, Travel, African-American/Native-American/Jewish Heritage and Culture |
| Favorite Movies | Hoosiers, Seabiscuit, The Fugitive, The Fighter, Amistad, Forrest Gump, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Chariots of Fire, Rocky I, The World's Fastest Indian (about motorcyclist Burt Munro), The River Wild, City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports |
| Favorite Music | Classic Christian hymns, Contemporary Christian, Bluegrass, Blues, Black gospel, Folk, Jazz, Motown |
| Favorite Books | The Bible, Memoir of James Brainerd Taylor (J.H. Rice/B.H. Rice 1833), A New Tribute to the Memory of James Brainerd Taylor (F.W. Taylor 1838), The Life of David Brainerd (J. Edwards 1749), The Works of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) |