I’m currently serving as pastor of Hardy Memorial Methodist Church in Texarkana, Texas and am an Elder in the Global Methodist Church. Educationally, I have degrees from Southwestern University, Asbury Theological Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary. I’m the author of The Recovery of Doctrine in the Contemporary Church, published by Baylor University Press in 2002.
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Bandits No More 
Hey Richard, would love a chance to talk to you about some questions I have about my faith and life. I appreciate what you said in your blogs here.
Thanks, Jim! Let me know.
Hey Richard, my email is jimalexlong@gmail.com
Can we chat there?