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Darren Turney |
Mark Long |
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Mark Turney |
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Family God gave Darren a
wonderful wife, Julie, and three wonderful children; Paul, Noelle, and
Hixon. He has three brothers
and two sisters, and 13 in laws, all of whom he loves.
His parents, Warren and Susan, now live in Merced, but will shortly
be moving to Tillimook, Oregon. Faith Darren accepted
Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1975, and was raised in the Church
of Christ. He joined Calvary
Chapel in 1985. He and his
wife joined Westridge Baptist Church in 2003, and are now greatly involved
there. He credits his father
for sparking his interest in apologetics, history, art, prophecy and
global events. Some favorite
authors are Francis Schaeffer, Nancy Pearcy, Gale Erwin, Chuck Missler,
John Loeffler and Dean Gotcher. Interests Darren has a
passion for theatre, and belongs to the Pulse Opera House in Warren,
Indiana. He has acted on the
stage since 1996, and appeared in more than 25 productions there.
He teaches stage combat in Warren and Elkhart. He also writes fiction, and is currently working on several
projects. He has written two
plays: Invasion
of the Mothmen and The Spartan Oracles.
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Family Mark met
Lisa in 1995 while teaching a discipleship class in a 'twenty-something'
church and 2 years later they married. Together they have two
marvelous boys Rilee and Mason and a new arrival (as of Sept. 25th) a girl
named Haley. He
has only 1 sibling Sara (who is a wonderful mother and wife), as well as 8
in-laws and (more than) 15 nephews and nieces. His
parents Steve and Marilyn reside in Ft. Wayne, as does all of his
immediate family. Faith Mark accepted Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Savior as a young boy in the 1970’s, and was
raised in the Church all of his life.
His father was the elder of Doctrine and Reconciliation at a large
church in the area for nearly 20 years.
As a teenager, Mark walked away in rebellion.
But Christ, being faithful, drew him back.
In 1994, Mark rededicated his life to Christ and a year later began
working with youth as a Sr. High Youth Pastor.
Mark’s father strongly instilled in him the desire to have
‘Reasoned Faith’, to “Know why you believe what you believe and be
able to explain it to others”; Mark began to do this very thing with the
youth. He began to rekindle
his interest in Philosophy, Theology, Apologetics, Prophecy, and History
to help him in conveying the Truth to others.
He shares Darren’s favorite authors, as well as: C.S. Lewis,
J.R.R. Tolkien, Phillip Johnson, George Orwell, and Frank Peretti. Interests One thing that Mark
loves more than all of his other hobbies is Martial Arts (see below for
more detailed info on this). He
loves firearms and hunting, camping, canoeing, cooking, computers, and
photography most of which he was inspired to enjoy by his father who is an
avid outdoorsman. He also
enjoys spending time with his friends and has never been known to be at a
loss for words or an opinion!
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is
a sometime contributor to The Reality Check FAMILY Mark
has been married to his wife Gwendra since October 2001, and they have
three cats, all of whom are ethicists. They as yet have no children.
Mark has three brothers and two sisters, and a plethora of nephews,
nieces, in-laws, cousins, cousins-in-law, and a host of less-related kith
and kin spread across the continental United States. His parents
live in Beaver, Oregon. FAITH Mark has been a Christian since 1975, though he prefers the term Christ follower. He has attended a wide variety of churches and denominations. He was ordained for ministry on December 13th, 2009. He and his wife are active members of The Fountain, a multi-cultural, inter-denominational church, and serve in leadership and on the worship team. He is in the process of writing his first book. INTERESTS Mark
has been composing music, writing songs, and performing in a variety of
musical styles for over twenty years and plays a variety of instruments.
His work has appeared in the short film, 7
Digits, and in
various theatrical productions. He has studied four languages
besides his native English and is fluent in none of them. He is a
proponent of the 911
Truth Movement and
is very passionate about Constitutional
issues. He enjoys cooking, medieval studies, and puppet theatre. |
