Correction

In an earlier post I referred to my father as "Curtis." This was an oversight and completely and totally unintentional. I had intended to type "Curtis Young, my father" but my brain moved faster than my fingers. It is important to me that you know that I hold both my parents in extremely high regard and would never intentionally do anything to disrespect them or bring them shame.

Someone showed a blog post to my father and he saw the mis-type and was hurt. So—as I made the mistake publicly—I wanted to make the correction publicly as well.

While I'm on the subject, the individual who showed the blog post to my father expressed some concern about "the direction" that he thinks I'm going. He had a problem with my abhorrence of all things religious; assuming that he knew to what I was referring. This individual told my parents that he speaks with me often. Yet, in all of these conversations he has never once asked what I meant. Go figure.

I live my life by the principles of being clear and transparent with God, myself, my family and the world at large. There is nothing hidden nor in riddle in my life; what you see is what you get. I also encourage questions. Questions do not offend me in anyway. My life is an open book that is to be read by all men. If there is ever anything posted here, on Facebook, tweeted on Twitter or published in a literary foray that you don't understand, feel free to contact me directly to discover my intention.

Living clear is my sole purpose in life and I refuse to hide behind structures raised by men rather than God. Religion is one of these structures. I am not a card-carrying member of any organization, and Lord willing, never will be. But, I am not attacking anyone who is. My belief system and worldview is not established nor maintained by my parents, my pastor nor any other oversight save Jesus Christ. I adhere to no other yoke (doctrine for those of you just joining us) than His, as it is the only saving doctrine there is.

There are stands in my life that are different than stands that my father took long ago, but this in no way means that his stands were incorrect. The stands that I have taken were born out of a Spirit-walk that took me to the very bottom of my being, flushed me out like the bitter waters of Marah and left me new in Him. Not in a religious structure, in Him. Not in an organizational abyss, in Him. I am devoutly 1st Century in my thinking, but I go back even further; I'm learning to think Hebrew. There are stands that I've taken that are far more stringent than any ever taught by my father, and these stands are for me personally and my family. I will never saddle anyone else with my personal dedications.

My journey is spelled out in detail with no room for conjecture in my book Clear. Please read it, you'll understand more about where I'm coming from. You can purchase a copy by going to http://clearimitation.com. Once you've read the book, if you still have questions, come to me directly. I welcome the discussion.