About John Hamilton
Philosophy
“Ya can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you’ve a mind to. All ya gotta do is put your mind to it, knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it.” Roger Miller
Spiritual mileposts
born 1948; baptized 1953, 1961; ordained, 1968; married Sandy Kruschwitz 1970; son Jim born 1974.
Formal ed
U T El Paso BA 1970
Southern Seminary, Louisville, KY MDiv 1974, graduate Hebrew and Old Testament 1976-1979, DMin 1984
Highlands Baptist Hospital, Louisville, KY Clinical Pastoral Education 1976
Poplar Springs Hospital, Petersburg, VA Intern, Adult Psychiatric Unit 1991
Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Richmond, Clinical Pastoral Education 9 units, Residency in Clincal Pastoral Counseling 1992
Stuff I’ve done
pastored people; wrote Bible study curriculum; provided pastoral counseling; served as Director of Pastoral Care for a retirement community.
Stuff I Live with
arthritis, chronic pain, two cats et. al.
Interests
spiritual deepening, biblical reflection, classics, Shakespeare


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