Douglas Scofield

In my younger years, I would ask within myself: Why does it seem as though revival is so slow in coming? There I was, for years and years, faithfully attending Sunday meetings in church buildings or with home church groups. I had to wonder: Do we have an accurate picture of what revival should be?

I had spent many hours studying for a broad and complete understanding of the Bible's content and its message. A few common threads began to become ever clearer in my mind. The message of love and devotion to God was underlined with the idea of drawing closer to God, by learning more and more about what was established in creation by the hand of the Creator. And real love for God means putting into practice in my life what I discover about the Creator. For instance, the Creator is able to come to each individual at their level, without using any approach of looking down on them, and that same approach is what is my duty to each of my neighbors and to strangers whom I meet.

Douglas (Doug) Scofield
Pleasant Valley Rd
Sweet Home, Oregon
homeblessings[at]sent[dot]com
ds1othem[at]post[dot]com
Ph. 541 five51 0721

About Douglas

Raised in a "christian home", I became acquainted with many denominations, but I preferred those which were not tightly controlled by a headquarters. My "christian walk" was fairly strict, even though my parents nor most of my siblings were so strict. It was my journey bordering on legalism, which began at around age 9 and continued well into my 40s.
In college, I was curious, and so I attended a whole myriad of church denominations, just to get a broader view. During college, I met a lovely and gentle young woman. We married in 1983.

Seven of our ten children are married, and we have 19 grandchildren. They were homeschooled and many of them carry forth that same approach for educating their children.

It would be nice if I could say our story was as simple as that ... but it's not. My mind had been churning with many questions, and so I dared to detour into the realm of the "elitist" christian (it sounds dangerous, and it is because that view questions, rejects and replaces Biblical confessions). During that time, I didn't think of myself as "elitist"; rather, I was convinced I was "healthy". It's safe to say I was a bit rebellious. My "journey" included sane and insane aspects. It was a bumpy road, including my anger, hurts on many sides, and our broken marriage (separation). Through it all, I discovered I was into some deep-seated narcissistic habits. I also discovered I could not "figure it out" (fix myself and fix my family and become a real hero for their sakes).

The sweet segment of my story is happening now. The Creator's work in my life, through personal relationship with the Spirit of the Creator, opened my eyes, softened my hard heart, tamed my wild rebellion and restored my marriage with Diane (my college sweetie). The many hurts are being healed. I don't deserve the grace being shown me. I dare not take for granted the many privileges offered to me. The confusion and anger in my soul is gone. Miracles do happen! And as for those "elitist" ideas? In my mind they are shown to be false, corrupt and vanity. Rather, I prefer the confession, and there is a reason why the populist (christian) is in the majority over the elitist. But please do not misunderstand: Neither group is worthy of dictatorial dominance. All are equal under One Sovereign.

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Update, September 2021

Douglas congregates among ministers of HHC, and he has elected Brother Gregory as his Minister of Record. Gregory is Minister of His Church at Summer Lake - HCSL.

Currently, Douglas carries responsibilities as licensed minister and trustee: 1) licensed as Minister of Record for His Church at New River (HCNR), having been elected by three who are Elders of Record associated with HCNR and; 2) trustee of Friends of His Church Missions (FHCM), an auxilliary of HHC.

More about Douglas:
Before my interactions with His Holy Church, I had become very interested in early church history, reading writings of Justin Martyr and Origen, together with some of what Josephus wrote. Through the recent years of my studies of history, I also branched out to read some of what higher critics have presented. This led me to read other ancient writings, including those which may have been written by what is now recognized as western orthodox "catholic" materials.

I am still chewing on these historical studies, and my curiosity of history drives me to keep on reading. The more I read, the more I see what are the changes implemented in modern churches. Those changes are not for the good, I believe. So I prefer to get back to what was good, while also seeking to clear up whatever confusion or ignorance caused disturbances (fallacies) in the practices of early christianity.

To me, a non-legalist is more flexible, less judgmental, more patient, more willing to be curious about others, and all the while, hoping to be completely faithful with the Creator. Principles of the Creator were laid down upon all of creation in the beginning, and being faithful to those principles requires a more thorough understanding of them. Hence, it is recommended to draw near to the Creator. So the non-legalist seeks to practice to the best of his/her knowledge - within the confines of what traits and gifts the Creator has given him or her personally - to do any and all duties of love that are set in the path of life at this moment for him or her. It seems a non-legalist dares not describe to others what they must do; rather, it is best to simply live an exemplary life, living by one's conscience and demonstrating love, and when it is time to describe anything, present ideas as suggestions, but respect their right to ignore my suggestions or modify them for their own situations, as they must live according to their own conscience and not by mine.

What I like best is a vision and a life in pursuit of stability. From stability, peace arises.
And so, peace on your house.

Interests:

- Amateur botanist

- Outdoor skills teacher

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