By way of introduction, I am Daniel Wolfe, a married father of 5. Four grown and out of the house daughters with their own families, and a 13 year old, man cub.
I am a civil engineer by profession, currently residing in Edmonton Alberta. I am a citizen of the United States of America, and extremely proud to be so.
I was raised in Seattle, Washington; but I consider Michigan, home. Michigan is where my wife is from and where we have raised our son until this past summer.
My parents, (Jewish Mother and Catholic Father), raised both my sister and I first in a Presbyterian Church, then in a non-denominational church, allowing us to choose our own path when we were of age to study and make that choice based on knowledge and belief. I laughingly say that, "until I chose Judaism, I was Orthodox Confused". It is in this same manner that we are raising my son, (Third marriages for both my wife and I; she with 2 daughters and me with 2 daughters when we wed almost 15 years ago). We want him to know and understand the concept of a greater being, a compassionate and loving G-d, one that has the control of our existence, but allows the free will to make choices for ourselves. When he is of age, he too will be allowed to select his own path.
With my "mixed" belief childhood, there is much that I was able to glean from the faith of my Mother and Father, and admittedly, my Father was more devoted to his faith than was my Mother, many concepts of G-d and G-dliness that I still value and hold onto. Not the least of which is that, no matter what we conceive him to be, appearance, temperament, etc., there is only one G-d. He is the G-d of all faiths, and all of mankind, in whatever manifested religion they believe in, follow that one G-d.
I have a difficult time with "organized" religion as most churches seem to be in the business of business, as opposed to being in the business of teaching the word of G-d and leading their congregations through a just and rewarding life. Yes, I understand the need for a church to raise money to support their efforts. Money is the means by which all things are accomplished from a commerce point of view, but when the raising of money, and living a lavish lifestyle for church leaders becomes the focus of efforts, then they are no longer a church of G-d, but a church man and his financial accomplishments. Think back to air conditioned dog houses; 14 carat gold bath fixtures, multiple luxury vehicles, airplanes and yachts, and you will understand what I am talking about.
I have lived my life, for many years believing in basic teachings of the Jewish faith. I follow as many of the mitzvah's as possible, in my daily life. I await the Messiah, but I do believe in Jesus of Nazareth, as a Prophet and Holy Man. Thus, his teachings are also a part of my life...a very important part. In that same light, I believe many of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, and the fundamentals of Islam.
But most of all, I believe that G-d, in whatever form we believe he exists, to be the one and only G-d, Master of the Universe, and he that holds the steerage of my soul. It is in and through G-d that all things exist. By his hand we have all come to be, and by his hand we will all cease to reside on this earth, but will continue forever as a part of the universe he created.