My name is Jason C Dukes. I am a follower, a leader, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a friend, a learner, a teacher, a writer, and a dreamer. I was born in Cleveland, MS, grew up in New Orleans, LA, and now live in Central FL.
I have been married since 1998 to the most beautiful, thoughtful, wise, and supportive woman ever. I am blessed to know Jen as friend and lover. She is the best mom ever, an awesome friend to so many, a compassionate RN, a gifted decorator, and a great cook.
We have four kids. Caleb is the older brother. He is a Jeff Gordon fanatic. None of us ever liked NASCAR, but he has influenced us all to watch it. You should see his room. He is also very smart, very thoughtful, a gifted artist, loves music, and has a passion for sports. Well-rounded kid.
Katey is our sunshine. She was a miracle gift to us. She makes us all smile with her humor and how comfortable she is around anyone. She is stunningly beautiful, extremely charming, very common-sense smart, and just wants to have fun.
Abby is a cutie. Her smile is contagious. She is a determined and caring little girl. Very smart. She loves shoes and bags of all sorts. She plays “house” and “dress up” with Katey, and she currently follows whatever her big brother does.
Ella was born in December 2008. The older kids have doted over her ever since. Caleb actually prayed that we would have another baby back in February (2008). We are thankful God answered yes. We think he wanted a little brother, but he sure has been excited for “Ella” – he even gave her the name. We are so enjoying her infectious smile.
We have been on an amazing yet sobering journey for the last five years starting Westpoint Church, a local community of faith focused on being the church, doing life together, and giving herself away. We emphasize “living sent” – being a letter from God communicating His love and hope in the message of our daily life among all whom we encounter. We are sent by Jesus, God came near, who showed us God’s love and how to love. Now we are trying to learn and live in His ways.
We’ve also enjoyed being a part of creating the Restoration Concept, House Blend Cafe, the Reproducing Churches network, and the Church of West Orange. Click on each to check out their websites.
I dig music, movies, teaching, and writing. I cheer for SEC football (specifically the Gators), Duke basketball, and NASCAR (particularly Jeff Gordon because my son is a fanatic for him). In summary, I really like dating my wife, dancing with my daughters, watching races with my son, learning, writing, thinking, and basketball.
[a few FAVORITES]
- MUSIC_chris rice, andrew peterson, will smith, rich mullins, john mayer, coldplay, leeland, steven curtis chapman
- MOVIES_crash, the passion, hoosiers, contact, hancock, the dark knight, veggie tales jonah
- BOOKS_unstoppable force, searching for God knows what, Jesus i never knew, every man’s marriage, choosing to cheat
Find me on Facebook and Twitter (name – jasoncdukes).
my wonderful kids
7 Comments
September 2, 2008 at 9:44 am
Just reading your workout promise – when I was on my cross trainer earlier here in Scotland (I know why it is called a cross trainer – because it makes you cross). I’m with the programme too JD. It get’s easier (I’m told!).
September 7, 2008 at 2:25 am
I feel your pain. I hate it too. I hate it enough that I find every excuse to avoid it. But you’ve got to make it a part of your life, my friend. You want to walk Ella down the isle one day….
March 30, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Aw, seeing this was great! Love for family, everything.. just good to see.
And.. Hi! One of my posts came up with a link in its ‘related posts’ to your blog.
April 10, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Jason,
Don’t know if you remember me but we are the Kemps from Georgia. Our hearts are broken about the accident. Clay is keeping Steve posted but we would love the hear from you and Erik. We were talking about your parents the other day and how they touched our lives. Give all our love and be assured you all are in our prayers.
God Bless,
Dorothy Kemp
April 17, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Jason,
Just checked your site out. Congratulations on all you are doing. I do a short broadcast on Friday nights on a small radio station here in Anniston, Al. Only reaches about 3 – 4 miles, and about 3,000 listeners, but is fun. 2 weeks ago, we were rebroadcast by a station in Guntersville, AL. I hope they pick us up tonight so they can get my very special message. Normally, I do a comedy sketch about government, particular attention to our veterans, but tonight, I am doing a special on your Mom and Dad. I am asking everyone to pray for them and you and Erik, to tell their pastors, ministers, priests, rabi’s and entire congregations about them and their conditions and to ask everyone of them to pray for all of you. I will also be sending up a prayer via radio for you as well. The listeners will be surprised because as I said, I am usually doing a home made comedy deal, but not tonight.
Your friend,
Dave Nichols (Ash’s Dad)and Tracy Nichols
Anniston, AL.
May 26, 2009 at 8:51 am
Dear beloved,
How interesting that I should come across your website and that you & other beloved brethren are dwelling in togetherness. I bless the name of the Lord for what you are doing in the body of Christ. It is wonderful to see men and women of God stand firm in faith and declare the message of Jesus Christ.
My name is Isaac Mukweyi married to Emily. We are working in the body of the ministry by house Churches network in Kenya East Africa. I was greatly touched and ministered to when I came a cross your Ministry page. God bless you greatly for obeying his Voice to minister this kind of healing to the Body of Christ.
I want to encourage you both to continue to re-discover your true identities and walk this earth reflecting the Love of Christ. Life is but a journey…. that leads us back into the Father heart of God. Don’t let religious concepts stand in the way of TRUTH…. for the doctrine of men only lead to certain death but relationship with the Father leads to a NEW & LIVING way. Jesus said ” my words are SPIRIT & LIFE ” Let the Spirit guide and teach you in all HIS ways. The world is looking for something….. we have what they are looking for. I’m not talking about getting them “saved” no, no, no, but rather they have an encounter with the ONE who Loves them from before the foundations of this known world. That of course is the Christ in us ! ( not just us but to every person on this earth who is born of a woman ) There are no laws, rules, or regulations to follow for it is written on our hearts. Jesus came to set us free from the law of sin & death. Brother you are FREE indeed.
Would you please pray with us about the possibility of Coming to Africa some day if the Lord allows and may be do some ministry in this area? We have several house Churches network in Kenya , Uganda and Tanzania pray that one day the lord may send you to come and strengthen our network with what God has put in you for the glory of the body of Christ. Please pray and see if the Lord leads. My heart has been to unite the friends and families for the love of Christ, as the bible says in Luke 10. I believe the dream of Jesus as in John 17 was to see the strong relationship united and show the world that we are one.
May God blessing we continue praying for you and looking forward to hearing from you.
God bless you and keep you.
Yours in Christ.
Bro. Isaac & Emily Mukweyi
June 15, 2009 at 12:47 pm
This is some great stuff. We’re on the same page with a lot of subjects (following Jesus, living out church, family, Gators football, and a heart for NOLA).
I’ve been down to the gulf area a number of times now with my church doing a number of projects, mostly with Evangelical Free disaster recovery teams based out of Covington. Looking forward to your updates.