About Rex

Rex, Aimee and Delainey Howe

I am married to Aimee whom I love deeply through times of comfort and sorrow. I am the father of Hadlee Jean and Jaxon Wayne—who are no longer with us but now rest in the care of God and await (as we) the day of resurrection—as well as a precious little girl whom we affectionately call “our little Hope.” I recently completed my ThM at Dallas Theological Seminary with an emphasis in New Testament Studies. I serve the Christian community at Scofield Memorial Church in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, TX as the Pastor of Student Ministry. Aimee and I both hail from Ohio.

Some have inquired about the title of the blog, and I think it is appropriate for me to explain what it means. Eutheiai Triboi or in Greek Ευθειαι Τριβοι means “level paths” or “straight paths.” I borrowed the expression from both Isaiah 40:3 and Mark 1:3. Isaiah speaks of valleys that must be elevated and mountains that must be leveled so that all the earth may see the glory of the Lord when he comes. Mark quotes Isaiah concerning John the Baptist as “the one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” I believe that Mark illustrates the purpose of John’s ministry as eliminating the “valleys and mountains” in people’s lives by calling for repentant hearts so that they could truly “see” the Lord Jesus when he arrived on the scene. Throughout Mark’s gospel, those who should see Jesus do not see him, but those whom we wouldn’t expect to see him, are actually the ones who do. I hope that this blog, Level Paths, will bring clarity to certain theological, biblical, church and life issues so that “valleys and mountains” are eliminated, and together, we are able to see God more clearly. I hope that this clarity will happen both as a result of my writing and as a result of our dialogue in the comment section(s) of the blog. Thanks for reading and commenting. May God’s favor shine on you today.