Members and My Brothers All:
My name is Johnny Joe Combs aka RedTemplar. I was raised a Master Mason in Hazard Lodge 676 on a very snowy night January 28, 1978. I served my lodge as Master in 1982 and since that time have held several offices. I currently hold the office of chaplain. Other bodies I have been a member include Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shrine, and Order of Eastern Star.
Freemasonry is not my religion, but it has taught me to better appreciate, understand, and guide me in my faith and relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Freemasonry has made me a better citizen through its teachings of tolerance of others beliefs and its promotion of the rights of man.
Freemasonry has made me a better family man by always encouraging me to hold on to the principle that the commands of God,the duties of my country, and the needs my wife and daughter always come first.
Freemasonry has made me a better friend and neighbor through the positive experiences I have had with my brethren.
Freemasonry has made me a better man by reminding me to put away those things that tend to cause me to be less than a man.
Have I succeeded in doing all these things? Absolutely not! Freemasonry is a life-long journey and I am forever learning how to better approach the East.
My name is Johnny Joe Combs aka RedTemplar. I was raised a Master Mason in Hazard Lodge 676 on a very snowy night January 28, 1978. I served my lodge as Master in 1982 and since that time have held several offices. I currently hold the office of chaplain. Other bodies I have been a member include Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shrine, and Order of Eastern Star.
Freemasonry is not my religion, but it has taught me to better appreciate, understand, and guide me in my faith and relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Freemasonry has made me a better citizen through its teachings of tolerance of others beliefs and its promotion of the rights of man.
Freemasonry has made me a better family man by always encouraging me to hold on to the principle that the commands of God,the duties of my country, and the needs my wife and daughter always come first.
Freemasonry has made me a better friend and neighbor through the positive experiences I have had with my brethren.
Freemasonry has made me a better man by reminding me to put away those things that tend to cause me to be less than a man.
Have I succeeded in doing all these things? Absolutely not! Freemasonry is a life-long journey and I am forever learning how to better approach the East.
