? | About the Beacon Deacon |
| Member Name: | James Johnson |
| Marital Status: | Happily Married |
| Location: | The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA |
| Hometown: | Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA Click here or scroll down for Harrisonburg, Winchester, Staunton, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Links. |
| Education: | BBA in CIS at James Madison University M.A. in Counseling at Eastern Mennonite University. |
| Computers: | PCs including Dell; Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7 through 11; Macintosh Classic and OS X, TI-99 4/A, Unix, http://www.beacondeacon.com/ http://peregrine.beacondeacon.com, Portal to Jamie Johnson's Web Pages |
| Hobbies/Interests: | Living for Jesus Christ, reading, computers, writing, music, movies, genealogy, Creationism, mathematics, Sci-Fi (especially Star Wars and collectibles), web development, floor hockey, and spending time with my family. |
| Occupation: | Web Developer |
| Quote: | Jesus loves you to death -- even death on a cross! |
So, how did I get the name Beacon Deacon? Well in college, the mainframe used was a VAX/VMS 4000 (by DEC). Students used it to program, e-mail, post on bulletin boards, and do projects. I used to have discussions on the religion bulletin board at James Madison University. Beacon Deacon is a name I came up with, a handle for the VAX bulletin board posts. The verses in Scripture behind the name are John 1:5 and Matthew 5:16.
I attended James Madison University as an undergrad. I graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Decision Support Systems. I was also involved in the Baptist Student Union.
I completed graduate school (Master of Arts in Counseling) at Eastern Mennonite University and began work as a counselor-therapist in June 1999. For more information about psychology and counseling, see my Psychology and Counseling Links.
I later returned to my original field of Information Technology working at my alma mater James Madison University first as a Computing Support Analyst and later in my current role as a Web Developer.
To learn about the places I have spent my time, see below for links about Harrisonburg, Winchester, Staunton and the Shenandoah Valley of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Green Valley Book Fair in Mt. Crawford, VA
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
The Beacon Deacon Web Site: A Decade Online (1996-2006)
Where to?
Ichthus Library 
No Porn! 
Links of Interest 
Ministries 
Personal Links 
Singleness 
Calendar 
Genealogy 
Agora 
Portal 
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