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venicecruiser

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There was a Reverend who posted on this board fairly often and was an avid cruiser. He may have been a Priest. His screen name may have been Reverend Neal??

 

What happened to him? He has not posted in a very long time. Did he start cruising on another line?

 

No reason for asking other than being curious........

 

Claudia

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RuthC

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Greg Neal (Revneal boardname) is alive, and well, and so busy with his non-cruising life that he doesn't post here anymore.

Yes, he is still cruising on HAL. As Topsham said, Greg was on the Volendam from Hong Kong to Vancouver a little over a year ago; I was there, so know this for a fact.

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My recollection is that RevNeal (a Methodist minister) was given a promotion in his conference and has been very busy with his primary job.

 

I may be wrong but that's my best opinion.

 

Roy

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Besides the move to a larger church, he's also become (much to his surprise) a very popular podcaster (or is that pod-pastor? :) ) which leaves not much time for CC.

Met RevNeal on the aforementioned Volendam cruise and enjoyed chatting with him a lot. Good on him for the promotion and (I'm sure) well-deserved fame.

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Besides the move to a larger church, he's also become (much to his surprise) a very popular podcaster (or is that pod-pastor? :) ) which leaves not much time for CC.

 

Thank you for that. I've downloaded a few of his sermons and will use them on days where I'm traveling with no church available.

 

Roy

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RevNeal

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Hello everybody!

I am, indeed, alive and well and greatly appreciate the concern over my absence. Life in the "Real World" has been very busy. In addition to having been moved to a much larger church a couple of years ago, which has occasioned my turning my focus elsewhere, I have also become very busy in my online ministry with a new phase of its outreach: live broadcasting.

 

I have always resisted talking much about religion on CruiseCritic, principally because this is a site about cruising and I've always respected that. However, I'll say a word about what I'm doing that is keeping me away from here.

 

I broadcast live on a service called YouNow every night (except most Friday nights) from about 8pm US Central time until about midnight (same timezone). It's a religion-oriented Q&A broadcast in which I deal with issues of Religion, faith, philosophy and other such matters. The largest portion of my broadcast audience is young people -- ages 13 to 25 -- and, it would appear, I'm rather popular among them. Over the past year since I began broadcasting I've picked up a fan-base of just a hair over 84,000 with an average nightly viewership of at least 35,000 (sometimes much higher) during the four-hour broadcast. If you would like to visit me some evening, please feel free to do so. I will not be live tonight (Thursday night) because I have to give a lecture at an out-of-state church and won't have time to broadcast, however I will be back on Saturday night for my normal broadcast at about 8pm US Central time.

 

www.YouNow.com/DrGreg (WARNING: YouNow doesn't particularly like Safari, but it works great on FireFox and Chrome)

 

If you'd like to read a news article about this new phase of my online ministry, you can do so here: "By day, an East Texas pastor. By night, a social media star to teens."

 

Again, thank you for your concern. I'm flattered by the interest after so long an absence. However, to paraphrase Mark Twain: "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." :D

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RevNeal

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Greg Neal (Revneal boardname) is alive, and well, and so busy with his non-cruising life that he doesn't post here anymore.

Yes, he is still cruising on HAL. As Topsham said, Greg was on the Volendam from Hong Kong to Vancouver a little over a year ago; I was there, so know this for a fact.

 

Dearest Ruth, I most especially have missed you! It's now been more than a year since I've been blessed to be aboard a damship with you. I pray you continue well and I hope to cruise with you, again, in the near future.

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Dearest Ruth, I most especially have missed you! It's now been more than a year since I've been blessed to be aboard a damship with you. I pray you continue well and I hope to cruise with you, again, in the near future.

Aw, shucks. That's so sweet to read. Last year was a fun time, wasn't it. I'll never forget the "laying on of hands" experience. ;)

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RevNeal

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Aw, shucks. That's so sweet to read. Last year was a fun time, wasn't it. I'll never forget the "laying on of hands" experience. ;)

 

OMG! That was a wonderful cruise and we had a wonderful time!

I hope we get to do so, again, in the future.

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<snip> ...I have also become very busy in my online ministry with a new phase of its outreach: live broadcasting.

 

<snip>

 

www.YouNow.com/DrGreg (WARNING: YouNow doesn't particularly like Safari, but it works great on FireFox and Chrome)

 

If you'd like to read a news article about this new phase of my online ministry, you can do so here: "By day, an East Texas pastor. By night, a social media star to teens."

 

Again, thank you for your concern. I'm flattered by the interest after so long an absence. However, to paraphrase Mark Twain: "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated." :D

Good to see you here on CC. Congrats on the new endeavor! :)

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RevNeal

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This is one of the best posts I have read on CC. RevNeal, you seem to be loved by many...blessings to you and all of the lives you have touched. Happiness! (Not shouting just celebrating) [emoji3]

 

Thank you so much for your kind words. I have always appreciated the kindness I've been shown here. There are many wonderful people here.

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RevNeal

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Hi Greg,

 

Yes, good to hear from you. Congratulations on the new job. Don't forget us.

 

Happy cruising!

 

Stephen

 

Thank you, Stephen.

I'm not forgetting about y'all, and I look forward to my next cruise.

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