Richard L. Johnson Profile Story
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Bishop Richard L. Johnson
JRN 337: News Reporting & Writing
Professor Nelly Aguilar
T. Faith Harkness
June 27, 2010
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Richard L. Johnson sits completely at ease in a black jacket, black slacks, and a black long sleeve turtleneck when others would be sweating in this El Paso heat, drinking a venti white chocolate mocha from Starbucks. His only adornment is a simple watch and a silver cross that hangs from a silver necklace. He sips his drink and watches the people coming and going, smiling pleasantly when one of his fellow patrons happens to meet his gaze. But it’s not his appearance that draws one’s eyes to him--even though he is a dark man, wearing dark clothes with a shock of white hair and matching goatee. Mr. Johnson just seems to command attention and …show more content…
CCNLWC was rechristened Destiny Family Christian Center when they moved into the new location on Dyer because, Bishop Johnson knew this was all part of his destiny foretold in prophecy. He says it was his destiny to unwrap the ties that bind people to the over emphasized letter of the law to the neglect of the spirit. He knew that if he had a destiny, so did everyone else.
One of the Bishop’s parishioners, Aida Ocampos, recounts, “When I first saw Bishop Johnson and Pastor Adele Johnson on Destiny TV, I was impressed by them so much. He doesn’t have any claims that he’s superhuman, or the next best thing. They do what they can when someone asks them if they can. And it’s anyone, not just members of Destiny. When I first started going, our car broke down and we couldn’t make it. We called the Destiny Line with our situation and the bishop and pastor showed up at our door with the name of a brother in the church who is a mechanic and offered to bring us to meetings on
Bishop Richard L. Johnson
JRN 337: News Reporting & Writing
Professor Nelly Aguilar
T. Faith Harkness
June 27, 2010
Johnson 1
Richard L. Johnson sits completely at ease in a black jacket, black slacks, and a black long sleeve turtleneck when others would be sweating in this El Paso heat, drinking a venti white chocolate mocha from Starbucks. His only adornment is a simple watch and a silver cross that hangs from a silver necklace. He sips his drink and watches the people coming and going, smiling pleasantly when one of his fellow patrons happens to meet his gaze. But it’s not his appearance that draws one’s eyes to him--even though he is a dark man, wearing dark clothes with a shock of white hair and matching goatee. Mr. Johnson just seems to command attention and …show more content…
CCNLWC was rechristened Destiny Family Christian Center when they moved into the new location on Dyer because, Bishop Johnson knew this was all part of his destiny foretold in prophecy. He says it was his destiny to unwrap the ties that bind people to the over emphasized letter of the law to the neglect of the spirit. He knew that if he had a destiny, so did everyone else.
One of the Bishop’s parishioners, Aida Ocampos, recounts, “When I first saw Bishop Johnson and Pastor Adele Johnson on Destiny TV, I was impressed by them so much. He doesn’t have any claims that he’s superhuman, or the next best thing. They do what they can when someone asks them if they can. And it’s anyone, not just members of Destiny. When I first started going, our car broke down and we couldn’t make it. We called the Destiny Line with our situation and the bishop and pastor showed up at our door with the name of a brother in the church who is a mechanic and offered to bring us to meetings on