I attended parochial grade school for eight years and seriously tried to follow the rules of my faith. However, by the time I was a teenager, I concluded that I was a failure and the religious rules seemed only to make me feel guilty. Although I continued to attend church every Sunday, I was just going through the motions. My religious...more »

I attended parochial grade school for eight years and seriously tried to follow the rules of my faith. However, by the time I was a teenager, I concluded that I was a failure and the religious rules seemed only to make me feel guilty. Although I continued to attend church every Sunday, I was just going through the motions. My religious background convinced me that there was a God, I was a sinner and that there was a day of judgment coming for which I was not prepared. When I was in my late twenties, I met a co-worker who was a deacon at a Bible based church. I was curious about what the Bible said since I had never even read one book. My religious training consisted of bits and pieces of the Bible but no systematic study.

Soon after I began to study the Bible a profound change happened. I accepted the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross as payment for my sins and experienced a profound internal change. Since this happened, the Bible has become a guiding source of truth in my life. This new life and love for Jesus has motivated me to share the truths of the Bible. I have taught small groups and Sunday School classes; served as a deacon and has spoken in dozens of churches and conventions as a member of the Gideons. I live in the St. Louis area with my wife Diane who has been my one and only bride for 32 years. I run three miles several times each week which helps me to focus on
my dependence on God to give me strength to reach each milestone in life.

My systematic and daily study of the Bible over the past twenty-seven years has shown me that there are many popular ideas among Christian denominations that are not Biblical. In America, copies of the Bible are plentiful but it remains a book that relatively few have read. Therefore, most people do not know what it says. Americans trust theologians or religious leaders which has resulted in the popular belief that the Bible is hard to understand due to many interpretations or contains contradictions or myths. It is not necessary to have a theological degree or training to understand the Bible. The essentials are a born again faith in Jesus Christ and disciplined study. Seek the advice and counsel of theologians, Christian books and other believers but do not be bound by them. Let the Bible always rule in seeking God’s message and perspective. My first book: "Truth Seeker demonstrates that the Bible," presents truths on a wide variety of practical and theological issues that come from the mind of God. « less