As a child of about ten, the author made a conscious decision to give his life to the Lord. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marines. He was stationed on Oahu, Territory of Hawai...view moreAs a child of about ten, the author made a conscious decision to give his life to the Lord. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marines. He was stationed on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, where he met his future wife.
After discharge, and working in an underground gold mine, the padre (his underground nickname) felt called into ministry, so he struck out for college. He earned a B.A. in Religion and a Master of Divinity. Ten years in pastoral ministry was followed by forty in Developmental Disabilities, most conspicuously serving disabled children, birth to three.
Now retired, his spare time is engaged in writing. This present work has grown one piece at a time, year after year, scripture by scripture. As it did, his desire to help Christians to be more inquisitive about God’s sacred word grew, resulting in this book.view less