I was born in the city of Roanoke,VA and did my growing up when my Dad bought a farm. About three months, after buying the farm, the company that my Dad worked for closed and he had to take a job out of town, approximately 200 miles from Roanoke. At an early age, I was given the responsibility of building fences, getting in the hay, feeding the chickens, hogs, cattle, planting and harvesting the crops, and of course going to school. Prior to the farm, and in my early teens, I spent the summers on my Grandparents farm in Botetourt County, VA, during the times that I was out of school in the summers. My Grandparents were both Christians and were a positive influence on me. My fondest memories are of the new friends that I made during this time. All the things that I learned from my Grandparents proved to be very helpful, when I had to take care of my Dad’s farm.

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I graduated from Chicago Technical College in 1961 and received a Diploma in Electrical Drafting by taking a correspondence course while working for Burlington Mills in Vinton,Va and running the farm. About a month afterwards I joined the Marines and became a combat engineer. Following the Marines, I worked for Appalachian Power Co. and later Sowers, Rhodes, and Whitescarver consulting engineers in Roanoke, VA. Later I accepted a job with Tennessee Eastman Company in Kingsport, TN and worked there for 30 years. While at Tennessee Eastman Company (now Eastman Chemical Company) I took correspondence courses and earned Diplomas in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, and Industrial Instrumentation Process and Control. I worked my way up from draftsman to Projects Coordinator and received two coveted Presidential Awards from Eastman. After Eastman I did contract engineering work… 1.0 year for Honeywell in Hopewell, VA, 2.25 years for Alstom Power in Knoxville, TN, 8.0 years for Bechtel on the Watts Bar Nuclear Project, and 1.66 years for Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant in Waynesboro, GA. I have 50 years of experience in engineering and engineering related work. Work ethics, accuracy and truth are essential in engineering work.

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In January 1967 I received Christ as my savior. I taught Sunday School and attended church services at least three times a week and did church visitation. I began working long hours on large projects for Eastman and could not attend church as often, and although I knew that I was saved, I began to stumble and never did get fully back as a dedicated Christian until I had to have the aortic valve in my heart replaced in 2019. A co-worker had recently died from aortic surgery and I experienced difficulty during the night following my surgery. During the early morning hours of that night, following my prayers, I experienced a presence that I had never experienced before. I was seeing an extremely bright light and a person in a white robe; whether that was a dream or not, I don’t really know, but it all felt so real. My life has not been the same since that experience.

When I got home, I watched Dr. David Jeremiah of Turning Point Ministries and was very impressed by his message which he made so simple to understand. Since that time Dr. Jeremiah has become my hero, I watch him on TV often and have read several of his books. I give Dr. Jeremiah the credit for encouraging me to tell others of my experience and to develop this website. I know, in my heart and without any doubts, that the Bible is all true and is God’s message to all of humanity. I further believe that everything Jesus said in the Bible is 100% true and He meant it exactly as He said it and it will happen exactly as He said it would, for sure. It is the only book that has the power to transform your life. And it can.

I research a lot of Dr. Jeremiah’s books and articles plus many other well know Christian leaders, and well known Bible Commentary authors prior to preparing all of my articles.