Welcome to my website.
Dedicated Bible teacher.
I have always been a teacher at heart, loving to share what I learn with others. For as long as I can remember, my mantra has been “Teach – Inspire – Empower” and, while I have enjoyed occasional teaching and coaching roles during my life, I never had the courage to be a 'teacher'; a debilitating stutter seemed an insurmountable obstacle. At 68 years old I am opening a new chapter, I aspire to be a dedicated Bible teacher, a disciple-maker. Check out My Courses for more.
Determined truth-seeker.
Since my mid-teens I have been on a quest for truth; truth that will stand up to the most intense scrutiny. My search began as a militant, ant-Christian, atheist in my late teens and early twenties. In August 1978, after a series of convincing experiences, I acknowledged the existence of God and became a Christian. However, after twenty-five years of challenging the Christian 'system', I gave up the Christian label in April 2005.
Today I consider myself a spiritual seeker. I recognise the Bible as the "most authoritative record of God’s dealing with humanity" and Jesus Christ as the Jewish Messiah and Saviour of the world; see My Spiritual Journey blog for more.
Disciple of Jesus Christ (but not a Christian).
I gave up the Christian label when I finally concluded that Christianity was a broken ‘franchise’ and that many of Christianity’s 'traditions', those idolatrous holy cows that cause so much unloving conflict and division, are not only unbiblical, but thoroughly anti-biblical.
As I understand it today, Christianity is the final human kingdom, the Fifth Kingdom predicted in Daniel 2; see more in The Fifth Kingdom section below.
Today I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, free of ungodly Christian dogma and tradition. I am a beneficiary of the promised New Covenant, the covenant in which God writes his Law on our hearts, the covenant in which the Holy Spirit is our Advocate, Teacher and Guide.
A Few Big Questions
As a student I was greatly impressed by a lecturer's comment that,
To get the right answer, you have to ask the right question.
Every search for truth involves asking questions, hopefully some will be the right ones and lead us to the truth.
Jesus said,
You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
We are free to the extent that our beliefs, thoughts, emotions and actions, align with actual truth; it is as simple as that.
Four BIG Questions Every Thinking Person Should Answer.
1. Who am I?
2. How did I get here?
3. Why am I here?
4. What is my purpose?
Five BIG Questions that Every Spiritual Seeker Should Settle.
1. Does God exist?
2. Who is God?
3. Why did God create us?
4. Why did God give us freewill?
5. What it God's plan for me?
Three BIG Questions Every Christian Should Answer.