The Christian and the Struggle with Truth

I have been a pastor for over thirty-five years and a volunteer chaplain in a juvenile prison for over twenty-five years – two of those years as a Contractual Chaplain. Serving in those capacities, I was troubled with the number of people who claimed to be born again believers but who placed little value on theology or the authority of scripture. It is with a pastor's heart that I first wrote my book as a study I took my people through, who then suggested I should publish it.

My book is written as I preach and teach in my church and any outside study group, with a style that logically flows from one thought to the next. It has been used in study groups of teenagers and adults for spiritual growth and a better understanding of God's priorities for His people. The over-riding theme is that God is a God of truth who cannot lie, and therefore, we also must value truth as God has defined it for us in His Word.

In my ministry over the years, I have learned to speak with definitions rather than terms. I have found in conversations with others, that even though we may be using the same Christian phrases and terms, we may not be using the same definitions. My book does not use a lot of theological terms, but is written with definitions so that it may be easily and clearly understood. The subject matter of the book is the value we need to place on truth as God has revealed it. It has been well received by those around me and I trust it will be by you also.