Who We Are

My name is Gordon.  I am the younger brother.  I am married to Lisa and have three children who are all adults now.  I am 61 years old and retired from being a CPA tax partner at a large national firm.  I have been a Christian since I was a child.  I truly made Jesus the Lord of my life when I was 19 after my freshman year in college.  I tried very hard to stay on the narrow path for all of my adult years.  I have gone to church and been in small groups.  I have led small groups and even taught some classes.  I think my spiritual gifts are teaching and faith.  It is very easy for me to believe in the things of God.  I truly believe this faith is a gift given by God. 

Despite all that I just said, my spiritual life went on automatic pilot sometime during the years when I was having to work so many hours and also try to be a father and a husband.  This didn’t change my heart for loving Jesus, but it changed my continued maturity and growth.  In some ways, I think I thought subconsciously that I knew all that the bible revealed.  I may have thought I knew all I needed to know.  I just wasn’t motivated to study it more.

When my dad died in August of 2022, it slapped me in the face pretty hard.  I wanted to know some things about where he was and what he was doing immediately after his death.  I should have been sure about those answers.  I had been churched as much or more than anyone.  But I wasn’t quite sure.  As I started to try and find out, it became apparent that there were differences of opinion among people I would have thought would agree.  So, I started a detailed study of the scriptures which I was sure would give me the answer.  I found out that I was perfectly capable of reading God’s Word and being taught by the Holy Spirit. 

My real questions were: Where now is my dad? What is my future?  What are the promises God has made to Christians?  Ultimately, this led to my interest in eschatology which has led me down this path. 

Let me say one more thing about myself.  You will likely hear me cry often.  I get choked up easily when talking about the things of the Spirit.  I used to hate that.  In fact, it might have kept me from being vocal as much.  But I have learned not to worry about it.  You’ll just have to bear with me when it happens.

My name is Mark.  I am the older brother.  I am married to my wife Dorcas and have three children and three grandchildren.  I am 62 years old and retired from a long career as an Information Technology leader in a global pharmaceutical business. 

My Christian walk has been poorly lived.  I am sorry for that.  Many times I chose more of the broad path, than the narrow path.  Recently, I was challenged by prayer and scripture to become more active in sharing my faith and biblical understanding so that others might benefit.  My past probably calls into question my integrity for doing this sort of podcast.  I pray not. 

I am not a pastor, nor do I “play one on TV”.  I am just a follower of Jesus with many decades reading, studying, praying and discussing the mysteries of the Bible.  If I can help anyone then my efforts are worth it.

My background is I was confirmed into the Methodist church when I was 13 but then walked on my own over many years.  Those days led me down some dark paths, but God lifted me out of that space through a friend who cared enough to send me a letter to say there was a different way.  I made my decision for Jesus when I was 25 years old and was baptized shortly thereafter.  I have been active in a Baptist church ever since.  My love for God deepened through intense bible study over the past 35+ years.  My most favorite thing is attending Bible Study Fellowship which provided the most comprehensive overview of God’s Word that I could have ever wanted. 

My love of all-things end times started back before I was a believer.  If you recall hearing about the book “The Late Great Planet Earth” by Hal Lindsay.  I somehow received a copy when I was about 15 years old.  That book poorly influenced my understanding of our future, but it planted a seed that got me here.  It took the better part of 50 years for me to find what I think of as the biblically correct position of all things end times.  We will spend many hours discussing the topics which support my current conclusion.