(1 Peter 3:15-17)

Who am I? I am just a normal guy who likes to read and loves Jesus. I am nothing special… just a technician from central PA. I grew up in a modestly religious household, and my family was not very strict on the basis of religion. When I reached my middle school through high school years,  exposed to secular public education, I eventually came to reject my Christian upbringing in favor of stark atheism. I thought that all the evil in the world was enough against the existence of the loving God of “Jesus,” and that there simply was no evidence for any God. As I continued into high school, I got into partying and using drugs. During this time, I would adopt a more mystical agnoticism, being influenced by drug culture and new-age/thought ideas (a lot from Joe Rogan). Fortunately enough for me, I would end up sustaining a spinal injury during my senior year of high school. This humbled me greatly and allowed me to finally stop and think. Although not thought out in professional terms, I realized that my atheism was irrational. If there is truth, what is it grounded in? Is the world so evil, how did I know what good was if there is no object of that goodness? If there is no meaning or morality, then why does every human being have this collective concept of it that they can’t seem to escape? Why is it only humans that have this weird ability for intellect and abstract reasoning? Where did everything come from?

 

I wanted answers, and this downtime got my mind on finding God, whoever and wherever He was. I would soon graduate from high school, still on my search, seeking, thinking, and asking. I would then go to trade school, where my social media feed began to be filled with Christian apologetics. I heard folks like Cliffe Knetchle and Frank Turek offer reasonable arguments for the reliability of Christianity. The seeds were planted, and the faith kept getting more and more logical. I would eventually have an encounter with Jesus, where the conviction of the Holy Spirit weighed heavily on my heart. This is where I confessed my faith in Jesus, finally understanding sin, death, and redemption. That was in 2023, and since then, I have set my aims on setting up a collection of articles that defend the faith, so that people lost like I was can have help seeking the truth. 

 

May this ministry be of reliable service to you, and may it equip you to defend Jesus Christ and to love Him with all your heart, mind, body, and soul. I pray that your faith is also strengthened, and your love for Christ grows evermore.