I grew up in rural Missouri and spent 20 years in the United States Air Force, worked as a quality control supervisor on nuclear power plants and was a project manager for lignite power plant renovations.  I am a licensed minister who has spent years teaching Bible in prison and church environments.  I also own a business and am the author of the weekly ObverseView column and two books: A Search for Israel and A Search for Bible Truth.  I currently life with my wife and dog in the mountains of North Carolina.