About Author
Autobiographical Sketch
I was born 81 days after “Pearl Harbor,” in a hospital in a tiny west Texas town surrounded by peanut fields. My father was an itinerant farmer, and my earliest memories include living in a fruit cellar and in a series of drafty dust bowl farm houses. We were in church twice every Sunday and on Wednesday night, and I have no memories of not “loving Jesus.”
Dad eventually gave up his dream of owning his own farm, and we moved to town and became “settled.” The summer before I entered 7th grade we moved to Mesquite, Texas, an eastern suburb of Dallas, where I finished high school. From there I completed a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at North Texas State University and met my soul mate, Jo Lynn. She is a “PK”, so she should have known better; but she has blessed my life as lover, confidant, best friend, and spiritual inspiration. We celebrated our 61st anniversary on May 30, 2025.
Exploring the Heart
of Divine Connection
About Book
This thought-provoking book offers a progressive Christian response to Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA), challenging its dominance in modern theology. While atonement theories throughout church history have been divisive and often cherry-picked from Scripture, this book offers a broader biblical vision-one grounded in a consistent trajectory of grace.
From the creation story and the Abrahamic Covenant to the messages of the Hebrew prophets and the life of Jesus, the author traces a more holistic understanding of atonement-one rooted not in original sin, but in divine blessing.
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