Simply put, my search for meaning led me to the study of the Christian scriptures, which directed me to investigate systematic theology, and that investigation brought me to historical theology. Theology is dialogue, a discussion that has gone on for nearly two thousand years.
I am a graduate of Multnomah University in Portland Oregon, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield Illinois. I have worked as a gold miner, in wildlife management, a construction worker, a business owner, and farmer, as well as a professor of history at a local college. It sounds like I can’t hold a job. Over ten years ago, Harry, a friend of mine, suggested that we form a discussion group that would investigate the teachings of the early Christians. Since then we have been meeting through the cold winter months of Alaska’s Matanuska Valley discussing topics of interest.
This blog started to provide access to some of the power points that I have used during those talks, as well as further insights and comments into the topics we have covered, but has moved on beyond that.
Jon Spiegel
The Early Church for Today 