Let's begin at the beginning. I was born and raised on a wheat farm in southwest Nebraska. To this day I have a deep love of rural America and all stewards of God's Creation regardless of where they are on this earth.
My biblical worldview is rooted in a diverse set of life experiences that enable me to weave together a wide spectrum of seemingly unrelated information and make vital connections to biblical principles that are often overlooked. God has asked me to share these insights with you to serve His Kingdom during this pivotal moment in history.
Developing trusted sources of accurate, actionable information is critical. To begin building that trust, it will be helpful for you to know some of the life events that led me to dig into Scripture and formulate the "economic worldview" presented here.
While I loved the farm life, due to the difficulties of the late 1970s farm economy, my father encouraged me to leave the farm, go to college, and purse "the American Dream." After graduating college, I got married and became a small business owner in the technology space. I earned a nice living and my wife and I started our family. Soon we had a nice house overlooking a golf course and a great view of the Rocky Mountains. I achieved a life goal of becoming a private pilot, flying for both business and family adventures.
The 2000 .com bust caused me to question everything I'd learned about "the American Dream." I opened Scripture for answers. What I found changed my life. I left my business in 2004, became a pastor, and released my first book on biblical economics in the spring of 2007. This was my first "go" at applying well-established biblical principles, understanding historical precedent, math, logic, common sense, and developing trusted sources. In the book I predicted the 2008 financial crisis and its origin in residential mortgages. As a result, a precious metals company hired me to help with marketing and to speak at Ron Paul events on the biblical merits of "sound money."
In 2013 I met Dennis Peacocke. He had been examining scripture from the perspective of a “political economist” for forty years. We became friends and he became a mentor. His book, "On the Destiny of Nations" caused me to see the connection between economics and geopolitics from a new perspective. He asked me to join the “The Statesmen Project” and serve with other leaders on public policy, economics, and community action council focus groups.
That brings us to today. The Statesmen Project has been renamed the Rebuilders Network. I serve on their Core Leadership Team and lead their Community Resiliency Coalition.
A member of that coalition is Regeneco, a non-profit I founded to help educate followers of Jesus understand and adopt a true biblical economic worldview. Our materials are based primarily on the three books I've written since 2021. Our heart is to see the body of Christ shake off the economic traditions of men and build a system of value creation and exchange that honors our covenant to steward Creation while producing resources to build the Kingdom of God on earth.
God has used these experiences to train me to "connect dots" between geopolitics, culture, and economics, then filter it through God's word. The reality it reveals about how world systems work seems unbelievable at first, yet makes perfect sense when examined according to a true biblical economic worldview.
A common refrain I hear from those who've been exposed to these connected dots is, "Now that I see it, I can't unsee it."
If you are ready connect some dots that will reveal deep biblical truths about how our world really works, I invite you to join me. But beware. You'll never "see" the world the same again.