On the Day I Make Them My Jewels

Why do we go through the examination of ourselves every year at the time of the spring Holy Days? In exploring some of the worlds most expensive gems and jewels, we see that the Bible says our lives are to be shaped, formed and cut right now in preparation for our ultimate spiritual destiny.

John has served as an employee of the United Church of God in a variety of media-related responsibilities and as a senior writer for Beyond Today magazine.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1973. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology at Ambassador College, Pasadena, California in 1978. John was ordained an elder in 1994 and serves in the Cincinnati, Ohio congregations.