About mE
I left formal religion in my teens and spent the next 35 years searching for absolute, scientific, logical proof of God’s existence. If you spend much time here, you’ll understand how arrogant that is. I’m one of the lucky ones though. Ten years ago, at the exact moment of my father’s passing, my “wish” was granted. My proof was received, and I was changed forever. Looking back now, I should have realized what the impact would be. Everyone who has had a verifiable spiritual experience says they have been changed. They are right.
I kept my experience private for the first few years, primarily because I knew no one would believe me. There’s a concept discussed in a later article called “birthday cake”. It basically means that having your own experience will be very real to you, but to others it’s just like going to a birthday party. Someone else’s presents, someone else’s cake. It’s theirs, not yours, and has little or no impact. Surely though, my own family would jump at first-hand news and rejoice, right? Nope. Absolutely zero impact. By this time I knew that my path led to the Church, but no one in my family would be with me. There’s a parable in the Bible about a servant who is given one coin and buries it, bringing no extra value when the master returns and asks what has been done with what the servants were given. That was me. I prayed (something I do much more frequently now that I know it’s heard) and apologized, saying “I’m sorry Lord, I tried, but I failed. How do I bring my family to you?”. A few months later, I started thinking of this website. Every. Morning. Slowly, the ideas came together and now, this website is born.
Over the last ten years I have developed a much deeper understanding of why so many people leave formal religion, and the reasons behind the exodus. I’ve also developed an intense drive to help others discern God’s existence. Co-incidentally (or perhaps not), there is a push in today’s culture to reach the “nones”, the unaffiliated, the others who left formal religion, or perhaps never had a chance to find God. This site is my pay-it-forward attempt to help them on the journey.
Starting with “Why can’t you find God?”, I’ve put together thoughts and experiences based on my 35 years of searching, plus resources to many wonderful people in widely varied specialties who are much more knowledgeable than I and can help you find the way. In addition, after spending time exploring and experiencing different stages of belief over 35 years, I’ve identified 6 different levels of belief. No matter where you find yourself today, you’ll easily identify your current level. I’ll show you the issues at each level, how to work thru the obstacles, and show you the resources needed to keep moving forward. Since there are 6 levels, I of course had to call it “The 6 degrees of separation from God”.
I pray that in some small way this site helps you in your search. Please, if you feel an unknown something moving you forward, why not jump over to the articles page and see where it leads?