1965-68 - The Kroll Evangelistic Team (traveling evangelist with brother, Jerry)
1968-70 - First Baptist Church, Middleboro, MA (Pastor)
1970-73 – Davis College, Binghamton, NY (Chairman of Bible Department)
1973-75 - The Christian Jew Foundation, San Antonio, TX (Associate Director)
1975-80 - Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA (Professor, Chairman of Division of Religion)
1981-90 – Davis College, Binghamton, NY (President)
1990-Present - Back to the Bible, Lincoln, NE (President and Senior Bible Teacher)

The first way the Bible has changed my life was by changing my eternal destiny. When Paul said, "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" (Romans 10:17) he meant that it is the hearing of the Word of God that brings faith that leads to salvation. At age 5, I heard the Word of God preached, I understood it and I knew I needed a Savior. It was the Bible that brought eternal life to me through Jesus Christ.

But beyond my salvation, I early discovered that what the Bible did for me it could do for others. I realized that just as salvation came in no other name but Jesus, the message of salvation came in no other book but the Bible. For me, to become thoroughly familiar with God's Word so I could share it, explain it, teach it and preach it to others became my paramount life-goal.

The Bible informs me, transforms me and not a little convicts me. It is both my guide for life and the rock against which I break all my petty selfishness.

I have had a fairly standard pattern for studying God's Word all my life. I begin with prayer asking the Holy Spirit to inform me, transform me and convict me. He is the great teacher, and I need help--His help. Next, I open my Bible and read and read and read. Sometimes I'll reread a passage several times. Then I look for ways to break down that passage in bite-sized chunks. I look for natural divisions. I study the verbs very closely (that's where the action is). I ask questions of the text (e.g. who is saying this, to whom and why?). Then I ask myself questions (e.g. if this happened to me, how would I respond?). I believe it's very important to make the Bible personal. I write down everything I learn. I can always discard it later, but I rarely get it back later if I don't write it down. After I've done all that I can do to learn from a passage, seek to understand it and divide it into logical bite-sized parts, I'll check my conclusions with others (commentaries, Bible studies, Bible dictionaries, etc.). I never read anyone else until I have first read the Bible for myself.