About the Author

I was born in Rhode Island, spent six years in Ohio, and went through school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  I earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Louisiana State University in 1972 and spent 35 years as faculty, chair, dean, and provost at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.  In 2008, I retired and moved to Cookeville, Tennessee with my wife Pat.

The deaths of my brother and father while I was a teenager forced upon me the need for answers to fundamental questions of life.  My quest led me to a community of devout Christians, who showed me that the answers which I sought could be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior of the world.  I am blessed and thankful that God ordained that I would enter into such a personal relationship.  That relationship, begun so many years ago, continues to this day. 

Initially, I wondered if there was specific training required for comprehending scripture, but then I understood that revelations of the Holy Spirit are not dependent upon a particular mindset.  Therefore, to the study of scripture, I have applied logic, inductive and deductive reasoning, and common sense, the very things which any of us would use to solve problems in and to gain understanding of the physical realm.  My belief in the teachings of the Bible is not arbitrary, but based on personal experience and observation, supported by testimonials and teachings of others.  I have searched the Bible with faith that the Spirit of God Almighty will provide spiritual wisdom and understanding of what is contained in the Bible.  When the meaning of a scripture was unclear or a scripture was in conflict with popular teaching or several scriptures seemed to be contradictory, I trusted the Holy Spirit to make sense of such conundrums, and I have not been disappointed.  Now, after six decades of study, contemplation, and prayer, I offer for the reader’s consideration the knowledge that God has granted me through the Holy Spirit.  

Stuart E. Mills