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Biography of Dr. David Jeremiah Dr. David Jeremiah, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, felt God’s calling on his life at a very early age. Born February 13, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio, Dr. Jeremiah was raised in a family deeply committed to ministry. At the age of 11, the Jeremiah family moved to Dayton, Ohio where his father, Dr. James T. Jeremiah, was the Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio, and in 1953 became the President of Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio. As Dr. Jeremiah was sensitive to God’s leading in his life, he followed in his father’s footsteps. In 1963, Dr. Jeremiah received a Bachelor of Arts from Cedarville College. In that same year, Dr. Jeremiah married his college sweetheart, Donna Thompson who also was attending Cedarville College as a business major. He went on to earn a Masters degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1967. He completed additional graduate work at Grace University and was granted the Doctor of Divinity degree from Cedarville College in 1981. In 1969, Dr. Jeremiah began Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed a Christian school grades K through 12. In the 12 years he served as pastor, Blackhawk Baptist Church grew from 7 families to 1300 members. He also launched The Bible Hour television program. Dr. Jeremiah heeded God’s call, and in 1981 he and his family moved to California where he became the senior pastor of Scott Memorial Baptist Church, now Shadow Mountain Community Church. Shadow Mountain Community Church is one of the largest churches in San Diego County. It is also the home of Southern California Seminary and Christian Unified Schools. As Dr. Jeremiah began his ministry at Shadow Mountain, he felt God’s calling to continue the broadcast ministry he started in Fort Wayne. In 1982, Turning Point Ministries became a reality. Today, Turning Point's 30-minute radio program is heard nationally and internationally on over 1800 stations. ~~~~~~~~~~ From Dr. Jeremiah's website - http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I understand that the Bible is open to interpretation by scholars and by theologians. I believe that there are things that we will not understand until God Himself reveals it. I believe that no *one human man* has all of the answers. So as I write and try to discuss and paraphrase or even quote word-for-word, take each bit with a "grain of salt"... meaning... understand that this book is ONE MAN'S INTERPRETATIONS of Biblical prophecy. Only God Himself knows how accurate it is. For generations, men have claimed to "know" that God was ready to set His final plan into action. People have died, have waited, have left crushed and disillusioned by believing a person's self-proclaimed knowledge of "God's Will". The key is to live *every day* as if it is our last. Not one of us is promised even one next breath. So live your life in the way you know you should. *I* don't have that way or the answers, but you can find it through Christ, and the Bible is the guidebook. Cat

He said there were nearly 10,000 people there. All I know is that when my husband and I arrived a half-hour early, we had to sit in the bleachers near the top, because there were so many people already there. Everywhere we looked, there were people... Christians, mostly... black, white, Asian, Hispanic... every color and shape and age... worshiping together in that auditorium. And when the lady behind me, who was chattering to her friends above *her*, mentioned how amazing and encouraging it was to see so many believers together, I turned to agree and found that I KNEW them!!! I used to work with Dan, and when I quit my Post Office route to stay home with our son, he was given my route. Small world, huh? I hadn't seen them for many years. One of God's sweet little jokes... I was going to begin this "off-the-cuff" study in March, but when I got a notice in the mail that Dr. David Jeremiah was coming to a nearby city, I hoped to go first and hear any updates or information straight from him before beginning it. The book was written in the Autumn of 2007 as Dr. Jeremiah preached sermons on these subjects, was reworked into a book form, and it was published in 2008 *before* the elections of the US. I wondered if he had further insights into the more recent current events. The one comment he made in reference to our new president was about the Antichrist... he said, "...So if you think you have it all figured out, you're wrong!" (The Bible says that the Antichrist will arise from the new re-worked Roman empire, which is Europe.) It would be helpful to you to read the entire book, as I will be touching on parts but not every word. It is "What in the World Is Going On" by Dr. David Jeremiah. If you don't have the ability to buy it, ask around at church, because somebody may have it for you to borrow. We used it as a Sunday School lesson for weeks, and that is how I became acquainted with it. The signs are lining up, and just as the Bible says. I used to wonder what it would take for the USA to diminish to the point that we would not be able to defend, protect, and/or help Israel. I can see now how very little that would take, given our current conditions. This book is timely and thought-provoking, and has changed even the way I see my "preps" today. I will leave this blog as a public blog for now. I may change it to private later, but I'd like everyone who might want to join in this discussion to have the opportunity to see what it's about. Cat