Nathan W. Bingham
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And as a self-identified geek, as I was searching for biblical answers, it made sense to me to go on the Internet and to begin digging deeper into the Scriptures. And it wasn't long before... I discovered the ministry of Dr. R.C. Sproul, and my wife and I in Australia subscribed to the podcast, began listening to the Renewing Your Mind broadcast.
And as a self-identified geek, as I was searching for biblical answers, it made sense to me to go on the Internet and to begin digging deeper into the Scriptures. And it wasn't long before... I discovered the ministry of Dr. R.C. Sproul, and my wife and I in Australia subscribed to the podcast, began listening to the Renewing Your Mind broadcast.
And the Lord used that to ground us in His Word and to convince us of the truthfulness of the historic Christian faith, Reformed theology. But there's a flip side to that. Not only did the Lord use technology to strengthen my faith and encourage us in His Word, He also used that to introduce me to the team here at Ligonier Ministries. It was through Twitter.
And the Lord used that to ground us in His Word and to convince us of the truthfulness of the historic Christian faith, Reformed theology. But there's a flip side to that. Not only did the Lord use technology to strengthen my faith and encourage us in His Word, He also used that to introduce me to the team here at Ligonier Ministries. It was through Twitter.
As I was preparing at that time for pastoral ministry, I had experience in social media, was heavily engaged in the Christian internet community, and I was offering my services and put a tweet out there, and Chris Larson and Burke Parsons from Table Talk magazine both read that tweet, and that began a dialogue more than four years ago, which resulted in early 2012, my wife and I with three children, five or under,
As I was preparing at that time for pastoral ministry, I had experience in social media, was heavily engaged in the Christian internet community, and I was offering my services and put a tweet out there, and Chris Larson and Burke Parsons from Table Talk magazine both read that tweet, and that began a dialogue more than four years ago, which resulted in early 2012, my wife and I with three children, five or under,
selling everything we owned, getting on a plane with 10 suitcases and flying halfway around the world and meeting the team here at Ligonier and Dr. Sproul for the first time.
selling everything we owned, getting on a plane with 10 suitcases and flying halfway around the world and meeting the team here at Ligonier and Dr. Sproul for the first time.
And it's just been a wonderful privilege and opportunity to be able to serve alongside Dr. Sproul and the team here to help other Nathans that are on the internet searching for truth, hopefully discovering the podcast and other resources from Ligonier Ministries.
And it's just been a wonderful privilege and opportunity to be able to serve alongside Dr. Sproul and the team here to help other Nathans that are on the internet searching for truth, hopefully discovering the podcast and other resources from Ligonier Ministries.
I can remember being so nervous in that interview, Chris, but very thankful to be able to share that story.
I can remember being so nervous in that interview, Chris, but very thankful to be able to share that story.
Yeah, I did not grow up in a Christian home and was taught from a young age that evolution was true and that there was no heaven or hell. And I can remember even mocking Christians, thinking that those who believed that God could just forgive you for your sins, that this was just a crutch to help you get through life and never gave it any serious thought.
Yeah, I did not grow up in a Christian home and was taught from a young age that evolution was true and that there was no heaven or hell. And I can remember even mocking Christians, thinking that those who believed that God could just forgive you for your sins, that this was just a crutch to help you get through life and never gave it any serious thought.
But a lot of people died in my life during my teen years. And so I really wrestled with the question, what happens to you after you die? I couldn't accept the fact that that was it. There had to be more. I longed for there to be something more, and I explored and looked into other religions, even New Age spirituality.
But a lot of people died in my life during my teen years. And so I really wrestled with the question, what happens to you after you die? I couldn't accept the fact that that was it. There had to be more. I longed for there to be something more, and I explored and looked into other religions, even New Age spirituality.
But I remember being in seventh grade, and I had a Pentecostal teacher who preached the gospel to me, and then I had another professed Christian who was actually part of a cult who was encouraging me to read the Bible. And he was encouraging me to read the King James Version of the Bible. And I can remember buying my first ever Bible at age 13, King James Version Bible.
But I remember being in seventh grade, and I had a Pentecostal teacher who preached the gospel to me, and then I had another professed Christian who was actually part of a cult who was encouraging me to read the Bible. And he was encouraging me to read the King James Version of the Bible. And I can remember buying my first ever Bible at age 13, King James Version Bible.
And they were both asking me, are you reading the Bible? You're reading it every day. You're reading it every day. And I was trying to understand what I was reading. I was unregenerate. I didn't understand the language, just not being written in modern English. And I got really kind of stressed out about what do I do here? And so I can remember praying and saying to the Lord,
And they were both asking me, are you reading the Bible? You're reading it every day. You're reading it every day. And I was trying to understand what I was reading. I was unregenerate. I didn't understand the language, just not being written in modern English. And I got really kind of stressed out about what do I do here? And so I can remember praying and saying to the Lord,