Joined: October 8 2007 Villages: 14
Gary Speer has more than 30 years experience as a published writer and editor. His writing experience includes a variety of religious writing and journalism assignments, as well as 7 years spent copyediting at a daily newspaper.
For more than 20 years, Gary wrote numerous Bible study and Sunday school curricular materials for the Assemblies of God denomination. During that time, he spent 7 years as the news editor for that denomination's weekly publication, the Pentecostal Evangel.
In 1994, Gary and his wife Shirley (who's also a writer, editor, and proofreader) joined the Episcopal Church to do lay ministry in a small Episcopal mission...
Built February 1st, 2010
Remember the gold rushes in California starting in 1849 and elsewhere in the Old West? If you thought precious metals were the source of gold...
Built March 20th, 2008
The American economy is suffering, the stock market is hurting -- but the sky is not falling. The old adage which says that those who ignore...
Built March 18th, 2008
Our society is filled with contradictions regarding marriage. On the one hand, we applaud people who have been married a long time. An elderly...