About the Author

Greetings,

My name is Daniel Stanfield, and I am both the primary author and the webmaster for BibleSanity.org, located near Dallas, Texas. I would describe myself as a life-long Christian worker and Bible student. God has blessed me with an incredible wife and 4 children, plus a foster daughter with 3 grandkids.

My Personal Faith - I was raised in an independent Baptist church and accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior during the summer between 9th and 10th grade. At the tail-end of my Senior year of high school, I decided to serve God and dedicated my life to Him. I was then baptized, surrendering to His call to the ministry in the following months.

By Profession, I am a technical writer and also do corporate training. My vocational background includes both analog and digital electronics and computer programming. I'm also a US Marine and a lifetime chess player. My personality and background are reflected in my Bible study - I tend to be very analytical, and take Scripture very seriously!

My Bible education

Self-Educated - I am largely self-taught, having no opportunity for Bible College early in life. My first three years after high school were spent fully immersed in Bible study. My professors were my home pastor and Navy chaplains, Scofield, Spurgeon, Dobson, and many other authors.

Bible College - My formal Bible education consists of a 3 year diploma in Advanced Biblical Studies from Tyndale Bible Institute & Theological Seminary, which I obtained at age 33. The school is nondenominational and has a core emphasis on original language and careful, investigational Bible study. Theologically, the school conforms to traditional Baptist doctrines. While not formally associated with Dallas Theological Seminary, Liberty University, or Moody Bible Institute, these are examples of doctrinally comparable schools which have been represented by textbook authorships and cooperative fellowships/conferences/seminars during my time with them.

Seminary Church - Besides attending Tyndale, we were members of the school's parent church for seven years. That's seven years of seminary-level expository and systematic teaching for both morning and evening services, from many great Bible teachers. During this period, I also attended several seminars, workshops and intensives - some of which were nothing short of extraordinary.

What's next? - I plan to continue my formal Bible education once we finish getting our four through their teens (youngest graduates HS in 2013!). In the meantime, I'm teaching and continuing my personal Bible studies.

My Ministerial background does NOT include any full-time ministry or any time as a pastor, but it does include over 25 years of continuous teaching and preaching in church, and leading independent Bible studies. I've worked with adults, singles, teens, and children. I have served as a deacon for 10 years, and as a licensed Baptist Minister for 7 years. I have also held regular services at 3 separate Nursing Homes for a combined total of about 5 years. Children's ministries I've been involved with include Child Evangelism Fellowship, Royal Ambassadors, and (especially) AWANA.

My Church memberships have included independent Baptist churches, Southern Baptist churches, and the non-denomination Bible church associated with Tyndale Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. I am currently a member of Happy Hill Baptist Church in Alvarado, TX.

Please feel free to contact me with any feedback or questions!

In Christ,

Daniel J. Stanfield

Dan@BibleSanity.org