Bruce Bertram, “rebel without a pause,” was in and out of foster homes, had six stepdads and was adopted at 14. He’s been through 15 churches in 10 denominations, from Catholic to Protestant to Messianic. Still married after 43 years, he has two kids, five grandkids and built four businesses. Self-educated through college level, he helped grow two churches, was a youth leader twice and an elder once. He’s been told he could pass ordination exams but prefers to stay free so he can keep asking the questions that need to be asked.

His continuing studies took him to seminars with Josh McDowell and Bruce Wilkinson (Walk through the Bible) in the late 1970’s, and he later self-studied his way through a college-level education with books such as ‘Chafer Systematic Theology’ by Lewis Sperry Chafer (the founder of Dallas Theological Seminary) and ‘Christianity through the Centuries’ by Earle E. Cairns in the early 1980’s. Most recently he spent a few years evaluating the Messianic movement through writings, seminars and congregation visits. At the present time he and his family are not part of a particular church, but not by choice. After you read his books you might understand why.