CALVINISM: A CLOSER LOOK

The Author

Daniel Gracely

What to say? I was born and raised in South Jersey about 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia and an hour from the Jersey shore. I’m the youngest of four children, three of whom survived infancy. I accepted Christ as my personal Savior when I was four. I grew up in a typical Christian-family home, and had the added benefit of living next door to my aunt and my Dad’s twin brother, Elwyn, who was like a second father to us kids. (Yes, we were spoiled every Christmas with two Christmas trees and presents under each.) Otherwise, the daily grind saw my father and uncle running their plumbing and heating supply business, in which all of the family worked at one time or another.