RePhil is a layman concerned about the inadequacy of seminary education for resolving the issues of everyday Christianity. For although there are many graduates of Bible colleges, problems continue to plague the Western church. Perhaps the most striking of these is the invasion of drug addictions and psychological ailments. In fact, when this profile was written (2019), a Christian adult in his community had recently died of a heroin overdose. Furthermore, the author knew several people who had suffered from mental illnesses even as believers – one of whom, a Christian for decades, was continuing to hurt. Hence, RePhil is not insulated from the ills of the modern church by a wall of theological presumptions erected in the classroom. Instead, the challenges and disappointments of daily living – including a crisis that motivated him to pursue self-employment – have prompted him to explore the faith from both sides, allowing him to gain Biblical insights that most clergymen miss.