About The Gray Apostle

The Gray Apostle: Mission of the Messiah was based on several conversations I had over the years with friends who are both career intelligence officers and committed Christians.  While the role of intelligence, particularly counterintelligence, is seldom considered regarding biblical events, those of us in the intelligence community know it played a role.  The “gray apostle” is an adaptation of the consummate Human Intelligence (HUMINT) professional, who is called the “gray man” since he works behind the scenes and blends into the scenery.  For those of you who have played “find the spy” in the airport, I can assure you the person that looked like a spy wasn’t a savvy HUMINT officer.  The Gray Apostle transcends time.  He can be found throughout salvation history if you look hard enough.  He returns again in book 2, "The Gray Apostle: Roman Justice."  He surely will be seen again in the future!

The Gray Apostle series is a work of historical fiction.  Much time was spent to ensure that the story stays as close to the historical record as possible.  The Roman battles, names of senior Roman commanders, and uniforms are all based on academic research. The geographical depictions of the type of crops and terrain are also accurate.  Where there are debates over the spelling and pronunciations of certain towns (Hebrew vs. Greek) I have selected the easier option for modern readers.  The names of the fictional characters were among the most popular for the Jewish and Roman communities.

The biblical events are all taken from the Gospels and other books of the New Testament.  Care was taken to limit the number of added words assigned to Jesus and the Apostles in the work; I hope and pray they would be pleased with my decisions.  Some of the storyline is taken from historical writings and pious traditions.  But we all realize there is much about Jesus’s life that we don’t know.  As St. John stated in his gospel, “There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written.”  The Gray Apostle series is my attempt to stimulate the love of scripture, open eyes to intelligence operations, and recognize that the excitement of following Jesus can also be part of our own salvation history.  

As you can tell at the end of the first story, it isn't the end of the story!  Book #2 - The Gray Apostle: Roman Justice has just arrived in the Spring of 2024, and next year will undoubtedly bring another chapter from the life of this mysterious defender of the faith.