About the Author
David Harrison was born and raised in England and emigrated to Canada in 1973 at the age of 21.
When he was 35, David became a Christ-follower. He is married and the father of two adult children. He attended a Brethren Bible Chapel in Scarborough for 25 years, ten of those years as an elder.
For 23 years, David ran a successful audiovisual integration company in Toronto, Canada, catering primarily to universities, banks, and law firms.
In 2006, David founded Bus Stop Bible Studies. This ministry used public transit advertising panels to display messages of encouragement from the Word of God to many millions of people in Canada.
For 10 years, David was the Board Chair of Daystar Native Outreach, based on Manitoulin Island.
Now ‘retired,’ David and his wife, Wendy, operate a charming Bed & Breakfast in Muskoka, and David (who struggled significantly with English in school) has taken up writing as a hobby. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine ending up at the top of one of Amazon’s Best Seller lists. His English teachers would have declared that a bona fide miracle! From Religion to Relationship
The following is taken from the introduction to The Next 60 Seconds—Heaven? Hell? Nothing?
I am a “born-again” Christian, which simply means I have experienced a spiritual rebirth. For me, the death and resurrection of Jesus isn’t just a historical event or a religious theory; it is the foundation of a direct, intimate relationship with God. This isn’t just a “belief” I hold; it is a reality I experience daily. My earnest prayer is that you, too, will come to know God not just as a concept, but as a person.
In a later chapter, I mention that receiving Christ often brings a sense of excitement and a desire to share that news. But in reality, nothing is ever quite that simple. Sharing something so personal can be
daunting, especially when faced with hostility or indifference. I am no exception to this fear.
Shortly after 9/11, I had the idea to start a ministry called Bus Stop Bible Studies, placing messages of encouragement on public transit. When I told my wife, she gave me a much-needed reality check: “You want to share the Gospel all over Toronto, but we haven’t even shared it with our neighbours!” (The word “Gospel,” by the way, simply means “Good News.”)
During my ten years with Bus Stop Bible Studies, our messages were viewed an estimated 1.25 billion times. If even one person responded to Jesus because of that work, I consider it a total success. I have seen God use my weakness to save lives—quite literally. I’ve met a mother who chose life for her child after seeing a bus panel, and individuals who turned away from suicide because a message caught their eye in their darkest moment. I remain in awe of how
God uses our small “yes” to do the impossible.
