About the Author

I,  John Calahan, am a retired pastor of a non-denominational church now devoting myself full-time to online teaching of God’s Word at NeverThirsty.org.  We are committed to in-depth, verse-by-verse teaching of the Word of God and to answering Bible questions to help Christians to become a spiritual father in the faith (Hebrews 5:11-14; 1 John 2:12-14).  We want to help you become a Christian first, and then grow in your faith. I am committed to love and sound doctrine. Our Lord Jesus was committed to loving and teaching people. He healed, fed, and taught about God the Father. Therefore, at this website, we seek to provide spiritual milk for those who need it, and also spiritual meat or solid food so that you may grow spiritually. Both are essential for spiritual growth. I am committed to glorifying God and discipleship (Matthew 20:18-20). We urge every believer to discover their spiritual gifts and use them to fulfill God’s will for their life.

I attended BIOLA University, a Christian university. My major was Bible. I attended California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA) and studied mathematics. The Lord directed me to become an aerospace engineer in the field of research and development of advanced radars, high-tech concepts, and missiles initially at Hughes Missile Systems Company, which later became Raytheon.  I was a manager of defense programs. God helped me earn a B.S. in Mathematics and a M.S. in Education from CSULA and a M.S. in Engineering from UCLA.

But my heart’s desire was to teach the Word of God and shepherd God’s people. I have often said that I worked in the secular world in order to minister for Christ. My heart has always been to shepherd God’s people. While working in the secular world, the Lord Jesus called me to serve as an elder at Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, under the pulpit of John MacArthur. My wife and I attended Grace Community Church for seventeen years. I was an elder there for ten years. The elders oversaw the church’s ministries and the radio program gty.org. I was a member of the executive board.

While at Grace Community Church, I had a wide range of ministry responsibilities, including teaching the Word of God, working with seminary students, counseling individuals, teaching at the Logos Bible Institute, and providing oversight for various ministries. Before attending Grace Community Church, my wife and I were members of the Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles while Dr. J. Vernon McGee was the pastor. We were also on staff at Thru The Bible Radio Network, Dr. McGee’s Bible teaching radio ministry.

We pray that God will use NeverThirsty.org in your life to draw you closer in your walk with Him.

In His Grace,

John Calahan