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Welcome to my personal web page, or blogspot
My name is Ryan Matthew Setliff. I'm a sinner saved by God's grace. I look to the tender mercies and grace of my Lord Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am theologically Reformed, and was raised in a Congregational Christian church. In fact, I've given pulpit sermons on occasion from a Baptist pulpit, participated in evangelism outreach, and taught Sunday School.

In my early twenties, I served as Chief Operating Officer for SelectSurf.com, a family-friendly Internet guide to the World-Wide Web. It has ceased operations. I architected the web site from the ground up, gained valuable IT experience as a programmer and web developer, and I authored a fifty-page business plan. We secured a number of strategic partnerships with major corporations from media providers to financial information services. SelectSurf carries the distinction of being the first Internet guide to offer real-time stock quotes. We came close to getting venture capital, but our timing was off. After that debacle, I went back to finish college and became fascinated with the study of the law. I graduated from Liberty University with a Pre-Law Degree in 2003. Shortly thereafter, I studied at Regent Law for almost a year, but I ran out of money and motivation and was forced to dropped out. I was hoping to earn a commission as a JAG lawyer beforehand in the U.S. Army. I really have no idea what God has in store for me—I just want to keep trusting, and embrace discipleship. Though, I have contemplated pastoral ministry, I look to follow the example of the Apostle Andrew who took heed to the small things.

Why Puritanhead?

FYI My blogspot is prefixed puritanhead.blogspot.com. Why? First, Puritanhead is my handle on the Puritanboard. Second, I'm a descendent of English Puritans and Scottish Covenanters, and Welsh Presbyterians. In fact, one of my namebearers Sir Matthew Sutcliffe, Dean of Exeter, is mentioned in the 1620 Charter of the New England Confederation, and he was a personal friend of Captain John Smith. Matthew was a sizable investor in the Plymouth Adventurers Company. His brother John was chaplain to the King. My forefathers helped found colonies in America from its earliest days in the 1600s. They eventually found their way to the south, and the southern branch of the family became the Setliff family. And by God's grace, I embrace the sovereign grace faith of my forefathers.

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."
—C.H. Spurgeon

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