1.0THE TRUE LIGHT PROJECThttps://www.thetruelight.net/wpMike Shrevehttps://www.thetruelight.net/wp/author/mikeshreve/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RG1HsVycpR"><a href="https://www.thetruelight.net/wp/john-alpers-story/">John Alper’s Story</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.thetruelight.net/wp/john-alpers-story/embed/#?secret=RG1HsVycpR" width="600" height="338" title="“John Alper’s Story” — THE TRUE LIGHT PROJECT" data-secret="RG1HsVycpR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.thetruelight.net/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.thetruelight.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/updated-john-apler-2.jpeg461268Where many go to retire and die, ironically, is where my life began.  I was born in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1951. My young Jewish parents, each the child of wealthy, successful families, sought each other as escape from their controlling families. After five years, my mother became increasingly unhappy and divorced my father. My […]