Where did this site come from?
Knowtruth developed out of a cheesy but fun little personal website that one of us set up in the very early days of the internet. We were among that first generation that got a taste of the internet’s potential as an information medium and were able to discuss matters of truth with many people through the website. So we decided to take it a step higher and in January of 1999 started planning a more sophisticated website, launching knowtruth in the year 2000.
In the summer of 2026 we were finally able to work on a long-overdue rebuild and reformat for knowtruth, and that is what you are seeing now. New content is coming soon, too!
Knowtruth is not a company, organization, or any such thing. Nor is it operated by or for any company or organization. This is solely a labor of love that we do in our spare time, since we each have normal lives and jobs and so forth. But we believe strongly in the value of the ideas and information on which this site is focused.
Who are you people?
Hey, we’ve asked ourselves that same question sometimes. Knowtruth is much more about who it’s for rather than who it’s from. But we know what it’s like to want to get the scoop on who’s behind a website or a work of any kind. We’re just a few guys with more or less normal backgrounds and occupations, but we have a few huge things in common:
- We love truth
- We’re seeking it
- We’ve found it
- We are brothers in Christ
Besides that, we’re great friends to boot. Really, we’re nice guys. You’d like us. A little more info if you’re really curious:
Eli Hooper is the guy that got this ball rolling in the first place. From his limited finances as a self-employed young graphic designer in the late 1990s, Eli plunked down a few bucks to get the knowtruth.com domain (call it venture capital if you want). Eli serves as the evangelist for the church of Christ in Grass Valley, CA, is a sought-after speaker for a variety of events, and continues to do all sorts of artistic and digital design projects on the side. He and his wife Kelcey have four adult children. As for Eli, deep inside he is a cutting-edge skater-type with streamlined shades, spiky hair, and a big grin on his face.
Rob Hindman could be considered the gears that churn within the spinning insides of knowtruth. He’s the guy who did all the geeky stuff back in 2000 like building and designing the original website, all while living in Apia, Samoa where he was serving as a missionary apprentice at the time. Since 2008 Rob has been a full-time missionary, serving in works in Ukraine and the USA. He currently works with Ukrainian Bible Institute. Rob and his wife, Denyce, have eight children and are therefore never not busy, and consider themselves immensely blessed.
Bill Smith is to knowtruth what the US Army is to a scrawny, sluggish youngster straight out of the burbs — he helps it to be all it can be. Bill’s productivity and resources helped kick knowtruth into high gear and have beefed up its content through the years. Among the content here, you will find nearly the entire text of Bill’s first book, Firmly Rooted, and coming soon, content from his new book, Understanding the Holy Spirit. If you met Bill, though, he would probably remind you more of a friendly, successful businessman than a gruff Army sergeant. And that might be because Bill worked as an executive in the software industry. Yeah, he’s our big shot around here. He and his wife Anne live in Colorado and have three adult children.