About Your Family:
Margaret and I married on December 16, 1995. We have two adult children. Our son Stephen is in the Army and married to Madison. They are stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Our daughter, Grace, is married to Josh and they live in Richland Hills, Texas.
What is your story?
I was born in Germany because my dad was in the Army. I grew up mostly in Toledo, Ohio and enlisted in the Army the first time so I could find a way to get out of Toledo. It worked! I did not grow up in a Christian family and steadily made a mess of my life. Then one day, realizing I tried everything else without success, I decided to try going to church. Shortly after that, at the age of 33 years old, I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in 1994 at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. I was baptized, met Margaret shortly after, and we were married on December 16, 1995. The Lord called us to ministry and eventually to the Army, where I served as a Chaplain. I retired from the Army in February 2022. The Lord's call on my life early in ministry and to this day is to "comfort, comfort my people says the Lord" (Isaiah 40:1). I look forward to serving the Lord, serving you, and serving with you.
What is something about you most people don't know?
I jumped from a perfectly good airplane (seemed like a good idea at the time), scuba dived, and ran 3 marathons.
What is your trademark expression?
“I'm glad I could make you laugh.”
Besides the Bible, what would you recommend reading?
Anger, Taming a Powerful Emotion, by Gary Chapman
What are you most excited about?
Seeing people be changed by Jesus Christ.
What do you like to watch on tv?
British mystery
What do you do in your free time?
I like to fish and spend time with Margaret.
