About me

I was born and raised in Northern (Superior) Wisconsin about 80 miles from the Canadian border; and, yes it gets very cold there! At the young age of 32 I began to feel called into ministry. One night at a church dinner, my wife Judy and I sat at a table next to our district superintendent. In the course of our conversation, he said that he had a small church that needed someone to supply the pulpit until he could appoint a new pastor. My pastor suggested that maybe I could do that. I agreed, and two Sundays later, my wife and I drove to that small rural church. Little did we know that I would fill the pulpit in that church for thirteen years!

I have now been in the ministry for 35 years after also serving churches in Virginia and Maryland. I am currently retired...well, sort of. In my retirement, I am now serving as part-time Pastor of First Evangelical Covenant Church in Superior Wi. I began writing books about seven years ago, and still enjoy speaking and teaching when I can. My wife Judy passed away in 2021and I have since remarried to My wife Crystal.

I have a deep desire to help people grow in their faith and knowledge of God’s Word. My books are what I call a “Quest for Discipleship”. As I said, I am a published author and I have nineteen books which include my latest called "Tell Me, Show Me, Fill Me, Change Me"; "In It For Life"; “By His Hand”; “Show and Tell”; “The Promised Gift”; “Jars of Clay”; “The Kingdom of God”; “From the Pastor’s Desk”; “More From the Pastor’s Desk”; "T.E.A.M."; "Let Earth Receive Her King"; "Therefore" "Principles from Proverbs"; "God's Top ten"; "Prayer Changes Things", "5 R's of Revelation" and two "Renewed Faith" 90 day devotionals all by Life Ministries Publishing.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Daily book quote - from In It For Life;
Chapter 5

"In my early childhood, I had a teacher who seemed to have the ability to discern and value the personality of each individual child. She communicated a spirit of acceptance and genuine care about the future of each one. She never showed preference of “bright” over “slow”; “coy over assertive”; or “serious” over “silly”; and consequently, she was able to relate to each child. This is the manner in which we are to relate to one another in love. Every child was special in her eyes, and she saw great possibilities in every one. The same is true of God! And, the same should be true for us!
  
     Acceptance requires grace; a lot of grace; simply because some people can be obnoxious! They test our limits. The word “patience” also comes to mind. If there was ever anyone who gave people room to be themselves, it was Jesus. He knew that the “puny” faith of the disciples would one day grow and make them into spiritual giants!  What he did for them, he still does for us now. He sees who we are and how we behave, and he loves us anyway! Why? Because he knows our potential."
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