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, August 29, 2014

Daily book quote from "The Kingdom"

    Now, about 12 years later, Nehemiah comes on the scene. Nehemiah is the one God uses to lead His people to rebuild the walls around the city. There are several principles we can learn from this book. Principles that are relevant to us even today. These principles may be applied to the church as well as to the individual. Lets read and discuss the lessons to be found in the way Nehemiah handled the situation;  recognizing also that these can be applied to just about any area of life including: finances; relationships; work; health; weight; church; and so on.

1.    Read 1:1-4…. Recognizing the problem.

2.    Read 1:5-7…. Confession

3.    Read 2:1-5…Vision (of the way things are and a desire to change it.)

4.    Read 2:10….. Opposition. (From several areas.)

5.    Read 2:11-16 … Preparation or Examination of what needs to be done.

6.    Read 2:17-19 … New Vision of how things could be, and calling upon others for help. 
      (Not everyone is on board!)

7.    Read 2:20 … Recognizing where the power and provision comes from. (This is not something we can do alone or something we can fake.)
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