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 15, 2014

Daily book quote - from "The Promised Gift"

    "When we have the Holy Spirit in us, we also have the fruit of the Spirit in us. It is our job to allow the Holy Spirit to develop and produce that fruit in our lives. It is the “fruit” that is the manifestation of the Spirit’s presence. Our gift helps define what we do; the fruit of the Spirit defines what we are. The “fruit of the Spirit” are character traits of the Holy Spirit. As I pointed have pointed out before; the fruit of the Spirit are like an orange, all of the characteristics listed as fruit are wrapped up in the rind of love, which holds it all together. That’s why it doesn’t say “fruits” plural. However, both the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit must be developed as we grow in Christ."
 


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