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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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Daily book quote;

    “Right in the very first verse of Proverbs we read “for attaining wisdom and discipline.” There are two different kinds of “discipline”. One is the consequence of an action; the other is an action that develops character. The later discipline is something that must become part of our character if we are to have the “abundant life” that Jesus talked about in (John 10:10) It must become a part of our life if we are to develop a “Christ-like” character, which is God’s desire for us according to (Romans 8:29) “For those God foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son.” This is God’s purpose, his reason for saving us!
    What we are really talking about is “self-discipline.” Laziness seeks short term pleasure, while self-discipline seeks long term results. Self- discipline applied to the Bible will make us wise; Self-discipline applied to Prayer will make us powerful and effective; Self-discipline applied to our character will make us Christ-like. Developmental discipline must become intentional. It is not a “take it or leave it” part of God’s desire for us.”
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