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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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Daily book quote;
A Truth known never changes anybody; it is truth done, truth which has flowed through the emotions and gripped the heart and thus motivated the will that makes a difference. Thus this passage beautifully takes into consideration the way God has made us. He has made us so that truth hits the mind first of all. We are exposed to the facts, to the truth, but that is never enough. There are some people who think that if you merely study your Bible and take the right courses and learn all these great facts, learn the doctrine, and the truth of the Scriptures, that is all you need. But just that much will never change anybody. But truth must somehow move from the head down to the heart. It must grip "the eyes of the heart," to use the beautiful figure that Paul employs, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened”…Truth alone can be dull and academic and deadly. Your heart also must be stirred in order to motivate the will!  Like the two disciples whom Jesus met on the road to Emmaus who said, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?" (Luke 24:32)
Paul then prays "that he may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation so that you may know Him better.” Why does he say that? Because it’s all about relationship, not just knowledge.  Notice that he doesn't take it for granted that this is going to happen. This is not an automatic feature of the Christian life…He prays for it!
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