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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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Daily book quote;

    When it comes to the Christian walk with God, the world sees it as a lifestyle of negatives; “You can’t do this”…”You don’t do that” “You “shouldn’t go here or there” and it’s also filled with a lot of “have to’s”… You “have to attend church.” ”You have to give 10% of your income.” “You have to stop doing anything that’s fun!” But, when I read my Bible, I see all the things that Jesus did! It doesn’t list the things that he didn’t do! And, even our text for today does not say “Don’t do the things that Jesus didn’t do”; it says “If you want the assurance that Christ is in you and the assurance that you are growing as a Christian, then do the things he did!
#1. Jesus walked with Compassion.
#2. Jesus walked in Power.
#3. Jesus walked in humility.
#4. Jesus walked in Knowledge.
#5. Jesus walked in Unity.
#6. Jesus walked in Expectancy.

Jesus expected people to change. Jesus expected people to be healed. Jesus expected people to be delivered from addictions and abuse. Jesus expected God the Father to answer prayer and to do the unexpected! And, Jesus expects us to walk in that same expectancy as his followers. We need to believe God! We need to believe that God can change and transform even the worst of sinners. We have no right to pick and choose who we think ought to be a part of Christ’s church because he expects all to be a part! It is God’s will that not one should perish! We need to walk believing that “nothing is impossible with God.”

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