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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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Late Daily book quote;
1 John 2:15-17 – “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”


    Most people have the idea that “worldliness” is external; in other words something we can see, the people we associate with, the places we go, or the things we participate in, or even the things we have. However, these things - maybe because they are external things - are “legalistic”. In other words they are an adherence to certain manmade rules or conduct, in order to live up to man’s idea of what a Christian looks and acts like. But, the truth of God’s Word tells us that while “man sees the outside or external things, God sees the heart.” We have a tendency to look at what a person may have or what a person may do, and say “Surely they can’t be a Christian.” Just because they have a lot of things; or just because they wear flashy clothes; or just because they play cards or go dancing or don’t fit our mold in some other way. “God sees the heart” means that He knows our attitude toward these things, and He knows if they are “of the world”. So, we must start not by looking at outward symptoms, but by digging down to our very hearts, and looking there. What are the desires of my heart? What does my heart find satisfaction in, and what do I put my confidence in, and what brings me comfort? Is it in this temporary earthly life and the things that belong to it? Or, is it in God and His blessing and plan and purpose for my life and the life to come?
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