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, December 19, 2014

    Finally, when we choose to follow God, expect to be used in ways you never expected. The wise men never realized how God would use their gifts, or how their presence in this story would be used for generations to come. Zacharias and Elizabeth were retired, and never thought that God would use them to bear the child that would prepare the way of the Lord. Mary and Joseph never expected to be used by God to raise His Son. Many people throughout history never thought that God could use them and develop their gifts and talents in the church. Twenty years ago if you would have told me that I would be doing what I am doing today, I would have thought someone spiked your eggnog!

    Some may wonder why or how I can have such confidence and faith in God? It’s because I have experienced all these things I have talked about today, and I have come to expect these things from the God whom I serve!  I have come to realize that He is who He says He is! He can do what He says He can do! And no matter who people think I am, or even who I think I am, I am who God says I am;  and, I can do nothing in and of myself, but only through Christ who strengthens me!
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