God is faithful to order our steps. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and He delights in His way. Psalm 37:23. The Lord ordered my steps as a young boy, when He showed me my great need of forgiveness and by faith, I trusted Christ as Savior and Lord. He prepared my life for ministry by allowing me to attend Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. My first years of church ministry began here at Calvary Baptist Church where I served as minister of youth and music from 1982-1988. Here is where I met my wife, Cindi and we were married in 1984. God has blessed us with four adult children and five grandchildren. It has been a great delight to serve the Lord in various churches for nearly forty years.
My life verse is found in Philippians 3:13-14. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Two things last for eternity – God’s Word and people. Every day I ask the Lord that He would allow me to make an impact for eternity by investing in these two treasures. We are on this pilgrim journey together. I thank the Lord that He has allowed our paths to come together so that we might run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith. Hebrews 12:1,2