I am a fifty-nine year old husband, father, and grandfather. I am married (thirty-eight years and counting) to Dee Dee. We have four daughters and five grandchildren.

I am originally from Montana and but was raised in both northern Indiana and Montana.

I attended colleges in New Mexico and Arkansas, completing a Master of Arts in Ministry (2007). Since 1986 I have served as youth pastor and senior pastor of churches in Florida, Arkansas, Montana, and have returned to Northwest Arkansas, where I am Pastor of SpringCreek Fellowship in Springdale.

I have served as an adjunct instructor for John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR, and Montana Bible College, Bozeman, MT.

I enjoy travel and have visited (as both a tourist and on mission teams) Canada, Mexico, Honduras, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, and Pakistan.

I enjoy several hobbies: blacksmithing, especially forging hunting knives, playing guitar, fishing, and woodworking. My wife and I enjoy exploring flea markets and garage sales.