Nice to meet you! I am just an ordinary guy – someone who was living for happiness and success – when I heard about the eternal hope and joy that comes from faith in Jesus.
Although I trusted Jesus Christ to save me at an early age, it wasn’t until my first days of college in 2003 that I came to really rejoice in the relationship that Jesus had purchased for me at Calvary. Walking with God quickly became a delight and the highest priority of my life. During that time, the Lord provided me with wonderful men to disciple me so that I grew in my understanding of all that God has done and is doing in me. Along a road that has included both joys and sorrows, the Lord is teaching me to rejoice in all circumstances because He is the root of all my joy.
I try to bring out that joy in my preaching. Like me, Grace Baptist Church has a deep love for the Word of God. I preach expository messages verse-by-verse through full books of the Bible. Rather than coming to the pulpit with an agenda of my own, I do my best to let the Bible speak for itself. I have a similar approach to biblical counseling, and so God guides us by means of His Word.
When I’m not ministering or chasing my young boys around, I enjoy reading, playing board games, hiking, and cheering for the Washington Capitals.