Family: Wife Pat, three adult children, five grandchildren

Interests/Hobbies: Genealogy, Reading (novels, history, theology), Backpacking,
Fishing, Civil War Bullet Collecting

Ordination: 1971 by the Grace Gospel Fellowship

Churches Served: 6 (Illinois, New York, Oregon,
Michigan - Grand Rapids, Jenison, Muskegon)

Passions: Expository preaching and teaching of the Word of God with an emphasis
upon personal response and application

Personal Vision Statement: To present Jesus Christ, "full of grace and truth" (John 1:14)

Personal Mission Statement: "We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message.  We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity.  To be mature is to be basic.  Christ!  No more, no less.  That's what I'm working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me." (Colossians 1:28-29, The Message)