I have three passions in my lfe. First and foremost, I have a love for Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and Savior and my purpose for living. I am thankful that He has afforded me the privilege of serving Him for 19 years now in Christian schools as a teacher and coach, as a Youth Pastor at three different churches, and for the last eight years as a Pastor of the greatest group of people in America, the congregation at Promised Land Baptist Church in Gastonia, NC.

I also am passionate about my family. God has blessed me with a wonderful wife, Joanna, and two great daughters, Rebecca and Bethany. My family provides both inspiration and illustrations for much of my preaching and writing.

A third passion that I have is a love for sports. I played football, basketball, and baseball all the way from youth leagues through high school. I have also been privileged to coach football, basketball, and baseball for a number of years as well. I helped pay my way through Bible College by working at a sports card shop and, at one time, had quite a collection of sports memorabilia.

Since getting too old to play sports on a highly competitive level, I satisfy my craving for competition now in a less physically demanding way. I am now an avid Fantasy Sports fanatic.

Recently I have become a free lance sports writer, with my work currently being featured in The Gaston Gazette and the Statesville Record & Landmark.