Family: wife (Ashley); son (Hutch)), 2 dogs (Benson & Zoey)
Education: B.A. in Biblical Studies w/ major in Youth
Ministry, Baptist Bible College (PA); currently work on M.A. in Christian Thought
Biggest influences: My Family, Respected Mentors (Doc Harris, Don Helton), Favorite Teachers/Authors (Mark Driscoll, Tim Keller, John Piper, C.S. Lewis)
Music in my car/on my iPod: Of the Christian Influence: David Crowder Band, Desperation Band, Aaron Keyes, Hillsong, Keith Green, Kristian Stanfill. Of the “other” Influence: Death Cab for Cutie, Band of Horses, Ben Folds, Jason Mraz, Yellowcard, R&B eccentricities…
Favorite word: “Done”
Least favorite word: youth pastors can’t say or type it…..and it really bugs me to even have to think it…….
Sound/noise I love: finger-picked B7 chord on a guitar
Sound/noise I hate: the sound/smack that happens when people chew with their mouth open
Favorite movies: Italian Job, Patriot, Hackers, Birds, Up, Coraline, Newsies, Arlington Rd, Crash, Aladdin, Dark Knight, Doubt, really this list can go on & on come talk with me….. I love movies.
Favorite book(s): Of the Christian Influence: Bible (duh), Desiring God (Piper), The Pursuit of God (Tozer),
Spare time: Find me outdoors: mt. biking, trail running, swimming, dune/cliff jumping, hanging with the wife, dogs, and/or teens. When not outdoors: reading, movies, a good Xbox 360 session, etc.
Best invention: iTouch ….. by far…
Another profession I’d like to try: Gear tester for backcoutry.com, skydive instructor, professional Xterra athlete…
A profession I never want to try: Mall Cop
Passion(s): “To know you oh Jesus, and make you known”, seeing people understand and make life-long commitments to Christ.
Biggest frustration(s): Seeing people clearly understand truth (both biblical & common sense) and reject it in their lives.
When I get to Heaven, I’d like to hear God say: “Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world… which happens to include risk free sky-diving, limitless mt. bike single-track, and calorie-free/fat-free chocolate cake.” -Mt. 25:34 italics mine
