Following Jesus...
By God's grace I was born into a home with parents who were seeking to follow Jesus.  When I was four years old my parents took me to a "Five Day Club."  Through the ministry of this "club" I became impressed with the need to accept Jesus as my Savior.  One night I knelt by my bed and invited Jesus into my heart as my personal Savior. 

During my Junior High and Senior High School years I began to understand that obedience was an expectation of those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior.  During my High School years I began to sense the call of God to full time Christian ministry.  Through the encouragement of some friends God led me to Biola University and later, with God's guidance, to Western Conservative Baptist Seminary.  Looking back, it is amazing to see how God led me through these years and provided for my needs.  God has led me, through the leadership of some dynamic pastors and Christian lay people, through many circumstances, to develop and use the gifts which He has given to me.  I have watched God work through me and sustain me in ways I could never have anticipated.  Somehow, despite myself, God uses me in the capacity of pastor to accomplish His ministry. 

I share all of this with you for two reasons.  First, if you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior, let me encourage you to open your life to Him and accept Him as your Savior.  He loves you so much that He came and died to free you from the guilt and penalty for your sins (John 3:16).  He lives to offer you life which goes beyond anything you can imagine (John 10:10).  By His grace, I'm learning to live that life and it is incredible.  And, this life goes on for eternity (John 5:24).