About

I am the husband of one beautiful woman and the father of two beautiful daughters. I make really good pizza, tomato sauce, pasta, pot roast, and Mexican food. Besides my culinary art skills, I have a great interest in Theology and The Church, I am working on a PhD in Theology at Claremont Graduate University, and I am the lead pastor at Scottsdale Nazarene Church.

This picture was taken in one of my favorite places in the whole world: Canyon Creek. There is a lot of stuff there I like. A beautiful trout filled creek in which to fly fish, abundant wildlife (including elk, deer, turkey, bald eagles…), and a breathtaking forest of pine, oak, and aspen.

Here is a basic bio:
Home Town: Arizona native; born in the White Mountains, grew up in the Phoenix area.
Spouse’s name & where you met: Shar and I met in Junior High, began dating early in High School, and never really stopped.
Kids: Two awesome daughters.
Likes: Spending time with my family, eating fresh peaches, fly fishing, and enjoying the beauty of our world.
Favorite Movies/TV: The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Incredibles, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, CSI, Good Eats, Dirty Jobs, Planet Earth, Deadliest Catch, and The Bob Newhart Show.
Good Reads: The Blue Parakeet, Relational Holiness, Silas Marner, More Ready than you Realize, The Shack, The Ascent of a Leader, A Series of Unfortunate Events series, Harry Potter, nearly anything by C.S. Lewis or N.T. Wright (especially Surprised by Hope), and many many more.

iTunes: Quite a variety: from U2 to Les Miserables to Alison Krauss to Petra. My favorites include King’s X (and their many side projects), The Choir, The Avett Brothers, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and John Denver (we listen to him on fishing trips).