Attic Fables is a place for Christians who aren’t afraid to ask hard questions about God and his Word, the Bible. Through blogs and podcasts, I explore these questions to help Christians find answers and grow in their faith. Whether you come looking for answers to difficult questions, encouragement for your walk with Christ, an old sermon, or simply something to read and reflect upon, I hope you find something here that makes you think, deepens your faith, or sparks your imagination.
Attic Fables also includes a collection of sermons from my years of ministry, along with my creative writing—poetry, short stories, and other works. Often, I’m asked about the subtitle: Rummaging for Old and Forgotten Stories. As the Preacher wrote in Ecclesiastes, “There is nothing new under the sun.” Sometimes, however, we need to brush off the dust and take a new look at the old stories.
Who am I?
I’m an Air Force brat and moved around a lot with my family until my dad retired in Florida, where I went to high school. I joined the Air Force and met my wife, Kathy, while stationed in California. Feeling the call to full-time Christian ministry, we attending Dallas Bible college. I also attended Dallas Theological Seminary. Kathy and I spent 30 years in Christian ministry. In Japan, we worked with the very affluent, and in the Philippines, we worked with the very poor. Most of our ministry was in New Jersey. After more than 30 years of ministry, I felt I needed a change. Although I no longer preach from a pulpit, I continue to follow my passion for telling stories to help motivate people to a better life.
My wife Kathy and I have four wonderful children and six beautiful grandchildren. In addition to writing and video production, I’m also an avid cyclist. During the summer of 2016, I rode my bicycle across the U.S. from Astoria, Oregon to New Jersey. This 3,245-mile coast-to-coast bike ride took fifty-five days to complete. I also participated in a fundraiser for New City Kids and raised over $4,000 for New City Kids. We rode from Jersey City, NJ to Grand Rapids, MI—880 miles in eleven days. Now that I’m retired, I have more time for recreation, and recently spent a week hiking the Appalachian Trail through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.