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[Biography] |
For generations, the marriage of creativity and theology has been a family tradition, and I am blessed to be a part of it. My paternal grandmother wrote her own commentary for the entire Bible and wrote pages and pages of her own poetry. My other relatives published songs, wrote books, designed furniture, taught classes, and even pastored churches. Early in my life, my father introduced me to the piano. He taught me how to read music, and I learned how to play his old guitar on our family's camping trips. My mother, who was my first school teacher, continued the tradition by teaching me how to read and write and by singing with me at church. I started writing and designing when I was five years old, scribbling my ideas onto napkins. What started with a pen and a napkin has turned into much more. I have had the privilege of starting church ministries, writing for various publications, as well as speaking and performing in churches, schools, and coffeehouses. My journey has taken me to nearly a dozen states and several thousands miles, but the common thread through all of my experiences has been creativity and theology. In my life, they are interwoven and cannot be separated. Now we have started our own family, my wife and I continue this tradition with our children. My son and I share time in the recording studio, discuss deep theological issues together, and pretend to be space commanders... It's my hope that someday my son and daughter will attend my alma mater. I graduated from Taylor University ('03) with a degree in Bible, Philosophy, and English. I followed that with a master's degree at Ball State University ('04), where I studied creative writing and songwriting. I am an accredited minister with the Christian & Missionary Alliance church and am currently teaching Bible and leading worship at a Christian school. When I'm not at school, my son and I spend our time saving the universe from destruction -- one alien ship at a time.
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