I was the Teaching Pastor and an Elder of Grace Community Church in Glen Rose, TX, for three-and-a-half years before leaving to serve as the Lead Pastor/Planter of Church of the Cross, a new work in Peoria, AZ. I believe the Gospel is for the whole person and I long to see God’s people understand all of life in light of Christ’s redeeming work and live wholeheartedly finding their joy in His glory.

My wonderful, beautiful wife and I have committed our lives to equipping God’s people. I am an M.Div. graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY committed to life-long learning. Kristi and I have been married for ten years. We have four boys, Miles, Owen and Carson and Eli. The beard is gone again (click on the picture to see me with various stages of facial hair).

I am blessed to able to collaborate a bit with one of my best friends. Adam Groza occasionally posts for your benefit and mine. Find out more about Adam here.

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Theological Influences
* Jonathan Edwards
* John Owen
* John Piper
* Francis Schaeffer
* Charles Spurgeon
* Geerhardus Vos

Favorite Books
* Desiring God by John Piper
* Knowing God by J.I. Packer
* Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
* Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey
* According To Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy
* Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher
* A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
* Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
* The Stranger by Albert Camus
* The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
* The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor.

Favorite Movies
* Dead Poet’s Society
* Groundhog Day
* To End All Wars
* The Truman Show
* United States of Leland
* Hotel Rwanda

Favorite Music
* Anathallo
* Miles Davis
* Dirty Three
* Bob Dylan
* Tom Waits
* Woven Hand/16 Horsepower
* Thelonious Monk
* Sufjan Stevens
* Vigilantes of Love
* Bill Mallonee