Allow me to take a moment to introduce myself. This year, I will be celebrating 50 years of vocational ministry as a youth, assistant and senior pastor as well as an interim pastor in seven different churches. Nearly 35 years of my life have been invested in academia as a department chair and professor at two different institutions, teaching undergraduate, masters and doctoral classes. I have earned four degrees in higher education including studies at Oxford University in England. One of my greatest passions is taking people to Middle Eastern countries i.e. Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, and Egypt to enrich their understanding of the Bible. To date, I’ve been to these countries more than 30 times! If I could summarize my life in ministry, I would paraphrase the popular tag line from Farmers Insurance commercials, I know a thing or two because I’ve seen a thing or two. As an avid reader and student of culture, my experiences and perspectives are broad! I am a husband to Betsy, father of three married sons and grandpa to seven grandchildren- and three “grand-dogs!” Thousands of former students know me as “Doc.” Many others remember me as their pastor, mentor, counselor, consultant, friend- or best of all- a brother in Christ!