About

I am a graduate of Northwestern College and soon to be a student at Denver Seminary where I will be pursuing a Masters of Divinity. I am also working part-time at First Reformed Church here in Denver where I am trying to lead the church into the next stage of ministry, whatever that may be.

I greatly admire the apostle Paul (some might call this a man-crush) and would love to study his letters more in depth, specifically his eschatology and ecclesiology. I have dabbled in the emerging church/postmodern movement quite a bit but have also been schooled in Reformed theology. My favorite authors include Peter Rollins, Eugene Peterson, Frederick Buechner, Rob Bell and Henri Nouwen. Lately, I have been entranced by the works and theology of Karl Barth. Absolutely fascinating and thoroughly engaging (at least in my opinion).

Some suggest I have no life outside of talking about God and church because I could talk about this stuff all day. But believe it or not, there are a few other interests I have (although they are few and far between). I tend to be a bit masochistic when it comes to physical exercise. I’ve recently taken up bread making and I can throw together a gnarley honey-cheddar bread. I like good coffee, good beer, and good company. Oh yeah, I tend to keep to myself . . . definitely an introvert. I always have time to sit down with a good book, but with the large number of good books out there, sometimes I fret over which to read next. And last but not least, I am EXTREMELY AWKWARD. At least that’s what I’ve been told. Others have called me a whole new breed. I am unsure of what this means. I would love to be enlightened on the meaning of this statement.