Speaking- I speak at schools, churches, and para-church organizations (such as Focus on the Family, Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conferences and Pastor Conferences). I also speak at men’s retreats, women’s groups, couples retreats, Youth Worker conventions, homeschool conventions, writers’ conventions, and conduct Family Devotion Workshops all across the country.
Books- I’m the author of sixteen books, including Easy Target, Escape From the Everglades, Code of Silence, Back Before Dark, Below the Surface, The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Smashed Tomatoes…Bottle Rockets and Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids, Dangerous Devotions for Guys, Super Husband Super Dad and more.
The Quick Bio
- Happily married to Cheryl, the love of my life.
- Dad to three grown sons and daughter-in-laws
- Elder in my local church and high school small group leader
- Full time speaker and author since 2004
- Living in the greater Chicago area
- Grateful for God’s incredible grace and mercy to me in countless ways
My Passions
- To be a man of integrity, who loves God and others with all my heart.
- To be an extraordinary husband to Cheryl, the wife of my youth.
- To love my sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids and extended family with everything in me.
- To impact kids and youth in ways that cause them to become true men and women of God.
- To help parents teach their kids about God and the principles He’s given us to live by.
- To help couples experience the richness that comes from a marriage guided by God.
- To help men see what a Christian man should be in all the various facets of life.
