A theologically faithful storyteller helping others walk truth out in daily life.
There is a moment in every believer’s life when calling becomes more than an idea. It becomes a direction. A quiet tug toward the work God has placed in your hands. My calling did not arrive in a dramatic flash. It took shape slowly, through Scripture, through service, through storms, and through the steady grace of God forming me into the teacher and servant-leader I am becoming.
This page is not about my accomplishments. It is about the work Christ has entrusted to me. It is about the mission that now occupies my heart and my hands. And it is about the hope I have for those who walk this journey with me.
Selah.
Rooted in Scripture: The Foundation of My Calling
If there is a single verse that has followed me through every season, it is Colossians 3:23 to 24.
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men.”
That passage became a compass for my life long before I understood the weight of it. It shaped how I worked, how I served, how I led, and how I made decisions. It reminded me that faithfulness before God matters far more than recognition from man. And it anchored me in a truth that reoriented my idea of success.
Charles Colson once wrote,
“Faithfulness, not success.”
Those three words changed the way I approached every assignment God placed in front of me. My calling is not to be impressive. It is to be faithful.
Everything in my life and work grows from that soil.
Teacher of Scripture and Biblical Worldview
I am a Bible teacher at heart. My joy is helping people see the clarity of the biblical text. My calling is to connect deep theology with daily life so believers can walk with confidence and conviction. I teach because Scripture is coherent, beautiful, and authoritative. And when people understand the Bible, they begin to understand the world.
My teaching focuses on biblical theology, spiritual formation, worldview, discipleship, and eschatology. Each topic is a doorway that leads believers deeper into the story God is writing.
Whether in the classroom, the pulpit, the podcast, or the written page, my aim is the same.
Illuminate the Word. Encourage the heart. Form the person. Move the feet.
Founder of Shoe Leather Gospel
Shoe Leather Gospel began with a simple conviction. Believers need biblical clarity for the road ahead. We face a generation shaped by confusion and cultural pressure. Many love Jesus yet struggle to connect faith with daily life. The result is uncertainty and discouragement.
The mission of Shoe Leather Gospel is to combat biblical illiteracy and to help believers put truth in their shoes. We do this through teaching, podcasts, writing, courses, and discipleship tools that unite theology with real life. The goal is not complexity. The goal is clarity. Truth belongs in the heart but also in the Monday morning decisions of believers who want to walk faithfully in a difficult world.
This ministry is the overflow of my calling. It is where theology learns to walk.
Chaplain and Servant Leader
My years in disaster relief reshaped my understanding of leadership. Long deployments, emotional exhaustion, and the overwhelming needs of families taught me that leadership is not about authority. It is about presence. It is about quiet courage. It is about sacrifice.
Serving as a chaplain placed me in homes, shelters, and broken places where the only thing I could offer was the presence of Christ and the comfort of Scripture. Leadership in those moments was not loud. It was steady. It was compassionate. It was obedient.
Those experiences still shape the way I teach and lead today. Servant leadership is not a strategy. It is a way of life.
Public Service and Civic Responsibility
My academic journey at the Bush School of Government and Public Service gave me a deeper appreciation for faithful presence in civic life. Public service is not separate from discipleship. It is one more arena where believers can reflect the character of Christ.
Through my EMPSA studies in nonprofit management, leadership, policy, and ethics, the Lord opened my eyes to the intersection of theology and governance. I began to see how biblical truth and wise public service can strengthen communities and promote the good of others.
My calling does not end in the sanctuary. It extends into the public square, where justice, humility, and service matter just as much.
Where God Formed This Calling
Calling is rarely formed in comfort. The Lord shaped mine through four primary influences.
1. The Word of God
My deepest formation came through Scripture. Years of study, teaching, and wrestling through passages gave me conviction, clarity, and the desire to help others understand the text for themselves.
2. The Colson Fellows Program
This program gave me a fully formed worldview lens and helped me understand how theology and culture meet. It strengthened my conviction that believers must engage the world with grace and truth, not fear and retreat.
3. Theological and Academic Training
Redemption Seminary, AWKNG School of Theology, and the Bush School each shaped part of my calling. One formed my biblical mind. One sharpened my supernatural worldview. One developed my capacity for leadership and civic integrity. Together they gave me the tools to serve well.
4. Crisis Leadership and Experience
Disaster relief became a classroom of humility. Responsibility learned limits. Control learned surrender. Leadership learned collaboration. God used hardship to refine my calling and strengthen my dependence on Him.
Why I Teach and Why This Work Matters
There is a growing hunger for truth in a world that often trades clarity for confusion. My calling is to offer what Scripture offers. Light. Wisdom. Hope. Conviction. The world does not need more noise. It needs people who walk with God.
I teach because Scripture is trustworthy.
I write because believers need clarity.
I serve because Christ served first.
I build Shoe Leather Gospel because people need help connecting the Bible to their daily steps.
The work matters because truth matters. And truth, when lived, transforms lives.
Looking Ahead: The Road God Is Still Writing
I do not pretend to know every detail of the future. What I do know is this. The Lord is still shaping me. He is still opening doors for teaching, writing, and building discipleship resources. He is still calling me to serve faithfully in every sphere He places me.
My hope for the future is simple. To teach the Bible well. To help believers walk in clarity and courage. To live faithfully in a culture that desperately needs truth and hope.
The road ahead belongs to Him. I am grateful to walk it.
Selah.
Walk it out.
