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On the early evening of Christmas Eve, 2015, my 14 year old daughter, Giana, and I left the house in our Ford Explorer to get a Christmas tree. Lois, my wife and Giana's mother, stayed home to prepare dinner.

It seems that every year we forget exactly where this particular tree farm is located so I had Giana call her mother for directions. We found ourselves on the right road but headed in the wrong direction.

That's all I remember.

Years ago I began a practice of outlining books or articles that were significant enough that I wanted to be able to retain as much of the information as possible. For example, I will start reading with a pen in hand, underlining as I go. Once I finish a chapter, I open my word processor and put together a detailed outline of what I read. The outline generally will include annotations, direct quotations, and my comments. Then I go on to read the next chapter, outlining each one until I'm finished. When I'm done with a book I might have as many as 50 pages of notes on it. This exercise helps me retain what I have read. I also can go back at a later date and review my notes to refresh my memory of what I have studied. Interested readers can peruse my notes as a digest and review.

The portal into a page featuring my 1989 Supercharged Ford Mustang and1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade - and a listing of all the vehicles I've owned.

One of my (former)hobbies: Powerlifting! *My heavy lifting days are over due to a back injury suffered during my encounter with a drunk driver on 12/24/15*

Links to notes, outlines and audio sermons on 1 - 2 Peter, Jude, Ruth, and Galatians (as well as some other various and sundry topics).

A few essays and papers on various topics, including some notes on systematic theology.

A large file listing my library holdings, scans my collection of various theological journals and a cagillion digital books.

We worship a God who is the Creator of all things, thus He is the One to whom we owe our life and existence. We were designed to act as His human stewards over all of His creation and to live in a love relationship with Him and our fellow human beings.

An overview of my trek toward a second master's degree (Th.M) and first doctorate (Th.D) at Whitefield Theological Seminary.

I've been compiling a database of quotes and such since 1990. It's over 300 pages and growing!

Here's a tribute to the greatest athlete I've ever known who died at the young age of 36.