Why I Teach
Teaching has been one of the most consistent parts of my life. I have taught in university classrooms, churches, small groups, online courses, and community settings. The audience may change, but the challenge is always similar: take complicated material and help people understand why it matters. At Kent State University, I have taught Introduction to […]
Why I Speak
Public speaking has been part of my life for nearly thirty years, but I have never taken it for granted. As a child, I had a medical condition that made it difficult for me to speak clearly. My tonsils grew over my tongue and restricted its movement. I had surgery when I was five, followed […]
Why I write
I have spent much of my adult life preaching, teaching, and working with people in churches and communities. Writing grew naturally out of that work. Some ideas begin in a classroom. Others come from a sermon, a conversation, a disagreement, or a question that refuses to go away. I write both fiction and nonfiction, and […]