I am a Christian.

Born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1956. Raised in southern Ohio. Went to college at Centenary in Shreveport, Louisiana. Finished grad school with an M. Div. from Emory University in Atlanta in 1986.

Married to Vicky in 1988. I have two children, born in 1989 and 2002. Both are in college and doing well.

I like baseball, football, and go to church.