I am happily married to my wife, Kelley, for over 22 years and we have three teenage children; Nicole, Melanie, and Jon.

I had been involved with IT for about 15 years; starting as a programmer intern and ended up as a Sr. Systems Analyst.  A couple of years ago I left IT and am now fulfilling the role of Business Analyst in Marketing.

My main passions include spending time with my wife and family and understanding the Hebrew roots of the early church and how that relates to today and just plain having fun!  I hope that those passions will be evident within this website.  The passion related to the Hebrew roots of the early church can be found within the "Naked Church" area along with videos, links, and articles that I find that I feel may be of help will be added continuously.

I was born and raised attending the traditional Sunday morning church services.

• Baptized and confirmed as a Lutheran
• Attended and was married in an Assembly of God church
• Was studying at an Assembly of God college to become a youth pastor while attending a Baptist church (I know, sounds like an oxymoron)
• Attended a non-denominational church after college for a few years
• The final stop was attending a different non-denominational church that broke off from a Methodist church

As Mike Morrell would say, I am a denominational mutt.

I read the book, Pagan Christianity by Frank Viola, and it opened my eyes to church as I know it.  This book answers the question, “Why do we do what we do in church”.  Once I completed the book, I then asked, “And WHY do we do what we do in church?”

I have also read his sequel, Reimagining Church, and am now focusing my efforts solely on Jesus.  The bottom line is that I want to be known as a true everyday follower of Jesus.  I want the same for my wife, my children, and everyone I come in contact with.

For over 40 years I have known church to be a certain way.  Is it right?  Is it what Jesus intended?  That is what I want to find out, but in order to do that I must begin to distance myself from what I’ve known as church and explore Jesus from “outside”.   A portion of this website will chronicle that exploration.