About Me

A librarian by trade.

I am the reference librarian and director of patron services at a large theological seminary, a position which makes blogging great fun. We are blessed with a relatively healthy acquisitions budget, and since I see and peruse most new books before they reach circulation, I have plenty of opportunity to find something to write about. My MSLS is from the University of Kentucky.

A pastor by training.

My M.Div. is in biblical exegesis (Biblical and Theological Studies, to be exact), with an emphasis on Greek and Hebrew exegesis. I have served on the staffs of churches in Washington DC, Michigan, and Kentucky and am presently the preaching pastor of Grace Fellowship Church (SBC) in Louisville, KY.

An historian by choice.

I am fascinated by the Reformation. My favorite Reformation theologian is Peter Martyr Vermigli — thanks to my ThM (Reformed Theological Seminary) supervisor Dr. Frank James, a PMV scholar. I also find Reginald Pole and Gasparo Contarini to be fascinating as well. My thesis was on the establishment of the Genevan Consistory and was entitled, “Marriage, Pastoral Concern, and the Reappropriation of Ecclesiastical Authority in the Establishment and Early Years of the Genevan Consistory.” Sounds thrilling, doesn’t it?

A husband of one and father of two.

My true calling in life.

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