I am a Christian writer. I live in SeaTac, Washington. I am retired from a career in public and private accounting. I graduated from the University of Washington in 1973. I am married and have adult children and grandchildren.

I was raised in an extremely dysfunctional home. My father suffered from severe mental illness. My mother had her own tragedy, she was raised in an orphanage. As you can guess, our home was not a nurturing environment.

I missed much of the basic building blocks of identity, destiny and nurture.

Tragically, I functioned in an adult world with many areas of my heart wounded, undeveloped, broken and simply missing. In many ways, I was a child.

Certain areas of my life and relationships made me painfully aware of the wounds within. Wounds I could no longer ignore because they would destroy my life if left untreated.

Outwardly I was an accomplished professional. Inwardly, I was broken. Your typical self-made man.

“But God” took pity on me and set me on a course to be fathered by him. Through a series of events in my late 50s I became acquainted with a number of ministries which spoke to my wounds and sins.

God brought a number of things together – awareness of my brokenness and desire for healing, resources of ministries and people, and fathering by him.

Two organizations stand out as initiating my healing journey, Ransomed Heart Ministries© and Elijah House®. I’ve attended a number of local events modeled after Ransomed Heart Ministries© and two national events put on by the John Eldredge team.

I became born again (in my early 20s) in the late stages of the Jesus People Movement visiting a Pentecostal church. It was a glorious time in the Lord!

In 1985 I turned in my “corporate badge”, took a leap of faith, and joined the accounting team at the same church. It was great since I was able to work and attend Bible college at the same time.

The church was a mega church, on two campuses, having a Christian school, Bible college, student apartments, separate chapel and large sanctuary.

In 1988 the church imploded receiving local and national media attention, accusations, criticism and ostracism. As the head accountant I was caught in the turmoil between the Board of Directors and the pastor.

The church was undone, the congregation was undone, and the staff of over 100 as well. Seemingly, our lives, futures and ministries were shattered.

As with many others, this was a devastating time for my family and myself. The church collapsed and my home as well. Without God’s grace and love, trials like this can destroy you.

Thankfully not everything was put to the torch.

In the aftermath, I served as a deacon for the small body of remaining members. Also, for a period of time, I served on the Board of Directors.

My spiritual journey accelerated in 2009 and 2010 when the Lord directed me to Elijah House® to receive intensive prayer ministry. It was extremely beneficial, eye-opening and the beginning of restoration.

I became more aware of how much damage I suffered from and the healing I needed. It was almost disheartening, until I saw the direction the Lord was taking me and the things he wanted to heal and restore in my life.

As in all of my journey, it’s been the grace and gentleness of Christ, holding, leading and guiding me.

It was also at this time the Lord brought Ransomed Heart Ministries© my way. A new world opened – relationships, healing, fellowship and growing in the knowledge of the Lord.  And I became more aware of the Lord’s “fathering” in my life.

In the summer of 2010, returning from the two-week Elijah House® prayer ministry school, the Lord spoke to me and said this would be my last busy season at the office. 

In early 2011 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and it was my last busy season. I had surgery and retired from public accounting.

In 2014 I had a recurrence and underwent radiation treatment. The Lord said he would “walk me through cancer” which he did, thankfully! Through divine appointments he brought a book my way, “A Journey Through Cancer, Kisses From A Good God” by Paul Manwaring. It was a tremendous comfort, blessing and resource.

In 2014 another shift and a deeper one began in my life. The Lord began intense training, discipline, and healing. This is what I call being taken deep by the Lord.

This did not occur just out of the blue. In the summer of 2013 a minister spoke over me. One of the things he said, “but get ready for the winds of change to blow you into a realm of spontaneity and unplanned responses, and you don’t need to fear because when my spirit leads you there I equip you to live wisely in that.”

At the time I didn’t have the slightest idea what this meant. But in 2014 I started to experience these very words and continue to do so even today.

It’s a place in his Spirit where the Lord takes you deep in conviction, his grace and gentleness holding you as he reveals his nature in you. (1 Peter 1:13)

In all, since 2009 I’ve had intensive prayer sessions with ministers from three different Christian ministries. I continue to receive counseling from a counselor who teaches at a notable Christian college in Seattle.

I’ve attended a number of national Christian events for men and those serving in ministry. And have been involved in numerous prayer ministries myself in earlier years.

I would like to refer you to a prophetic word a minister received in the 1960s. It’s called the “Harness of the Lord”, by Bill Britton. It’s a fascinating revelation the Lord gave him of the work the Lord was doing in his people.

This site is the fruit of God’s work in me. I pray it bears good fruit for you as well.