I'm a husband, a father of two, a choral conductor, a college professor, a christ-follower, a thinker, a speaker, a writer, a mac user, a subaru driver, a jazz lover and a blogger.
My life started in high school when I met Elisa. She and I both felt a calling to ministry, though in different capacities. I went to LSU with a scholarship in music. She went to the University of Illinois. Upon graduation, faced with a choice between teaching music or entering church work, I chose the church. I got married to Elisa. I entered and graduated from a seminary that will remain nameless. After three years, Elisa and I felt God saying "go," so we packed up all we had and moved to southern California on faith. Lived on the grace of God and others while working (for free) in a high school ministry that blew my mind. I then felt called to start a new kind of church for a younger generation. I went to the Young Leader's Network "re:Generation Forum" at Glorietta where I heard Stan Grenz, Len Sweet, Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, Dieter Zander, and others. I got inspired. I left so. cal. and moved to Raleigh-Durham, NC. For four years Elisa and I laboured in love over The Village. We met fantastic people. We shared lives deeply. We all were changed. The Village ran out of money. We got hurt. Cason Taite was born. I discovered Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C. We moved in with my parents in San Antonio. I started teaching music in a high school. Jackson Thomas was born. I moved to Denton, TX to study choral conducting at the University of North Texas. I finished my DMA in choral conducting and got a job as a college professor. Now I live in Portland, Oregon and teach choral music at Portland State University. Go figure.
film, tennis, golf, the emerging church, lsu tigers, miami dolphins, my family, cooking, photography, computers, jazz, camping, skiing, choral music, san antonio spurs, sailing (hey, i didn't say i participate in all these).
