Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I was an avid reader in his youth, especially interested in other time periods.  In Jr. College, I won second prize in a contest with the Biblical short story, Beggarman-Thief.   I am a graduate of Clearwater Christian College, and Biblical School of Theology (now Biblical Seminary) in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.  Ordained in 1974, I served as assistant or associate pastor or Bible teacher in several churches. I also served in a foreign student ministry, which is where I met his wife, Berenice from Venezuela. It was there also that I began working on the Biblical novel Of Such Is The Kingdom, based on his short story, Beggarman-Thief and dealing with some unique seekers who might have lived in tI time of Jesus.   In 1984, my wife and I spent a year and a half in Venezuela, wIre, while teaching English, I also worked on his second novel, Impossible Journey, a time travel novel, using different historical periods to point to truth.   Upon returning to tI U.S., I completed his Biblical novel, Of Such Is TI Kingdom.  It was published in 2003.  I completed Impossible Journey and it was published in 2005.  In 2010, I revised and expanded  Of Such Is The Kingdom, adding a Part III about the early Church.   In 2020, I re-published it through WestBow Press, revising it again, with fact-checking for historical accuracy.  And also in 2020, it won finalist in the Reader’s Favorite awards.  In 2024, I wrote the screenplay.

I have also published, written articles for and edited the bi-weekly ezine, "Inspirational Success Tips."  My articles from the ezine now form the major part of my self-help book, Principles of the Kingdom .

In November 2012, I preached my "Christmas Victory" message, which resulted in the writing of my latest novel, The Christmas Victory, A Gem of A Sermon, All Wrapped Up in a Historical Novel. which was published in 2014.    In 2018, I updated all of my books, re-doing the cover of Impossible Journey to better reflect the content, publishing 4 editions of Of Such Is The Kingdom, and adding a special full-color Christmas Gift Edition for The Christmas Victory.   In 2020, I re-published Of Such Is The+ Kingdom through WestBow Press, revising it again, with fact-checking for historical accuracy.  And also in 2020, it won finalist in the Reader’s Favorite awards.   In 2026 both Of Such Is the Kingdom and Impossible Journey were included in Barns & Noble’s Best Books od 2025.

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