About Me:

One of the things that has always impressed me about other people’s testimonials is the transformation that Christ performs in a person’s life. The Bible speaks of Christians as being “new creations.” The stories of people who have overcome all sorts of debilitating personal problems or devastating tragedies really speak to me of the transforming power of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

The change God wrought in my life has had an equally dramatic effect. I had a normal childhood with loving parents. I lived in the same house for most of my childhood. I went to one of the best high schools in the city of Chicago. My parents made sure that I was exposed to Christianity by bringing me to church. I even professed a faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized when I was 16. Yet, I turned away. Why? Because I began to think that I didn’t need Jesus in my life. Life up to this point was relatively easy. I became proud and self-confident. In college, I was followed people and ideologies that conflicted with the word of God, and because I had no personal experience of the transforming power of Jesus Christ I turned away from my Christian upbringing.

What changed? What changed was the fact that all the philosophy classes I took in college didn’t offer any lasting sense of satisfaction. I bounced around from one ideology to another depending on whichever one carried the most relevant “truth” to my life at the time. I finally became cynical in my thinking; I had created my own “god” to fill the vacuum in my heart, and was completely happy with him because he made no demands on my life. That was when the bottom started to fall out. I became sexually promiscuous, and that finally caught up with me. My girlfriend at the time became pregnant, and I got married for all the wrong reasons. To make matters worse, we brought two children into a loveless and less than satisfying marriage. After three and a half years of marriage, we separated and were eventually divorced. I managed to maintain custody of the children. An immature, selfish young man with two children; not an ideal setting in which to raise children. Thankfully, my parents graciously stepped in to help with the kids.

Three years later I met my current wife, Linda, and it was during the process of planning our wedding that I began to hear Christ knocking on the door of my heart. Shortly after Linda and I were married, I began an earnest search for the truth. When I began this search for God’s truth, God responded in full force. I realized that before Christ can take control of my heart and mind, I needed to do some major mental house cleaning. I submitted to the absolute authority of Holy Scripture, and I jettisoned anything that did not conform to God’s word. I realized I also needed to devote myself to the needs of my wife and children, and to spend time daily in prayer and devotion. My goal is to apply Biblical truth to all aspects of my life.

Am I there yet? Have I arrived? Am I the man, husband and father that God wants me to be? No. The Christian life is a journey. It begins the moment you accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and continues the rest of your natural life. I began that walk August 2001. In that relatively short period of time, I’ve seen the power of God at work in my life. Through daily prayer and Bible study I’ve experienced spiritual growth that I hadn’t thought possible. The journey is not easy, but it is fulfilling. I cannot adequately express in words the joy I feel knowing that God has showered me with His love, mercy and grace.

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