Here are the essentials for this blog. I am a Baptist pastor in Virginia, but a strange one. I love liturgy and the history of the catholic (little “c”) faith. For almost six years, I pastored a church in southern Virginia. I am deeply grateful for that first pastorate. I am currently a pastor at Monument Heights Baptist Church in Richmond (since October 2020).
Before that, I bounced around a few seminaries. I love the biblical languages so much that I spent time, money, and sweat earning an MA in biblical languages from SEBTS. I think they are absolutely critical for pastors. I am approaching the dissertation phase for a PhD in New Testament (also at SEBTS).
I have a diverse range of theological influences. You might pick up on a broadly reformed influence in some of the stuff I’ve written. I love to read and try to do so broadly. I’m most likely to quote C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, or John Calvin. But I do have a Luther quote tattooed on my forearm (shhh…don’t tell anyone).
I started this website to keep everything in one place. The views expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of Monument Heights Baptist Church.