So who is the Pastor? Well, I'm a Christian, a husband, a father, a teacher, a student, a coach, an optimist, and an enthusiastic person. I was born in London, Ontario, Canada to a farm boy turned fur trader and a farm girl turned novelist. My first years were spent in the high Arctic, but my formulative years were spent in Winnipeg. My time in Winnipeg culminated with marrying my next door neighbor and youngest sister's best friend, my wife of thirty-four years, Deb. The next thirty-four years have involved moving to Toronto, auditing investment banks throughout the world, having a son, moving to the United States, building an investment bank in Manhattan, receiving a call from God, going back to school, being ordained and finding joy in my new vocation. I received my MDiv from New Brunswick Seminary. My wife Deb has had an accomplished career as a registered nurse, funeral director and funeral service professor. She is now the Assistant Director of Funeral Service Education for the United States. Our son Ryan teaches Information Systems at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, has been married for six years and we have four year old grand twins. I am all but dissertation on my PhD at Rutgers in Organizational Management and have taught at four different institutions.We have good hard-working people here at Hedding United Methodist Church and the opportunities here are endless. If we keep our eyes on Christ and pull together nothing is impossible with God. My preaching style is approachable, concise, heartfelt, personal and scripture based. My favorite scripture? Micah 6:8.