Hey there, my name is Brad. I enjoy spending time with my wife and two boys, reading, writing, eating great food, spending time with friends, and pastoring a wonderful congregation in Wabash, IN.
I use my blog to keep track of what I’m reading, share random musings on anything from theology to my favorite John Mayer album, and everything in-between 🙂 You can get my posts delivered straight to your inbox when you subscribe by email.
My beautiful wife, Clarissa, and I have been married since 2014. We have two boys who keep our home lively and fun. Our life is chaotic—especially when it’s family picture day. Here’s proof from 2025:
Here are a few of my favorite things:
- Band: 1) John Mayer, 2) All Christmas music 🙂
- Hobby: 1) reading, 2) spending time with friends, 3) running, 4) watching/playing basketball, 5) enjoying nature
- Drink: McAlister’s sweet tea
- Food: 1) Steak 2) Chipotle (or for those in Wabash, Jalapeno Baja, 3) A good sandwich, 4) Tex Mex
- NFL: Houston Texans & Indianapolis Colts (I’m a loose fan of both)
- NBA: San Antonio Spurs, Whoever is playing the Lakers
- NCAA: Purdue Boilermakers
- Place: San Diego, California. Wabash, Indiana. Anywhere with friends.
- City: New York City—I’m a sucker for a city that is eclectic, always “awake”, and has Broadway shows 🙂
- Book(s): Harry Potter series (Deathly Hollows is the best IMO), and so many other books that I’m too lazy to list them here.
I have written one book, Mentoring Like Jesus (Warner Press), that was released in November of 2017. I wrote a short blog post about the book on November 21, 2017.
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