About David

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.  –Martin Luther–

David: Husband, father, child of God.

I grew up in Northville, Michigan; a small town about twenty five miles west of Detroit.  Much of our life was centered on our church; St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.  I went to school there, my friends were there, and that is also where the seed was planted that I should one day attend seminary and become a pastor.  Who knew that it would take so long for this seed to take root, but things happen on God’s time, not ours.

I served in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician from 1978 to 1984 aboard two destroyers; USS Davis and USS Peterson.  I also spent one year on shore duty at a Naval bombing range near Ocala, Florida.  After my discharge from service, I took another job with Uncle Sam working at the Charleston Naval Shipyard.  I was there from 1984 until the base closed in April of 1996.

Following the closure of the naval shipyard, and experiencing the rigors of downward mobility, I realized that the place where I felt most at home, and most content was the church.  Soon, the seed planted by my teacher years before began to grow, and before long I was on my way to seminary.

By the grace of God, I have recently graduated from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC and I’m awaiting my first call to be pastor.  In the meantime, I continue to jot down my thoughts, ideas, experiences and plenty of other useless information to share via this blog.  Perhaps a post or two will strike a chord and you will leave a comment; or at the very least you may stop and say hello.

 

 

 

My Favorites:

Sports teams: Detroit Tigers, Red Wings, Lions and Pistons.  Michigan Wolverines, South Carolina Gamecocks

 

Movies:  Shawshank Redemption, Glory, Scent of a Woman, Field of Dreams, The Natural

 

Musical Acts: (Guys) Bob Seger, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, Neil Young, Elton John, Billy Joel  (Gals) Nora Jones, Janis Joplin, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Bette Midler

 

Foods:  Pasties (they’re a Michigan thing, you might not understand), Snow crab legs, Ice cream, Lasagna, Pizza.  (the waist is a terrible thing to mind)

 

Hobbies:  photography, bowling, golf, blogging.