Born 1964.
Since then, I've lived at least 12 months in:
Cleveland, OH; Norfolk, VA (x3); Philadelphia, PA; Minneapolis, MN; Busby, MT; Wyandotte, OK; Farmington, NM; Grand Rapids, MI; DeMotte, IN; Hull, ND; Motta St. Anastasia, Sicily; Camp LeJeune, NC; Sioux Falls, SD; Martinsburg, WV.
I married Barb Van Dyk in 1985. We have 3 children.
I was ordained as a minister of the Christian Reformed Church in 1991, went into the US Navy as a chaplain in 1995, deploying into combat zones in 2000, 2003, and 2004. I returned to parish ministry in 2007, and since February 2017 serve as a chaplain in the Department of Veterans Affairs.