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I currently teach preaching, ministry and Bible courses at Kentucky Christian University, where I am the director of the Bible and Ministry program.

I also preach in Ashland, Kentucky, having previously preached in Arkansas, Texas, West Virginia and elsewhere in Kentucky.

My education includes degrees from Harding University, the Austin Graduate School of Theology, Lubbock Christian University and the Harding School of Theology.

I'm married to a girl from San Diego, and we have two kids -- one loves video games and is learning to play the drums, and the other loves to dance, sing and read. ...more

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Practicing Presence: Theory and Practice of Pastoral Care

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Pastoral Virtues for Artificial Intelligence: Care and the Algorithms that Guide Our Lives (Emerging Perspectives in Pastoral Theology and Care)

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Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

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Part-Time Is Plenty: Thriving without Full-Time Clergy

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