There is nothing so dorky as a pastor trying to be cool, so I’m not going to try.
Associate pastor at FUMCR, since 2013. Doing Caring Ministries. Mostly hospitals, hospice, crisis and grief—the hard stuff of life.
Almost finished with Ph.D. in Systematic Theology. My job is to think deeply about God and everything related to that (that is, about everything). I am not shy about hard conversations, be it death, God, evil, you name it... But I don't have easy answers. Most of my answers start with, “it depends on what you mean by...”
I’m a member of the Order of St. Luke, one of several monastic orders in the United Methodist Church. Yes, I am a Methodist monk. I’m always happy to talk about OSL and my spirituality.
I’ve been a professional hacker and DJ (what is now known as EDM, then it was techno/house/rave stuff).
I collect music: 2,500 records; 2000 CDs; ~2TB of digital files (mostly FLAC). Lots of punk, alternative, new wave, darkwave/goth, but everything from Bulgarian throat singing to hip-hop and country...
Pretend to be a bedroom producer when I have time, when I’m not working on my dissertation or at the church... If you have an idea for a song, let me know.