I’ve been on quite a journey through the past year. Let me begin by saying I’m a bit shy by nature. I can be a rather quiet person and some might take that the wrong way when they first meet me. I’m 6 ft tall and pushing 240 lbs and can seem an imposing figure. I’m a former linebacker and wrestler, still look the part, at least somewhat, and I still have a competitive spirit. I’m also a lover of music and I’m an amateur song writer. A speaker? I never thought in a million years that you would catch me speaking behind the pulpit.
Yet, last February when the thought of Pastor Ken leaving was becoming a reality, I spoke up and said I can preach. I knew what I was going to speak on, I was finishing a personal study on the book of James, but I didn’t know how I was going to construct a sermon. While I was putting those first sermons together, I discovered some things about myself.