Early life and education

He was raised in Highland County

Highland County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. He earned Master of Ministry degree from Kentucky Christian College and Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...

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The Lookout

Since 1996 he has served as Executive Editor of The Lookout, a weekly magazine for Christian families. He has written or co-authored twelve books including Unquenchable Faith, Married for Good, Faith Under Fire, Embracing the Truth, The Life of Moses, and Taking Truth Next Door.

Cincinnati Christian University

He has served in the ministry or on the university faculty since the late 1970s (as of 2010). He was the President of the 2006 North American Christian Convention

North American Christian Convention

The North American Christian Convention is an annual summer convention supported by churches, colleges, institutions, and missions programs associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ, mainly across the United States, but also in other parts of the world. First started in 1927, it...

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