I was born in Wisconsin. As a sophomore, my history teacher shared The Four Spiritual Laws with me. There in that teacher's office, I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and put Christ on the Throne of my life as Lord. My habit of rising early to read the Bible and prayer has been a source of great strength and understanding when it comes to leadership development. I read the Bible at least once per year cover-to-cover. I enjoy an intimate, spiritual walk with God, enjoying hundreds of answers to prayer every quarter, and hundreds of new insights monthly from God's Word (having read it cover-to-cover some 28 times since 1993). It is my habit to label and file each insight topically for future retrieval for messages. Currently I have some 25,000 plus topical observations from the Bible that are a direct result of God's intimate work during my devotional time.