My faith journey:
I was born in Philadelphia, Pa and raised primarily in South Jersey. I returned to Philadelphia during my senior year of high school. Throughout my young adult years I bounced around from city to city visiting and living in different cities in Pennsylvania. I came to repentance and faith in Christ Jesus in my youth, when I was 11 years old alongside my mom and sister. Although my new found faith had some real-life fruit, I came to altogether walk away from Christ when I was 15. During that time I lived a life of willful disobedience to the God I had once claimed as Lord and Savior. God got a hold of me during that season of rebellion through a Gospel Evangelist who proclaimed Christ, and through a series of conversations, I began to feel the weight of my sins. That reflection led me to an overwhelming realization of my need for repentance, and it was when I was 21 years old that I committed myself to Christ and began walking with the Lord anew. Fast forward a few years when I met my wife Christina in a young adult ministry called “True Life”. We were married September 7, 2007. God has blessed us with three children, Olivia, Jacob, and Lucas. After a series of life circumstances God brought us to Saint Cloud, Fl in August of 2017. Since then, Florida is where we call home.
Books I recommend:
- Desiring God by John Piper
- The Holiness of God by R C Sproul
- What is Reformed Theology by R C Sproul
- The Works of John Bunyan by Banner of Truth
- Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- The Pursuit Of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
- Trusting God Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
- Counterfeit Revival by Hank Hanegraaff
- Christianity in Crisis by Hank Hanegraaff
- The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith | In Modern English by Stan Reeves
- Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
- The Meaning Of Marriage by Timothy Keller
Podcasts I recommend:
- Doctrine and Devotion
- The Briefing-Albert Mohler
- The Sword & The Trowel
- Expositors Collective
- Preaching and Preachers
- The Church Answers Podcast