Okinawa, Japan, or Rockford, IL (take your pick)

B.A. Communications, M.A. Faith & Culture

I was born in Japan and lived there for a while, then moved to California for a few years, and then the midwest. I'm a missionary kid (MK), a pastor's kid (PK) and now the godfather of four great kids: Mika, Thirza, Lyle, and Michaela. I drink a lot of green tea, eat a lot of rice, and read a lot of books.

Africa, running, leadership, social justice, oceans/beaches, politics

Gospel & folk/acoustic

Myth of Fingerprints (I know, no one has ever heard of that movie), Shawshank Redemption

24, Lost, Anderson Cooper 360°

To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee), Organizing Genius (Warren Bennis), Generous Orthodoxy (Brian McLaren), Divided by Faith (Emerson & Smith), Good to Great (Jim Collins), In the Name of Jesus (Henri Nouwen), I could go on...

Tide pools in the East China Sea; Mission Springs; learning to play the piano

Barack Obama

I want to fly