I love traveling, taking chances, and being in other cultures; I surf-kayak and ski like a crazy person. But I think the greatest adventures are in relationships—with God and with people. I’ve always believed in God. But for decades I resented God for letting my dad die when he was a missionary in Africa. I rebelled, tried Zen and checked out other religions. But nothing filled me. When I finally believed that the God of the Bible was the greatest ultimate truth—and that he loved me despite who I was—I fell in love with him, and my world changed. I got a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary and am currently a pastor and Bible college instructor in Southern California. I love interacting with people who don’t believe in Jesus, as well as those who love him with deep passion. I love probing the unseen world, exploring tough questions, and helping people become all they were created to be. If you made a map of what I write about, both fiction and nonfiction, it would be of what happens in the intersection of heaven and earth. There I want to help people live by God's Word and Spirit.