God brought four things together leading to this radio show.
At the age of 14, I began working in radio in my hometown of Putnam, CT. This was a dream realized for me because I was fascinated with the medium of radio for as long as I could remember. And I still am!
At the age of 19, God powerfully and graciously drew me to Christ after years of wandering in the counter-cultural 1960s. What an unexpected miracle to a most unlikely person! I retain my awe at the “amazing grace” that saved me and keeps me to this day.
During my time in graduate school, the elders of the church of which I was a member during my college years encouraged me to attend seminary with a goal of pastoral ministry. They saw my gifts as I worked with the church young adults. Little would I realize that this would set me on a course that would take me through three years of seminary, a year and a half as an organizing pastor of a church plant in SC, and then to a call to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Franklin Square, NY where I have enjoyed 35 years of God’s richest blessings in pastoral ministry. I oversaw and learned from, among many other things, the formation of five daughter churches from the mother congregation in Franklin Square. In addition, I have been privileged to teach and mentor dozens of men preparing for the Christian ministry. Now it is a joy to see God’s blessing on many of these men as they labor in faithful pastoral ministry today.
My great passion is a pastoral ministry and the ongoing biblical reformation of the Church. One of my deepest convictions is that the Church, all local churches, and the bodies to which they are accountable know the greatest blessing of God when they are most conformed to the standards of Word of God. For me, those standards are best expressed in the historic confessions and catechisms of the churches that grew out of the Protestant Reformation. Through “A Visit to the Pastor’s Study” I (together with other pastors) look forward to bringing that faithful pastoral ministry to you…because everyone needs a pastor!
October 19
Domestic Abuse
October 26
Rerun, 06/15: Financial Planning, pt. 2
November 2
A Christian on the Judge’s Bench
November 9
Church & State, pt. 1
November 16
Rerun, 01/12: Fasting
November 23
Church & State, pt. 2
November 30
Open Forum
December 7
The Active Obedience of Christ
December 14
Rerun, 12/08/18: World into Which Christ Came
December 21
Rerun, 12/22/18: Because Christ Came
December 28
Open Forum: How Should We Live in 2020?
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
September 7
Children’s Literature
September 14
Teaching Science God’s Way
September 21
Rerun, 06/08: Financial Planning, pt. 1
September 28
Open Forum: Foster Parenting, pt. 2
July 6
More Than Rehab: Ministry to Men
July 13
Ministry to Refugees – Especially Muslims
July 20
Ministry in a Secular Age (pt. 1)
July 27
Ministry in a Secular Age (pt. 2)
We’re emphasizing counseling this month on A Visit to the Pastor’s Study. For today’s program I want to get away from the more common topics when we think about counseling, and focus, instead, on helping a category of people who often get little attention: Parents of special needs children. When …
June 1
Biblical Womanhood
June 8
Financial Planning (pt. 1) with Fran Caraco
June 15
Getting Out of Debt with Fran Caraco
June 22
Dollars & Sense with Meint Ploegman
June 29
Rerun of The Discipline of Prayer from 3/9/19
