 So I was born in Mattoon, Illinois, lived in Illinois for 10 years and then moved to Tennessee. I went to Bryan College and got my undergrad in Christian education with minors in Bible and communication. I was in youth ministry for about three and a half years. I went back to give my master's of theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. A while I was there, applied to work at CCU and actually worked in the Life Direction Center for 10 years and taught part-time until after being here for 10 and a half, they moved me over to the School of Theology. I came to realize that I love teaching. Not only can I teach people that they can know God, but they can also love God, love others, love themselves in a way that not only brings about human flourishing for them, but also the world around us. Without me stepping back and telling you what to believe and why, giving you a foundation with which to interact and integrate faith and learning, what better place to do that than a university campus? Getting to teach New Testament, interpreting the Bible. I love it. I love it and hopefully students come away with a desire to know God as a result of putting up with me in a classroom. Matt Jones, Renaissance man, worked in the Life Direction Center and brought order to that office. He's an amazing systems thinker and he's an even better teacher. One of my favorite things about Dr. Jones is his humility. I think it's been so evident in the way that he teaches, just how he guides students well and he teaches them to think deeply. If I have spare time and money, I love to golf. I enjoy running. I enjoy reading. My wife, Kathy and I have been married for 24 years. We have three incredible children, two we like. It just depends on the day. We just really enjoy being together. We enjoy laughing, sitting around the dinner table. We have consistently had students in our home for almost 20 years. And my kids have been a huge part of that. A lot of families have the idea that you build a world around the kids. And we have said, no, that's not going to be our philosophy. We are going to build our world around what we believe God has called our family to do and invite our kids to be participants in that. Dr. Matt Jones has been an inspiration of watching him pursue excellence. To pursue doing his craft of teaching well with integrity. Dr. Jones has been one of the most influential professors that I've had at CCU. Being able to integrate truth and grace and teach it a way that is excellent and thought provoking. But he has also taken personal interest in me and in other students to know us. I would consider him not only to be a professor but also a mentor and a friend. He really challenged me to know what I believe and why and how to communicate that well to others. But really, he has just shown me how to love others and to love God well. When my students graduate from here, I really hope that I fade into the background and Christ and who he is comes to the forefront.