Sam graduated from Mercer University with degrees in finance and philosophy. Prior to pursuing a call to full-time Christian ministry, Sam was a management consultant at Deloitte where he specialized in supporting the strategy and operations needs of his clients. In 2017, Sam and his wife, Lorin, gave up their corporate careers to pursue God’s call: to protect, equip and grow the Body of Christ. Currently, Sam is pursuing ordination, finishing a degree in theology at Duke and supporting the young adult ministry at Holy Trinity Anglican. Sam is blessed to be Lorin’s husband and Henry and Amelia’s father.
When I was younger, my liturgical attention span was mostly limited to Christmas Day and for all the wrong reasons. “Sure, we’re celebrating the birth of Jesus, but let’s get on with opening my presents already!” As a preacher kid, my patience was further tested each year by all of the services that stood between…
Throughout Scripture, God is described using many different names: God as king (Psalm 95), shepherd (Psalm 23) and warrior (Exodus 15) to name a few. In Psalm 78, we are presented with God as teacher. In the first four verses of this psalm, the psalmist conveys a message of instruction from God to his people,…
