About Richard

My Story: Patricia and I were born the same day – January 15, 1953. We met in high school, married in 1974, and have been in full-time ministry since 1975. This includes three pastorates in North Carolina and eleven years as missionaries to Brazil. We came to Trinity in 2002 and I retired from this wonderful congregation in November 2019. I am a graduate of Brevard College, Mars Hill University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Vanderbilt University. We have three children (our youngest died at age 4 in 1993) and 5 genius grandchildren (three in Atlanta and two in Memphis).

Favorite Music: The Moody Blues, Gordon Lightfoot, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Fagner (Brazilian Artist), George Strait, Bob Dylan
Favorite Writers: Henri Nouwen, C.S. Lewis, Philip Yancey, Charles Dickens
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, The Bourne Trilogy
6-Word Memoir: Life is Tough, God is Good
Publications: When a Child Dies (1996); The Focused Life (2010); With These Words (2021)

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