Meet Frank

So, who’s the guy behind the sunglasses?

Well, he’s a Borderland wanderer in search of the hereto unobserved, always has been, and still is. The collection of Curious George stuff in his office is not there by happenstance. He is a curious being who pokes into things and often asks, “Why?” He refuses to be boxed in. He’s not easily swayed by dogma of any stripe. He is a mystical and subversive who probes the unexplored material and spiritual wildlands of life.

[Frank is the one looking around.]

I am a Christian, a Jesus-follower, whose faith streams are multi-sourced. His God-thinking is speculative, lightly held, progressive and drawn from Celtic Christianity, Christian Universalism and the broad-meaning of the “Incarnation.” Putting it all together: I am a liberal Christian Universalist who draws inspiration from Celtic Christianity, Christian Universalism, and in particular, from the Incarnation, as I seek to see the Face of Christ in the ordinary and build a larger table to accommodate the entirety of the universe.

He says,

It is in the garden that I find God. It is through the camera lens that I learn to see that which is between the line formed by the overlapping of lines. It is everywhere that I seek to see the Face of God. It is with the word that I seek to express my ponderings and speculative observations.

And I enjoy a robust conversation.

He goes by “Frank,” not “Reverend” or “Professor,” although he is both.

For the pragmatic, Frank is an ordained minister and university professor. His church roots are in the old United Presbyterian Church, although today, many branches have been grafted on to that root stock. As a Professor he taught primarily in the field of Celtic Studies, although on occasion he branched into urban studies. For several years he also worked as an urban consultant, specializing in neighborhood behaviors and future-visioning.

Although retired, he still preaches, officiates weddings and funerals, and teaches various Celtic classes online and in-person, as the opportunity arises. And when he is not doing that, you might just find him with a camera to his eye, planting a seed, or playing with toy trains.

Frank plotting his escape from the "box."

If you would like Frank to speak to your group, church, etc., he would love to see if it can ne worked out. Likewise with weddings.