About Brian

A former Tulsan, I’ve called Colorado Springs home since 2007. I love hiking 14ers, but am no technical climber. Hobbies include hiking, camping, vegetable gardening, and writing. Sadly, I used to include tennis on that list, but I discovered pickleball is kinder on my knees.

Birthday: September 11

Birthplace: Tulsa, OK

Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

College: Oklahoma State

High School: Holland Hall

Relationship Status: Married to an amazing woman!

Political Views: Fiscally Conservative, Socially Responsible, Frustrated with All Politicians.

Religious Views: I find wisdom in many, but follow only Jesus.

Favorite Music: Southern Rock, Blue Grass, Rocked-Out Old Hymns

Movies that Make Me Cry (every time):

• It’s a Wonderful Life (one day, sooner or later, God will show us whose lives we’ve touched in a positive way)
• Gladiator (a man’s man, dying for the right cause)
• Paddington 1 & 2 (seriously, you need to watch these movies)
• Babe (a farmer sticks to his guns, when everyone else thinks he’s crazy)
• Elf (no one believed him, until . . . )
• Homeward Bound (I used to love showing this on overnight bus trips to unsuspecting teens . . . I would flip the interior lights on at the crucial moment when the toughest kids were wiping their eyes)

Favorite Books: Disappointment with God, Into Thin Air, When You Can’t Come Back, Lindbergh, The Fourth Turning, Messy Spirituality, The Hiding Place, The Chronicles of Narnia, Rainbow Six.

Favorite Quote: “There are two ways to get enough: One is to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” – G.K. Chesterton