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Bucket List Update

here is the update on my bucket list! Updated Bucket List I first published by bucket list in January of 2014 and as I continue to work on this list, I find it encouraging to review where I am from time to time. I also occasionally add some items to the list and have yet […]

Keep on Learning

Leaders are life-long learners. If I pay attention, I can learn something new every day. An area of strength for me is that I have very high self-knowledge. That said, recently I learned something new about myself. One of the things I have had to do over time, especially as a leader is to grow […]

Traveling Man

The last 6 months have brought a lot of travel for my work and ministry. The work has been good, some of the best of my career. The travel has been ok as I have been in warmer weather than home. Being away from family is always tricky though. I am looking forward to the […]

School Board Part 2

Check out my school board page here. 

School Board

I have decided to run for school board for GKB schools. I decided to do so after being encouraged by many people. The incumbent decided not to run again and I am certainly glad to serve. That is my goal; to use my time, educations background and skills to serve our school and community. My […]

Disney Parks

I love Disney! Over the years I have had more of a chance to travel to Disney, especially since we became vacation club members. I have visited all of the US Disney parks except one water park and below is my list of my favorite parks (minus water parks) in order of most favorite to […]

YouTube Channel

I am excited to announce that I now have a YouTube channel. You can check it out here!

Ashes to Ashes

Sixteen years ago today, on Ash Wednesday, a movie about the death of Jesus came out, The Passion of the Christ. At the time I was serving a church in Lafayette, IN. The best church I have ever served and one of the best staff teams I have ever worked with. We went, as a […]

Why Orange?

I often get asked  why it is that I love orange so much. When I am asked, I generally offer one of a couple responses, but decided that it would be fun to write a blog about why I enjoy the color orange so much. I have always liked the color orange. It is vibrant, […]

Whats Next?!

The New Year brings new changes for Marcus! In October, I resigned as Senior Pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Auburn, IN. It was a painful decision, but the right one. My last official day is December 31, 2019. My last day in the office is December 29, 2019. I resigned as it was […]

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