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Welcome
to my personal web site! I am an Episcopal priest and
a scientist. I am both clergy and a scientist because I desire to live and work
in ways that integrate religion and science, spirituality and physicality. I
believe that this kind of integration is inherent in the fabric of creation,
and that we are called to live our lives in harmony with God's will, as best
we can discern it. Some time ago, I wrote a newspaper article about this.
I attended the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, TX where I obtained the M.Div. degree. I was ordained as a deacon during my senior year at seminary, and ordained to the priesthood shortly after graduation. My first placement as a priest was as the Canon for Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Arkansas at St. Martin's University Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Also in Fayetteville, I worked as a curate (assisting priest) at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. I currently serve as the rector (pastor) of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Green Cove Springs, FL. Prior to my call to St. Mary's, I served as the rector of St. George's Episcopal Church in Roseburg, OR and Trinity Episcopal Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. More detail about my church career can be found under Church Career, below. Our home in Hattiesburg is currently for sale.
I have a Ph.D., and before attending seminary, I was a research scientist and medical school professor. I held the position of tenured full professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Pathology, and Ophthalmology. I was also a Research Career Scientist with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and held an appointment with the Central Arkansas Veterans HealthCare System in Little Rock (formerly the John L. McClellan Veterans Affairs Medical Center). Prior to my appointments in Little Rock, I served on the faculties of other medical schools in the United States, and worked as a research scientist in other VA Medical Centers. After graduating from seminary, I have continued to occasionally teach science classes at Universities and Colleges wherever I have lived. The details of my teaching activities are described under Teaching Career, below. Because of my training in pathology, infectious disease, and virology coupled with my interest in pastoral care, particularly of chronically ill people, I have also been asked to give special presentations to communtiy service groups.
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I am married to Sunshine (pictured at left). Sunshine has worked in radio, was a church secretary, and was an administrative secretary for the College of Education and Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She is an avid runner, having completed the 2003 and 2004 Little Rock marathons, the 2003, 2004, and 2006 Chicago marathons, the 2006 Hog Eye half marathon, the 2004 and 2006 Madison half marathons, and the 2006 Little Rock half marathon. She also ran the 2007 Tour de Pain in Newport Beach, FL.
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My daughter - Sunshine's step-daughter - is an outstanding artist (pictured at right). You are invited to view her art page which was last revised on 17 February 2007. She is currently a student at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR. Previously she was a Veterans Medical Center Hospital Volunteer. She put in over 300 hours at hospitals in Little Rock, AR, Fayetteville, AR, and Roseburg, OR between 2001 and 2005. She was also honored as the winner of the Youth Volunteer Service to Veterans Contest by the Marion Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Arkansas DAR Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award (a statewide honor), a one-star Governor's Volunteer Excellence Award from Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and the 2006 Clara Barton Medal as the Wanda McClean Memorial Youth Volunteer of the Year from the Roseburg, OR VA Medical Center. You can see pictures of her receiving these awards on her newly revised art page.
Please use the search engine below to search this site by key word if you wish. The search engine is indexed to all documents on and linked to this site, so you can enter any word(s) to see if they are in sermons, lectures, presentations, published articles, Sunday school or community service classes, etc. E-mail me if you wish.
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Several links to other useful sites are
are located at the bottom of this page.
They are grouped according to the following categories:
Anglican/Episcopal Sites | Preaching Sites | Religious Sites | Scientific Sites | Miriam Stroop's Artwork
General Information Sites | Just for Fun | Communion Bread Recipe | Learning and Language Disabilities
My academic research interest is in the the broad area of virology (the study of viruses), specifically the diseases caused by, and the molecular aspects of, herpes simplex virus, including memory and learning deficits (see Learning and Language Disabilities). After graduating with the Ph.D. in 1981, I worked at the University of California at San Francisco, and did post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Between 1983 and 2000, I served on the faculties of the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. At the same time I held these University appointments, I was also a research scientist with the Department of Veteran's Affairs. My last appointment in academics was as a full professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Pathology, and Ophthalmology and as a Research Career Scientist with the Central Arkansas Veterans HealthCare System in Little Rock (formerly the John L. McClellan Veterans Affairs Medical Center). At the Medical School in Little Rock I served as the co-director for the graduate program in Microbiology and Immunology. A chronological list of appointments is shown
in Employment, and a few details about what I did at these institutions is described in my Resume and under Administrative Work. The committee work I did at
each institution is briefly described under Administrative Work. My research publications, book chapters, books, research abstracts, and invited
lectures are listed in my Bibliography. Descriptions of the research grants that I held over the years are listed in the Scientific Research Grants and Funding.
TEACHING CAREER FOLLOWING ORDINATION
After being ordained as a priest, I continued to teach science, albeit at a much lower level than I did previously, commensurate with my commitment to ministry and being a church pastor (no more than one course per semester; often only one semester per academic year). I assisted in the teaching of medical ethics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock during the Fall Semester of 2002. During the Spring semesters of 2003 and 2004 I was the course director and instructor of Cell Biology, and during the Fall semester of 2004 I was the course director and instructor for Physiology at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. I taught Anatomy and Physiology Spring Semester 2006 at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, and in the Spring of 2008 I taught Immunology for upper level undergraduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. All of the courses I taught before and after ordination as well as the wonderful trainees I worked with over the years are listed under Teaching.
CHURCH CAREER (beginning with present assignment and working backwards)
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2009-date, Rector, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Green Cove Springs, Florida. On May 1, 2009 I began serving as the Rector of St. Mary's Parish (see drawing at right). St. Mary's is located next to the beautiful St. John's River in Clay County Florida. The motto of the church is "Come to the Waters," which evokes the waters of Baptism, and reflects the history of Green Cove Springs as one of the places people came to bathe and refresh themselves in the warm natural springs located there. The street address is 400 St. John's Avenue, and the mailing address is P.O. Box 1346, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Click here for a map to St. Mary's.
2006-2009, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I served as the Rector of Trinity Parish in the Diocese of Mississippi from October 2006 until April 2009. For the location of Trinity, click here.
2004-2006, Rector, St. George's Episcopal Church, Roseburg, Oregon. I served as the Rector of St. George's in the Diocese of Oregon between August 2004 and October 2006. For the location of St. George's, click here.
2002-2004, Canon for College Ministry, Diocese of Arkansas. As the Canon for Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Arkansas, I was responsible for developing campus ministry at college campuses in Arkansas and for providing pastoral care and counseling as well as academic advice to students at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and to colleges and universities throughout the Diocese.
2002-2004, Chaplain of St. Martin's Episcopal-Lutheran Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas. While in Fayetteville during 2002 and 2004, I served as the Episcopal Chaplain to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. For a map to St. Martin's, click here.
2002-2004, Curate, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville Arkansas. Simultaneously with my appointments As canon for Campus Ministry and Chaplain of St. Martin's, I was a curate at St. Paul's from June 2002 until June 2004. During my curacy, I served as acting rector of St. Paul's for four months while my rector was on sabbatical leave. Click here for the location of St. Paul's.
Seminary and Ordination History. I was ordained to the transitional deaconate in December 2001 and to the priesthood on 29 June 2002. My work with the church is described on my resume, beginning with 2002. As a seminarian and a transitional deacon, I served at St. John's Episcopal Church in North Austin.
CHURCH INTERESTS
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Evangelism. I am particularly interested in mission (the work of the church in society) and evangelism (spreading word about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit). I believe that most, if not all, people experience something of the divine at some point during their lives. Sometimes listening to a really good preacher, reading a holy text, listening to music, or witnessing a natural phenomenon can ignite an awareness of God's presence in and around us. If that experience reaches a certain conscious threshold, some people are drawn to tell others about their experience. That is evangelism. Episcopalians (and some other Christians) are uneasy about evangelism; sometimes the word conjures up images of fanatics shouting warnings about the end of time and our need to repent. But I believe that there is a "natural" way tell people about God - a way that integrates our personal experience of God into all aspects of our life so completely that we are unaware that we are evangelizing. This is an especially useful way of thinking about mission and evangelism for Episcopalians, because it allows us to live into the incarnational theology that is so important to us and to spread the "good news."
My sermons are arranged according to the Lectionary. The Episcopal Church follows the Revised Common Lectionary used by many other Protestant Churches. This calendar repeats over a three-year cycle (see The Episcopal Lectionary Page and Preaching Sites, below). We are currently in year "B" of that A, B, C cycle.
This list of web sites contains several sites I have found useful and/or entertaining. If there are links you have found useful, or if you find any broken or non-working links in the list below, please e-mail me.
Anglican/Episcopalian Sites | Preaching Sites | Religious Sites | Scientific Sites | Miriam Stroop's Artwork
General Information Sites | Just for Fun | Communion Bread Recipe | Learning and Language Disabilities
Anglican and Episcopalian Sites
Anglican and Episcopal Links This is a site that you can use to link to more sites in the Anglican and Episcopal communions. See also the Episcopal Church Home Page, below.
The Anglican Communion Home page of the Anglican Church. See "The Episcopal Church Home Page" below for the link to ECUSA.
The Book of Common Prayer. This is an on-line version of the Book of Common Prayer, the book used by Episcopalians in corporate worship. This site also has copies of the earlier books of common prayer. See also the link to the Episcopal and the cyber hymnals below.
The Cyber Hymnal. This is a very large site with thousands of hymns on line in *.midi or *.wav formats. See also the Episcopal Hymnal below.
The Daily Office. This site provides the readings for the daily office prayers of the Episcopal Church. If you conduct or want to start a daily office prayer group, this is a great place to obtain the readings for the day.
The Episcopal Church Home Page. This is the home page for the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA).
The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. Home page for the Diocese of Arkansas. It has links to Arkansas Episcopal Churches, Diocesan clergy, the Bishop's Office, etc.
The Episcopal Hymnal. This is an on-line hymnal (see also the cyber hymnal, above). The site states that "This online hymnal contains texts and MIDI files of tunes used in much of the English-speaking world, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition. Currently, twenty-two Anglican hymnals have been indexed. Eventually there will be over 5000 pages on this site; currently the number is about 2400."
An Episcopal Dictionary. This site contains a dictionary of terms used by Episcopalians.
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida. Home page for the Diocese of Florida, which is physically located at The Hamilton West Diocesan Center, 325 Market Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202-2798, Phone: 904-356-1328. The Bishop is The Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard.
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi. Home page for the Diocese of Mississippi.
The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. Home page for the Diocese of Oregon. It has links to the Episcopal Churches in the State of Oregon, as well as to the clergy of the Diocese.
Episcopal Peace Fellowship. This site promotes peace efforts throughout the world.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas. This is the web site for the seminary I attended. There are especially useful links that can be found here through the Booher Library. Click on the services tab at this site.
St. George's Episcopal Church, Roseburg, Oregon. I was rector of this church from 2004 to 2006. For a map to the church, click here.
St. Martin's Episcopal/Lutheran University Center, Fayetevill,e Arkansas. I was the chaplain at this campus center betwen 2002 and 2004. For a map to St. Martin's, click here.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Green Cove Springs, Florida. I am currently the rector of this church. For a map to the church, click here.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas. I was the Curate and then the Associate Rector of this church between 200 and 2002. For a map to St. Paul's, click here.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I was Rector of this church between 2006 and 2009. For a map to the church, click here.
The Windsor Report. This is the report of the Commission on Communion. It addresses the issue of how the Anglican Communion can stay together when one province of the communion does something that other provinces of the Church disagree with.
The Book of Common Prayer. This is an on-line version of the Book of Common Prayer, the book used by Episcopalians in corporate worship. This site also has copies of the earlier books of common prayer.
The Episcopal Hymnal See also the cyber hymnal.
The Gospel of Mark. See "Religious Sites" below for links to the non-canonical gospels, Gnostic texts, Dead Sea scrolls, and other similar information.
Homiletics This is a general site for homiletical information.
Lectionary at Lunch. This is an interesting site that has audio files of exegetical work on Bible passages. During lunchtime on Wednesdays, a group of students and professors gather at Concordia's Wartburg dining room to work through the Old Testament and Gospel lessons assigned in the three-year revised common lectionary series for the following week, using the Hebrew and Greek texts. These lectures are taped and put on the web by Concordia. Concordia encourages pastors to download these sessions each week and use them as a tool to assist in sermon preparation.
Bible Maps. A source for maps of Biblical times.
Bible Resource Pages. A useful link for studying the Bible. There are many, many sites linked to these resources pages.
The Catholic Encyclopedia. This is the 1911 version.
Chronology of St. Paul's Journeys
Early Christian Writings. This is a huge site that contains links to original documents of early Church writings from the ante-Nicene fathers such as Papias. Canonical writings (i.e., the traditional Gospels) as well as many non-canonical gospels and other works can be found here including the Gospel of Truth, the Acts of Andrew, and the writings of Julius Cassianus, Marcus Aurelius, and Octavius of Minucius Felix, among many, many others.
The Gospel of Thomas. See also the Early Christian writings, above.
An History Sourcebook of Christian Origins
The Complete Works of Josephus
The Nag Hammadi Library. This is the site for access to these documents.
Religious Icon and Image Archive
Religious Resources. Susan Brumbaugh and Stan Taylor, the partners of Aphids Communications, maintain a number of religious-related web sites. ReligiousResources.org is a comprehensive, searchable database of over 2000 religious web sites on the Internet. Visitors to their web site can browse through over 100 topics or search the entire database by keywords.
The Shields and Symbols of the Apostles. This page provides very brief histories of the apostles and shows the shields traditionally assigned to each one.
The Society for Biblical Literature
St. Paul and the Letter to the Corinthians
The Saints Index. Need to know something about any named saint of the Roman Catholic church? This is the place.
Acta Neuropathologica. This is a neuropathology journal (neuropathology is the study of diseases of the nervous system).
The American Society for Microbiology. This is the main website for the American Society for Microbiology, which is the largest professional society of microbiologists in the United States.
Asperger's Syndrome. Asperger's is a form of high-level autism. Also see Learning and Language Disorders.
Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. See Learning and Language Disorders.
Cell Biology at the University of Arkansas. I am currently teaching cell biology, and this link will take you to the home page for that course.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. This is a journal published by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA.
Graduate Schools. This is a site that has links to graduate programs. Click on the links to find graduate programs of study in the fields of "Microbiology and Immunology" and "Virology."
The Journal of Immunology. This is one of the major immunology journals in the world.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
The Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. This is the home page for both the American Association of Neuropathologists and the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. The journal is devoted to the study of neuropathology (diseases of the nervous system).
The Journal of Virology. Many believe this to be the premiere virology journal published in the United States. It is published by the American Society for Microbiology. See also "Microbiology Journals on the Web," below.
Learning and Language Disorders. I have a special interest in memory, learning behavior, and learning disabilities.
Microbiology Journals on the Web. This is a site of links to on line journals in the biomedical sciences.
Virology on the Web. This is a great first resource for virological information.
Virology Jobs on the Web. This is a new web site sponsored by the American Society for Virology. It allows people to post virology jobs on the web for free.
Find Articles. This is a useful site to search electronic media for a variety of articles on any topic.
MapQuest. Map quest is a site that enables you to obtain written and map directions to just about anywhere in the U.S. All you need is an address, or for some kinds of broad searches, just a zip code.
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Thesarus.
The Library of Congress Catalog. This is a very useful site. Here one can look up the citation and bibliographic information on nearly every published item. This is very useful if you need a publisher or a publication date for a bibliography.
State Maps. This is a nice site to obtain maps of the individual states in the United States.
Learning and Language Disabilities
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | Asperger's Syndrome
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. (updated 14 May 2007)
ADHD affects about 4-6% of the U.S. population. Although "ADD" is the common term widely seen in the press and used among professionals, the "official" clinical diagnosis is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. There are three different subtypes of ADHD: Combined Type, Predominantly Inattentive Type, and Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type.
Attention Deficit Disorder Resources. The website of Attention Deficit Disorder Resources is a non-profit corporation and has over 150 articles written by national ADHD authorities as well as adults with ADHD. Plenty of information for parents too. 100 plus links to ADHD-related websites. Includes the National ADHD Directory with over 1100 ADHD Service Providers listed as well as a National ADHD Events Calendar. Free monthly eNews available.
The ADHD e-Book. This is an electronic version of a book by Martin L. Kutscher, MD written about ADHD.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association.
ADHD News. This is a newsletter site where one can subscribe to an electronic newsletter about ADHD. The newsletter will be released by its author on an irregular basis.
Asperger's Syndrome (updated 21 November 2007)
Asperger's is a form of high-level autism.
Online Asperger's Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS). This is a good general site for information about this disorder.
Asperger's and College Students. This is a site containing some information about autism and Asperger's syndrome, but mostly it is a collection of personal stories of college students with these disorders.
A Prairie Home Companion. This is the home page for Garrison Keillor's PBS radio program. You can hear live broadcasts at this site as well as access jokes and previous shows. You can also order such gems as the rakish, unflappable and world-weary Guy Noir Bobblehead.
Frank Sinatra Song Lyrics. I am also a big Sinatra fan (especially of his Cole Porter interpretations). This is a great site for over 400 lyrics Frank Sinatra recorded.
Lyrics to Broadway (and other) Musicals. Like musicals? I do, and this site has the lyrics to hundreds of broadway musicals, musicals made for film, off-broadway productions, and some other really odd pieces. Check it out.
Mary Chapin Carpenter Song Lyrics. MCC is a first rate singer-songwriter, and one of my favorites. Another fan has put together her biography. Columbia Records - Sony keep her official fan club site.
Semantic Rhyming Dictionary. If you are a frustrated poet, this site may be for you. Here you can enter a word and the search engine at the site will identify scores of rhyming words and short phrases.
Shelby Lynne Song Lyrics. Shelby Lynne is a wonderfully talented artist who sings a wide variety of music styles. Her CD Identity Crisis is wonderful. Check out her official web site. Also, visit another lyric site.
Simon and Garfunkel Song Lyrics. I am a big S&G fan. This is a great site for their song lyrics.
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