The question of just exactly when the Lord began framing me for pastoral service is a tough one to answer, as I can’t think of a specific time when finding out more about Him and church became a priority for me. But if I had to pin down one event that may have been the catalyst for a relationship with Christ and The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), it would have to be a day in January 1985 when God placed a beautiful sailor in my path in Japan during my first tour in the Navy. Before the year ...