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Mike’s lived in SoCal his entire life. He and his wife Lisa were married in 1980, and have raised four children, all of whom live in Southern California. Mike grew up reading comic books, watching the Twilight Zone, saving up his lunch money for the weekend matinee, and drawing. It was all part of an elaborate mechanism to survive his dysfunctional upbringing. And now he has a wild imagination to show for it!
Mike has chronicled his conversion to Christianity in a series of blog posts entitledThe Hard Road Home #1, #2 and #3. Shortly after committing his life to Christ, Mike was ordained and planted a church. He remained in full-time ministry for eleven years. It was a bittersweet experience, one he chronicled in his essay “The Ark,” which was published in Relief Journal 2.3 and received the Editor’s Choice award. During that time, he preached, taught adult Sunday School, led worship, counseled, developed discipleship curriculum for several churches, trained small group leaders, and was a Youth Pastor. After leaving the ministry, he returned to the construction field, where he continues to work.
Mike launched this website in July 2005. It serves as a creative outlet, a distillation of thoughts, a record of interests, a ministry tool, a confessional, and an extension of his desire to write professionally, an adventure that is chronicled in his Writinglinks. His essay Let Us Decompose was first published in Relevant Magazine and outlines the thesis for this website. We each confront a montage of ideas, opinions, influences, events, trends and people. Mulling that amalgam, deconstructing and assembling its pieces, is the stuff of life, and the difference between a happy and a miserable one. Decompose is Mike’s attempt to discern, interpret, challenge, poke fun at, and ultimately enjoy the world we live in.
