My Story

Buena Vista, Colorado

I was raised in Buena Vista, Colorado on the Young Life camp properties where my dad worked. Because of my home-education, I spent a significant part of my childhood roaming forests and hills that surrounded our house. My brother, Jon, and I played for hours: building forts, warring with the low-hanging dead limbs, hunting squirrels, and pretending to be cowboys in the old west. Looking back, it was as close to an ideal boyhood as any man could want.

I was brought up in a Presbyterian Church that called itself a 'community church.' I was raised by reformed Catholic and a Baptist mom (both of whom are now Anglican). My personal theology aligns most closely with the Southern Baptist Convention (though I certainly do not represent them). I am mostly concerned with figuring out how to live a life in submission to Jesus Christ. 

I attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in English Composition. I completed a post-graduate certificate in Leadership and Discipleship through The Forge in Tyler Texas. I am In my last year of a Master of Arts in Theological Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Hannah & me on our Honeymoon

The winter of 2016 I met the love of my life, Hannah Ellen Grossman (now Tingle). She and I spent the next two years getting to know one another, and were married in December, 2018. Our daughter, Heidi Eleanor, was born February 2020. We continue to learn and grow as we discover the joy and sanctification of living sacrificially for each other. 

Who I am:

I am a zealous bannerman for my King; I stand firm in the truth and selflessly serve to show His loving value to those who are deceived.