I’m a classics professor, a Christian educator, a financial advisor, and an entrepreneur. I’m here to honor God, study the highest things, and build a free & virtuous society.

Daily I strive to answer the two commands that book-end Jesus’ earthly ministry:

1. μετανοεῖτε, metanoeite: Change the way you think… (Matt. 4:17)

2. μαθητεύσατε, matheteusate: Make disciples… (Matt. 28:27)

Words are one thing, deeds are another:

• PhD, Classics, The Ohio State University

• Post-Bacc, Biblical Hebrew, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• ChFC, Chartered Financial Consultant, American College

• Faculty Member, Dept. of Classics, The Ohio State University, 2008—2018

• Faculty Member, Dept. of History & Anthropology, Monmouth University, 2018—2023

• Outstanding Faculty Award, The Ohio State University

• Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecture, twice top-10 finalist of 1,000+, The Ohio State University

• Founder & Lead Educator, Odyssey U: a school of applied philology rooted in the classical, Christian, and American traditions

• Founder, CEO, & Financial Advisor, Freedom Quest Financial Solutions: a faith-based financial planning firm

• Founder & CEO, Odyssey Coffee: a coffeehouse in Ocean Grove, NJ

That’s enough, don’t listen to me. Listen to my students.

I live with my wife, Shanna (we’ve been married since 2004), and our three sons, Isaac, Hayden, and Eli, in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Odyssey U is for my sons, but you can study here, too. If you can teach me to play my Telecaster like Brad Paisley, please contact me immediately.