Pastor Tom's Blog

About The Blog

You are on a spiritual journey, whether you realize it or not! Whether you are religious or not, whether you are pious or not, whether you profess a creed or not, you still are on a spiritual journey.

This blog is for people who want to be more intentional about their journey and would like to have a friend accompany them on their way. 

Welcome to the journey!

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[Photo: My friend Greg Wissinger and I hiked up Old Rag Mountain near Sperryville, Virginia in June 2019.]

About Me

I retired as a United Methodist pastor in 2019, after serving as pastor to Cunningham United Methodist Church (Palmyra, VA) for ten years. In retirement, I currently am serving as the part-time pastor of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (Esmont, VA) and Scottsville United Methodist Church (Scottsville, VA).

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In a previous career, I worked as an attorney for twenty-seven years. I spent most of my legal career working as in-house counsel for shopping center developers.

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I graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary (MDiv 2009; DMin 2016) and was fully ordained as an Elder in the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church (2013). I am currently enrolled in the Spiritual Guidance Program of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, and I am a member of Spiritual Directors International.

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This blog is part of my "ministry in retirement" of offering spiritual guidance and friendship to people on the journey.

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My wife Carol and I have been married for almost forty-four years. We have three adult children and two awesome grandchildren.

Contact Me

Thanks for your interest in the spiritual journey. Do you have questions? Do you want to share your experiences, progress, struggles or requests? Please feel free to get in touch and I will get back to you soon!