Perichoresis is Greek for 'to dance together' - think of the word 'choreography.' It has been used frequently to describe the relationship of the Trinity, as in 'the Three Persons dance together.' I think that's a lovely image, a good holy reminder of how we're all supposed to live, and a decent model for what preaching should be - in the pulpit and in all of life.
After growing up on the island of Ocean City, New Jersey, and while attending St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, I heard God calling me to ordained priesthood. I wrestled with this call as I spent a year in England, and then two years in the wilds of western Maryland. That call never let me go - and so with my new bride, we moved to Atlanta where I began my seminary studies at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. After graduation I was ordained in the Diocese of Maryland and became the Vicar of St. Peter's in Lonaconing, and the Area Missioner for Western Maryland in 2002. In 2004, after the birth of my first child, Zoe, I also became the Priest-in-Charge of St. John's in Frostburg. Seven years later, since beginning my time in western Maryland, I still feel God calling me to ministry. Today my wife Karen, and my two little girls, Zoe and Mattie live a crazy fun-filled life in Basking Ridge, New Jersey where I am the rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.