Ah yes, everything you ever wanted to know about Luke in a few short sentences.
Well, I’m Luke. My basic philosophy in life is that “Jesus Rocks!” I’m completely wrapped up in how awesome God is and all the stuff he’s made (my beautiful wife, the great outdoors, pork chops) and I love using my life to worship/love/serve/befriend/get loved by/enjoy Him!
That is why I’m a youth pastor at Northwood Church in Maple Grove, MN. Jesus changed my life when I was a teenager, and I think the best chance for the world to get better is for people’s lives to get crazy-upside-down in a God kind o way before they graduate… instead of 20 years later.
I’m married to the delightful and spunky Katie Trouten. I don’t deserve her, but that doesn’t keep her from being a great partner in life, good fix to my shortcomings, and nice to look at.
Other than that I’m an outdoorsy geeky dude (I heart GPS). I spend as much time as I can wandering outside somewhere. That means backpacking, camping, hiking, canoeing, climbing, and the list goes on…
Since I live in Minnesota and we firmly believe in long cold winters, I’ve had to develop some “inside” hobbies as well. Reading, computers (I’m a Mac and a PC), graphic design, and losing every time to wife in Boggle.
