A marriage and family therapist for over forty years. Judy is senior professor at Fuller Theological Seminar in the Marriage and Family Therapy Department. Jack, a professional sociologist with forty years of teaching, research, and writing experience at the university and seminary level, is also a senior professor at Fuller. We have had seminary training throughout the United States and aboard on marriage and family life.

The Core of our lives has been experienced in the contest of family, and our joint calling is to minister to families. Our parents modeled an unconditional love and grace that provided a secure foundation and brought a profound spiritual meaning to our lives.

Being married for over forty five years has taught us much about what it takes to live out the principles we propose in our seminars. Our adult children, Jacque and Joel, have challenged and continue to challenge us to grow throughout every life stage. We have tried to maintain balance through the joys and pains, ups and downs, ebb and flow, stress, and elation of family living. Thirty years ago our beloved ten-year-old son, Jeff, died of bone cancer. Working through that loss as well as remembering the delight of his life has changed us all.

All in all, we have learned a lot and continue to learn as we encounter the blessings and struggles of each unique stages of family life. Having preached on the fragility of the isolated nuclear family, we are constantly reminded of our need for God as our strength as well as for those who have walked alongside us on the journey.