Don has been a lifelong member of the brotherhood since its beginning in 1971. He is the author of
Daily Scripture, a daily Scripture meditation website, and editor for
Living Bulwark, an online magazine for the Sword of the Spirit. He went to St. Paul Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan for six years (high school and two years of college) and completed his undergraduate degree in English and Fine Arts at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1970. He also studied at George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. for a couple of summers. Don recently returned to Detroit, Michigan after serving for 18 years (2003-2021) in London and the Europe and Middle East region of the Sword of the Spirit.