David Howard grew up in Costa Rica (five years) and Colombia
(nine years), fluent in English and Spanish. In Colombia, his family lived
in Cartagena, a lovely coastal city on the Caribbean. It is a walled city,
dating back to the 1500's, and its history is rich with stories of pirates,
sieges, treasure, and naval battles. It has the largest fort in the Western
Hemisphere.
You can explore this city at the following links (http://www.cartagenainfo.net/ and
http://www.adunoyer.net/cartagenahome.html ). His parents were missionaries with the Latin
America Mission. His spiritual commitments
were developed at an early age under their godly influence. His mother died
in 2003, and you can read about her and some of his reflections on her life
and death by clicking here.
He attended high schools in Colombia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois. His college degree is from Geneva
College (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), and his graduate degrees are from
Wheaton College (Wheaton,
Illinois) and The
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Dr. Howard met his wife Jan at Wheaton College Graduate School
and they were married in 1979. They have two daughters ("lovely daughters,"
he says!), born in Minnesota: Christina (b. 1985) and Melody (b. 1989). Jan
is from Ohio, an Ohio State University and Wheaton College graduate, and an
avid OSU
football fan. He is an avid Michigan
football fan (favored bumper sticker: OHOWIHATE.OHIO STATE!). Together,
they are avid Big Ten fans.
He ran cross country and track in high school (varsity), and
wrestled (junior varsity). In college, he played varsity soccer four years.
Howard's avocations include:
- Reading-mostly long novels (i.e., one that will take several months to
read), including historical novels, courtroom dramas, and historical nonfiction.
- Attending live theater
- Distance running (including marathons)
- Listening to music-including Irish/Celtic, Cajun, Dixieland jazz, acoustic
guitar, "progressive" rock, classic Christian hymns (but not "gospel"!),
contemporary Christian praise choruses, and classical (mainly from the Baroque
and Classical periods, as well as Beethoven)
- Hiking, backpacking, and canoeing (mostly in an earlier period of life)
In his "next life," Howard would like to be a gourmet chef
(the result of living for three years in New Orleans, one of the world's finest
"dining" cities) or a used bookstore owner (the result of spending too much
time and money he usually doesn't have in such bookstores).
Links:
Spiritual Journey
Ernest Fowler Story
Old Testament Studies in a Christian Theological
Seminary
A Philosophy of Christian Seminary Education
On Phyllis Howard's Life and Death
Camp of the Woods (photos)
Cartagena Colombia (photos)
Cartagena Colombia
Top 10 Places to Stay in Cartagena
