Russ is a pastor and leader in Columbus, Ohio.
He has devoted nearly a lifetime to plumbing the depths of God, crafting story and words, creating culture, and living with passion in each season.
In Hope for the Wilderness, he puts his guts and experience on the page. With fierce vulnerability, he draws humor and heart from his own story in order to empower you for yours. Each chapter shines with revelation that has changed his life. The goal is for hope to go off in your soul like a bomb.
So, welcome to the page.
We believe anyone who picks up his writings will walk away with a fresh and revived hope for the future, no matter how dark the past or painful the present.