Paul grew up in small-town Wisconsin and came to Minneapolis for school in 2005 where he promptly became a hard-partying atheist. After 10 years of searching for life, meaning, and purpose in all the wrong places, God's claw of grace grabbed him and has been amazing him ever since. He and his wife Allison live in Saint Paul with their young son and their dog Sage. Some of his passions include fishing, reading, writing, football (Go Packers!), games, and discipleship.