·미국 Texas Lutheran College(B.A.) ·미국 Trinity Lutheran Seminary(M.Div.) ·미국 Union Theological Seminary(Ph.D.) ·현, 미국 Trinity Lutheran Seminary 신약학 교수 [저서] · What Do They Hear? How to Bridge the Gap Between Preacher and Congregation (Nashville: Abingdon, 2006) · Giving to God: The Good News of Biblical Stewardship (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005) · Loving Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004) · Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Boston: Hendrickson, 2002) · Chasing the Eastern Star: Adventures in Biblical Reader-Response Criticism (Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 2001) 외 다수