Affiliations

• Ordained Minister, Evangelical Free Church of America
• Evangelical Theological Society

Awards and Honors

• 2012 Evangelical Press Association Awards—First-place in Freelance Article
• Provost Award for Excellence in Biblical Integration, 2008
• Theological Education Renewal Award Program, Faith As A Way of Life Grants, Yale Divinity School, Semi-finalist Award, 2006
• Who’s Who in the World, 2005
• Who’s Who in America, 2004
• Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship, 1985-6, University of California, Riverside
• M. Div. summa cum laude, 1985 Talbot Theological Seminary
• William Bass Award, Philosophy of Religion, 1983

Publications

Articles

• “Points of Unease with the Spiritual Formation Movement,” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, Fall 2012, 5:2, 182-206.

• “The Discourse of Faith and Learning,” Journal of Education and Christian Belief, 16:2, Fall 2012, 159-177.

• “Kingdom Integration: Reflections on Premillennialism and Cultural Engagement,” Criswell Theological Review, 10:1, Fall 2012, 21-40.

• “Barnabas, Then and Now: Facilitating the inclusion of disabled persons in worship communities,” Journal of the Christian Institute for Disabilities, Fall 2012, 43-60.

• Lexham Bible Dictionary, articles on “Revelation” and “Suffering”, 2012.

• “Human Flourishing: The Context for Character Development in Christian Higher Education”, Christian Higher Education, with M. Elizabeth Hall and Jason McMartin, in press.

• “Role of Suffering in Human Flourishing: Contributions from Positive Psychology, Theology, and Philosophy”, Journal of Psychology and Theology, with M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall Jason McMartin, in press.

• “Disability, Calling, and ‘A Kind of Life Imposed on Man’” in Foundations: Christian Perspectives on Disability Ministry, Christian Institute on Disability, Joni and Friends, forthcoming 2010

• “Niggle'’s Leaf and Holland’'s Opus”, Evangelical Review of Theology, April 2009

• “Emerging Church, Abiding Church or Departing Church” Proclamation!, May/June 2008

• “Humans, Commodities, and Humans-in-a-sense”, Philosophia Christi, May/June 2008

• “The Faith Once For All Delivered To The Saints” Proclamation!, Vol. 8:No. 6, Nov/Dec 2007

• “The Tree: Are You Connected?” Proclamation!, Vol. 8:No. 3, May/June 2007

• “Voluntary Intercourse and Fetal Rights: A Response” The Journal of Social Philosophy, 31:3, Fall 2000

• “Do Me the Honor of Shame” Beacon, November 1998.

Presentations

• July 2011, “Beyond Suffering”, Uganda Christian University
  November 2010, “5 Points of Unease with the Spiritual Formation Movement” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting

• November 2008, “Integration of Faith and Learning from a Pre-millennial Perspective”, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting.

• October 2008, Grace University Bible Conference, Omaha NE; plenary talks on "Jesus, Lord of All", a consideration of the implications of the Lordship of Christ for human life and culture.

• November 2007, “John Cotton and Roger Williams: Letters from the Past and Lessons for the Present”, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting.

• February 2007, “The Tree of Church History”, Former Adventist Fellowship Conference.

• April 2006: “The Perils and Prospects of Theological Integration in Christian Universities”, Far West Regional Meeting, ETS.

• March 2006: “Of Peretti, Potter and Puddleglum”, Through the Wardrobe: Christianity and Culture Conference, California Baptist University.

• October 2004; “Creation, Creature, or Commodity”, plenary session, 48th Annual T. Hart Baker Obstetrics and Gynecology Symposium, (Southern California Kaiser Permanente).

• November 2003: “A Biblical Basis for Bioethics”, plenary session, Central American Medical Dental Association Annual Conference, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

• June 2002; “Philosophy of Religion” (4 day seminar), Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

• May 1996; “Virtue and the Physician”, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Family Practice Conference, Fontana CA.