Personal

A native of eastern Oklahoma

Wife, Nancy, is professor of education, Union University (Germantown campus)

Son, Jordan, is a young adult, married to Leah, a divinity student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the Boston area

Have lived in the Memphis area since 1988

Ministry

Received the Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL

Received the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX

Service as pastor, but primarily a professor of New Testament and Greek (30 years)

Taught New Testament and Greek for Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

Current position: professor of Christian studies and program director for the Stephen Olford Center at Union University (Memphis area)

Recently completed 2½ years as interim pastor at Union Avenue Baptist Church, Memphis

Frequent opportunities for supply preaching, "Weekend in the Word," etc.

Publication

Since 1986, have written many adult Bible study curriculum materials (for LifeWay Christian Resources)

Author of several books from Broadman & Holman, including the following:

Holman New Testament Commentary on Revelation (1998)

The Holman QuickSource Guide to Understanding the Bible (2002)

The Illustrated Guide to Biblical History (2003)

52 Words Every Christian Should Know (2006)

Harmony of the Gospels, edited, with Steven Cox (2007)

Faithful to the End: An Introduction to Hebrews through Revelation,
written with Terry Wilder and Daryl Charles (2007)