Education

• Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1994
• Th.M, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1978
• B.S., Philadelphia Biblical University, 1973

Experience

• Lecturer, East Asia School of Theology, Singapore, January-May 2005
• Leadership Development Coordinator, Training of Timothys, World Vision Cambodia, 1998-2004
• Adjunct Faculty, East Asia School of Theology, 1995-2004
• Pastor, Evangelical Baptist Church, North Haven, Conn., 1990-95
• Pastor, Second Cape May Baptist Church, Palmero, N.J. 1980-87

Publications

• Books
  • Palm Tree Theology. Phnom Penh: by the author, 2004.
  • Folk Buddhism in Southeast Asia.  Phnom Penh: Training of Timothys, 2003.
  • Someone or Nothing?  Nishitani’s Religion and Nothingness as a Foundation for Christian-Buddhist Dialogue.  Asian Thought and Culture, gen. ed. Charles Wei-hsun Fu, vol. 27.  New York: Peter Lang, 1995.
• Chapters
  • "Gentle Strength and Upaya: Christian and Buddhist Ministry Models” in Sharing Jesus Effectively in the Buddhist World, ed. David Lim, Steve Spaulding, and Paul De Neui. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005.
  • “The Value and Limits to Dialogue,” in Sharing Jesus Holistically with the Buddhist World, ed. David Lim and Steve Spaulding. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005.
  • “Defending God Before Buddhist Emptiness,” in Vital Missions Issues: Examining Challenges and Changes in World Evangelism, Roy B. Zuck, gen. ed. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1998.
• Articles
  • "Prayer for New Semester,” The Scroll 60/1 (August 23, 2005): 1.
  • Introduction to “Writers For Cambodia From Cambodia,” Honeycomb 5/1 (October 2004): 12–13 [Khmer translation 27–30].
  • “Gentle Strength: A Model for Ministry,” Honeycomb 5/4 (October 2004): 47–67 [Khmer translation 68–102].
  • “Fiction or Fact?” Honeycomb 5/1 (October 2004): 130–132 [Khmer translation 133–136].
  • “God Has Come Close,” Honeycomb 4/2 (July 2003): 26–33 [Khmer translation 34–48].
  • “Balancing Praying with Doing,” Honeycomb 4/1 (January 2003): 51–59 [Khmer translation 60–74].
  • “Portrait of a Leader,” Honeycomb 4/1 (January 2003): 106–116 [Khmer translation 117–136].
  • “Translating for Understanding,” Honeycomb 3/3 (October 2003): 61–79 [Khmer translation 80–102].
  • “On Respecting Beliefs and People,” Honeycomb 3/1 (January 2002): 18–22 [Khmer translation 23–31].
  • “Jonah—The Reluctant Missionary,” Honeycomb 3/1 (January 2002): 72–80 [Khmer translation 81–97].
  • “Success and Successors,” Honeycomb 2/3 (July 2001): 61–71 [Khmer translation 72–93].
  • “The Key to Joy,” Honeycomb 2/2 (April 2001): 64–76 [Khmer translation 75–100].
  • Introduction to Philemon,” Honeycomb 2/1 (January 2001): 42–55[Khmer translation 56–76].
  • “‘Faith’ in the Book of Ruth,” Honeycomb 1/2 (October 2000): 68–79 [Khmer translation 80–96].
  • “Forgiving Those Who Trespass Against Us,” Honeycomb 1/1 (July 2000): 1–10 [Khmer translation 11–23].
  • “Defending God Before Buddhist Emptiness,” Bibliotheca Sacra 154 (Oct–Dec 1997): 396–409. Reprinted in Vital Missions Issues: Examining Challenges and Changes in World Evangelism, Roy B. Zuck, gen. ed. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1998.
  • “Dispensational Motifs in the Writings of Erich Sauer,” Bibliotheca Sacra 148 (Jul–Sep 1991): 259–73.

Papers Read

• “Encouraging Evangelicals to Engage Ecumenically” Institute for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Peace, Payap University, 2007, Chiang Mai, Thailand 
• "The Sufficiency of the Bible and the Utility of the Bibles: Why Read the Qur'an and the Bhagavad Gita?" ETS Regional Meeting 2006, Fort Worth
• "Leaky Rafts: Buddhism and Truth" ETS National Meeting 2004, San Antonio
• "Gentle Strength and Upaya: Christian and Buddhist Ministry Models" SEANET 2004, Chaing Mai, Thailand.
• "How Much Did Jesus Know?" ETS National Meeting 2003, Atlanta.
• "Values of and Limits to Dialogue" SEANET 2003, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• "Defending God Before Buddhist Emptiness" ETS National Meeting 1995, Philadelphia.

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