教育 

• A.A.  Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1980
• B.A.  Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1982
• M. Div.  威斯康辛州路德 Seminary, Mequon, 威斯康辛州, 1986 
• S.T.M.  威斯康辛州路德 Seminary, Mequon, 威斯康辛州, 1993
• Ph.D.  Concordia Seminary, St. 路易斯，密苏里州，2008

Background

I was born in northern Illinois and grew up in the Detroit area of Michigan. My father was a reSearch engineer. Starting as a first grader and ending with my Ph.D. commencement, I was either a full or part-time student of a Lutheran school for 42 straight years. After graduating from the Concordia system, I enrolled at 威斯康辛州路德 Seminary in 1982. I served as a vicar (intern) at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Waupaca, 威斯康辛州 from 1984-1985. After graduating from the seminary, I served as a parish pastor for 14 years in north-central 威斯康辛州, 为圣. 约翰的电动汽车. Lutheran Church, Rib Falls and Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Town of Rib Falls, near Wausau. During my time in the parish ministry, I twice taught social studies at Northland Lutheran High School, 当时位于沃索.

I was called to teach theology at 威斯康辛州路德 College in 2000, specializing in the areas of New Testament and church history. Since 2010, I have served as a co-host for overseas study tours in the Mediterranean area. 希腊, 约旦, 以色列, 意大利, and Turkey have been some of the countries I have taken students to learn about the history and geography of the Bible.

My wife, Linda, and I have been married since 1990. We have been blessed with three grown children and two grandchildren. My wife and I reside in Germantown and belong to David’s Star Ev. Lutheran Church, 杰克逊, 威斯康辛州.

自2019年以来, I have also served as an adjunct instructor in the Graduate School at Martin Luther College, 新乌尔姆, 明尼苏达州. I now teach both undergraduate and graduate online courses for MLC.

In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am a regular chapel speaker and author weekly devotions for the WLC 校友 脸谱网 page. I also serve the church at large by being a tour guide of the birthplace of the 威斯康辛州 Synod, 塞勒姆地标教堂, and as a congregational delegate for the General Board of Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, 杰克逊, 威斯康辛州. I also serve as the 脸谱网 page manager and local arrangements coordinator for MABAS (Milwaukee Area Biblical Archaeology Society). I serve the greater community by being a monthly platelet donor for Versiti Blood Center of 威斯康辛州.

教学 

• COL 101 - Introduction to College Experiences 
• LAS 101 - Liberal Arts Seminar 
• THE 110 - Introduction to 神学
• THE 225 - History of 以色列
• THE 230 - New Testament
• THE 231 - Life of Christ
• THE 311 - Christian Faith and Life
• THE 321 - History of Religion in America
• THE 441 - History of Christianity

研究兴趣

我的1986 M.Div. thesis focused on reSearching the backstory of the 1974 protest walkout at Concordia Seminary, St. 路易斯,密苏里州, titled “Cancer at Concordia: An Examination of How the Historical Critical Method of Biblical Interpretation was Introduced to the Classroom 教学 at Concordia Seminary, St. 路易斯,密苏里州.我的1993年的S.T.M thesis was titled “American Lutheranism and the Civil War.“我2008年的博士学位。.D. dissertation was titled “In the Footsteps of Walther: The Doctrine of the Ministry in the Writings of George Stoeckhardt.”

I have also done extensive reSearch and writing on German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) and his career before, 在, and after World War II and on the 19th-century Erlangen theologian, Johann Wilhelm Friedrich Hӧfling (1802–1853). Other reSearch interests include

• Near Eastern and Greco-Roman archaeology
• American and European Lutheranism
• 内战历史
• 二战历史

Lastly in my limited spare time, besides traveling, I enjoy engaging in genealogical reSearch. On my mother’s side of the family, I have been able to trace back portions of my family’s pedigree to the late 1400s and early 1500s.