I was raised in British Columbia, a pastor's son, and acquired a passion for the Bible early in life. I served as a youth pastor for two years in Edmonton during my undergraduate studies. During my graduate studies I served as the pastor of an Evangelical Free church in Mississauga, Ontario and continue to be enthusiastic about the Church and its mission. I specialize in Old Testament studies and I am excited about the theological significance of the Old Testament and the value of its application for the Church today. I want to get students energized by the Old Testament and encourage them to reflect on its importance for their faith and practice.

I have written several book reviews and published an article in Biblica on the theology of Chronicles and contributed a chapter to a forthcoming volume on historiography by T&T Clark. My teaching interests include the books of Kings, Isaiah, Chronicles, Genesis, Psalms and Job. I have taught courses on Hebrew, Greek, Biblical History, the Pentateuch and various Old Testament book studies. I also teach an introductory course on the entire Bible.

I was named 2006 Regional Scholar for the Upper Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature. I also won the 2006 Founder's Prize for the Canadian Society of Biblical Literature and was awarded a Doctoral Fellowship by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship for 2006-07.

• "Sennacherib's Campaign Against Judah: What Saith the Scriptures?" In forthcoming volume on Historiography by T&T Clark
• "Divine Intermediaries in 1 Chronicles 21: An Overlooked Aspect of the Chronicler's Theology." Biblica 85 no. 4 (2004): 545-558