Tim is a former top Forbes writer, American journalist, oil markets and geopolitical analyst, currently based in Saigon, Vietnam.

His analysis and news reports have been published and cited in media outlets around the world, including in the US, Japan, China, Vietnam, the BBC in the UK, and Russia and have been translated into several languages and used in television news reports

His Forbes readership for Nov. 14-20, 2016, reached 1.3 million for the week, and was cited in major news outlets in Asia, the US and Europe.

Tim is currently working on a new book: "Decoding Paul's Lost Letter: A Journalist Searches for the Ancient Biblical Book from the Laodiceans."

He is the former host of a weekly television talk and community affairs program shown on local CBS affiliate WTOC-Savannah.

Tim earned his bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and an M.A. in Theological Studies, with a concentration in historical theology and church history.