BOOKS
2008
What is a Reformed Church? A Visitors' Guide (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, forthcoming 2008)
In Living Color: Pastoral Counsel on Images of Christ (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, forthcoming 2008)
With Heart and Mouth: An Exposition of the Belgic Confession (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, forthcoming 2008)
2007
God With Us: Knowing the Mystery of Who Jesus Is (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007)
What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitors' Guide (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2007)
2006
The Good Confession: An Exploration of the Christian Faith (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2006)
Jesus Loves the Little Children: Why We Baptize Children (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2006)
CHAPTERS
2007
“Rulers and Servants: The Nature of and Qualifications for the Offices of Elder and Deacon,” in Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), 1–16.
“Table Manners: Whom We Welcome to the Lord’s Table,” in Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons, ed. Michael G. Brown (Grandville: Reformed Fellowship, 2007), 135–143.
ACADEMIC ARTICLES
2009
“Lutheran Puritanism? Adiaphora in Lutheran Orthodoxy and Possible Commonalities in Reformed Orthodoxy.” American Theological Inquiry 2:1 (forthcoming January 2009)
2008
"The Principle and Practice of Preaching in the Heidelberg Catechism." Puritan Reformed Theological Journal (forthcoming 2008)
“For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free: John Owen's A Discourse Concerning Liturgies, And Their Imposition.” Confessional Presbyterian Journal 4 (forthcoming 2008).
2007
“In Defense of the Descendit: A Confessional Response to Contemporary Critics of Christ’s Descent into Hell.” Confessional Presbyterian Journal 3 (2007): 104–17.
2006
“The Holy Spirit in the Heidelberg Catechism.” Mid-America Journal of Theology 17 (2006): 211–37.
POPULAR ARTICLES
2008
“In Search of the Spirit.” Modern Reformation 17:4 (July/August 2008): 23–26.
“Why Is Dispensational Theology So Popular?” Reformation Voice (June 2008): 3–5.
“A Catechism on the Holy Spirit—4: The Work of the Holy Spirit Upon the Church.” The Banner of Truth 536 (May 2008): 1–8
“A Catechism on the Holy Spirit—3: The Work of the Holy Spirit Upon the Christian.” The Banner of Truth 535 (April 2008): 1–9.
“How Frequently Should Communion be Celebrated?” with Bill De Jong. Christian Renewal 26:12 (March 26, 2008): 16–19.
“Are Reformed Churches Part of Evangelicalism?” with Bill De Jong. Christian Renewal 26:11 (March 5, 2008): 20–22.
“Heaven: What About Old Testament Believers?” The Outlook 57:3 (March 2008): 19–21.
“A Catechism on the Holy Spirit—2: The Work of the Holy Spirit Upon Jesus Christ.” The Banner of Truth 534 (March 2008): 1–7.
“How Should We View Roman Catholicism?” with Bill De Jong. Christian Renewal 26:10 (February 12, 2008): 32–36.
“Heaven: What Is It?” The Outlook 57:2 (February 2008): 3–5.
“A Catechism on the Holy Spirit—1.” The Banner of Truth 533 (February 2008): 1–8.
“What Should Reformed Evangelism Look Like?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:9 (January 30, 2008): 12–15.
“What Can the URCNA Do for Church Planting?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:8 (January 16, 2008): 36–38.
“Heaven: Does It Exist?” The Outlook 57:1 (January 2008): 3–5.
2007
“Worship in the Church: Pastors’ Roundtable” with John Bombaro, Michael Horton, and Eric Landry. Modern Reformation 16:6 (Nov/Dec 2007): 29–33.
“Are Pictures of Jesus Legitimate?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:7 (December 12, 2007): 18–22.
“Do We Need Creeds and Confessions if We Have the Bible?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:6 (November 21, 2007): 16–19.
“What is Reformed Worship? (VII): It Is Liturgical.” The Outlook 57:11 (December 2007): 6–9.
“Do We Need Church Membership in an Individualistic Society?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:5 (November 7, 2007): 12–15.
“What is Reformed Worship? (VI): It Is Joyful.” The Outlook 57:10 (November 2007): 5–8.
“How Relevant Is the 16th-Century Reformation?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:4 (October 24, 2007): 21–24.
“Portrait of a Pastor.” Covenanter Review 16:2 (Fall 2007): 5–12.
“What Are the Strengths and Weaknesses of Reformed Churches?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:3 (October 10, 2007): 21–24.
“What is Reformed Worship? (V): It Is Reverential.” The Outlook 57:9 (October 2007): 5–8.
“What Challenges Does the URCNA Face?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:2 (September 26, 2007): 13–16.
“What Should the Future of the URCNA Look Like?” with Bill DeJong. Christian Renewal 26:1 (September 12, 2007): 11–13, 15.
“What is Reformed Worship? (IV): It Is Evangelical.” The Outlook 57:8 (September 2007): 4–7.
“What is Reformed Worship? (III): It Is Covenantal.” The Outlook 57:7 (July-August 2007): 5-9.
“What is Reformed Worship? (II): It Is Historical.” The Outlook 57:6 (June 2007): 6-9.
What is Reformed Worship? (I): It is Biblical. The Outlook 57:5 (May 2007): 5-9.
“A Macedonian Moment: Responding to the Call of the People of Kauai.” Christian Renewal 25:13 (March 28, 2007): 12–13.
“The Recipe for Church Planting from the Book of Acts.” Christian Renewal 25:12 (March 14, 2007): 24–25.
2006
"Lift Up Your Hearts: Increasing the Use of the Sursum Corda." Reformed Worship 82 (December 2006): 33–35.
“We Confess: Article 37.” The Outlook 56:7 (October 2006): 21-24.
“We Confess: Article 36.” The Outlook 56:8 (September 2006): 21-24.
“We Confess: Article 35.” The Outlook 56:7 (July/August 2006): 12-15.
“We Confess: Article 34.” The Outlook 56:6 (June 2006): 10-14.
“…And Taught in this Christian Church.” Christian Renewal (May 31, 2006): 24-27.
“Why I Believe in God.” The Presbyterian Banner (May 2006): 3-4.
“We Confess: Article 33.” The Outlook 56:5 (May 2006): 10-14.
“We Confess: Article 32.” The Outlook 56:4 (April 2006): 8-11.
“We Confess: Article 31.” The Outlook 56:3 (March 2006): 7-11.
“We Confess: Article 30.” The Outlook 56:2 (February 2006): 5-9.
“We Confess: Article 29.” The Outlook 56:1 (January 2006): 6-9.
2005
“We Confess: Article 28.” The Outlook 55:11 (December 2005): 5-8.
“We Confess: Article 27.” The Outlook 55:9 (October 2005): 7-10.
“Are We One in the Lord?” Modern Reformation 14:5 (September/October 2005): 28, 29.
“We Confess: Article 26.” The Outlook 55:8 (September 2005):.
“Reformed Worship is Biblical.” The Banner of Truth 503-4 (August/September 2005): 12-7.
“We Confess: Article 25.” The Outlook 55:7 (July/August 2005): 10-1.
“We Confess: Articles 24-25.” The Outlook 55:6 (June 2005): 9-11.
“On Being a Church Planter.” Christian Renewal 23:16 (May 11, 2005): 20-2.
“We Confess: Article 23.” The Outlook 55:5 (May 2005): 7-10.
“The Little Parish.” Modern Reformation 14:3 (May/June 2005): 20-4.
“We Confess: Article 22.” The Outlook 55:4 (April 2005): 5-7.
“Teaching Membership Classes.” Ordained Servant 14:1 (March 2005): 11-4.
“Liturgy as Catechism.” The Journal of the Church Music National Conference (March 2005): 17-20.
“We Confess: Article 21.” The Outlook 55:3 (March 2005): 5-8.
“We Confess: Article 20.” The Outlook 55:2 (February 2005): 5-7.
“My Eyes Have Seen the King.” The Presbyterian Banner (January/February 2005): 3-4.
“We Confess: Article 19.” The Outlook 55:1 (January 2005): 6-8.
2004
“We Confess: Article 18.” The Outlook 54:11 (December 2004): 7-9.
“We Confess: Article 17.” The Outlook 54:10 (November 2004): 7-10.
“We Confess: Article 16.” The Outlook 54:9 (October 2004): 6-8.
“Exiled for Christ.” The Presbyterian Banner (October 2004): 8-9.
“We Confess: Article 15.” The Outlook 54:8 (September 2004): 7-9 .
“Behold, He Is Coming!” The Presbyterian Banner (September 2004): 9-10.
“How Do I Read the Book of Revelation?” The Presbyterian Banner (July 2004): 3-4.
“Proclaiming Amazing Grace to Searching Evangelicals.” Christian Renewal 22.17 (June 14, 2004): 10.
“We Confess: Article 14.” The Outlook 54:6 (June 2004): 10-3.
“We Confess: Article 13.” The Outlook 54:5 (May 2004): 9-11.
“A Doxological People.” The Presbyterian Banner (May 2004): 3-5.
“Who Do Men Say That I Am?” Christian Renewal 22.13 (April 12, 2004): 20-3.
“We Confess: Article 12.” The Outlook 54:4 (April 2004): 8-10.
“Greetings From the Triune God.” The Presbyterian Banner (April 2004): 10-2.
“We Confess: Articles 10-11.” The Outlook 54:3 (March 2004): 11-3.
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” The Presbyterian Banner (March 2004): 3-5.
“We Confess: Article 9.” The Outlook 54:2 (February 2004): 8-10.
“Why is Reformed Worship So Serious?” The Journal of the Church Music National Conference (Winter 2004): 3-6.
“Church Planting Principles from the Book of Acts.” Christian Renewal 22:9 (January 26, 2004): 20-2.
“We Confess: Article 8.” The Outlook 54:1 (January 2004): 11-4.
“The Duties of Elders.” Ordained Servant 13:1 (January 2004): 4-7.
2003
“We Confess: Articles 6 and 7.” The Outlook 53:10 (December 2003): 5-7.
“We Confess: Articles 4 and 5.” The Outlook 53:9 (November 2003): 7-9.
“The Pilgrim’s Progress.” The Presbyterian Banner (November 2003): 8-9.
“We Confess: Article 3.” The Outlook 53:8 (October 2003): 14-7.
“The True Christian Minister.” The Presbyterian Banner (September 2003): 5-6.
“We Confess: Article 2 [Part 2].” The Outlook 53:7 (September 2003): 9-10.
“Pentecostal Signs.” Modern Reformation 12:4 (July/August 2003): 4-6.
“We Confess: Article 2 [Part 1].” The Outlook 53:6 (July/August 2003): 15-6.
“We Confess: Article 1 [Part 2].” The Outlook 53:5 (June 2003): 9-11.
“We Confess: Article 1 [Part 1].” The Outlook 53:4 (May 2003): 13-4.
2002
“Lift Up Your Hearts!” The Outlook 52:8 (September 2002): 2-4.
REVIEWS
2008
Tremper Longman III, How to Read Genesis (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2005). Calvin Theological Journal (forthcoming, April 2008).
2007
John Williamson Nevin, The Reformed Pastor: Lectures on Pastoral Theology, ed. Sam Hamstra Jr. (Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2006). Modern Reformation 16:5 (September/October 2007): 51.
2006
David VanDrunen, A Biblical Case for Natural Law. Studies in Christian Social Ethics and Economics, Number 1, ed. Anthony B. Bradley (Grand Rapids: Acton Institute, 2006). Mid-America Journal of Theology 17 (2006): 354-60.
ADDRESSES
“Preparing Parents for the Baptism of their Children.” Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2008).
"The URCNA Family Tree." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (November 2007).
"Being a Pentecost Church in an Age of Pentecostalism." Reformation Day Conference, Abbottsford Free Reformed Church, Abbottsford, BC (October 2007).
"Jesus Loves the Little Children." Christ Reformed Church Authors Forum (June 2007).
"Membership Vows in the URCNA." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (March 2007).
"Church Planting with a Liturgy of Word & Sacraments." Westminster Seminary California, Church Planting Conference (2006).
"The Pentecost Church in an Age of Pentecostalism: What is the Role of the Holy Spirit in Reformed Churches?" Reformed Fellowship Annual Reformation Day Meeting (October 2006).
"(Almost) Everything I Never Learned About the Reformed Faith." Grace United Reformed Church, Kennewick, WA, Family Camp (August 2006).
—It is a Dramatic Faith
—It is a Worshipping Faith
—It is a Spirit-filled Faith
—It is a Catholic Faith
"Evangelistic Worship." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2005).
"The Classic Reformed View of the Three Offices." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2005).
"Teaching Parents how to Catechize." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2004).
"The URCNA Family Tree." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2004).
"Declare His Glory Among the Nations: Public Worship as the Heart of Evangelism." Classis Eastern U.S., URCNA, Missions Rally (2004).
"Being a Church Planter Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2003).
"Teaching Membership Classes." Westminster Seminary California, URCNA Interns Conference (2003).
"The Importance of Christ's Descent Into Hell for the Believer." Growing Reformed Churches Conference (February 2003).