Thinking Christianly

Here is a significant sampling of my theological writing. (To view and/or download each file in PDF format, click on the title.)

In 2012, I taught on the subjects of evangelism and apologetics. I taught through the following subjects (here presented as chapters in a book):

1. Introduction
2. What Is Evangelism?
3. What Is the Gospel?
4. Where Do We Begin?
5. Learning from Mistakes
6. Learning from Jesus (Part 1)
7. Learning from Jesus (Part 2)
8. Using Your Life, Story, and Church
9. An Introduction to Apologetics
10. Truth
11. Knowledge and Belief
12. Worldviews
13. Non-Christian Worldviews
14. Evidence for God: The Cosmological Argument
15. Evidence for God: The Design Argument (Part 1)
16. Evidence for God: The Design Argument (Part 2)
17. Evidence for God: The Moral Argument
18. Defending Scripture

Additionally, I have written these essays on apologetics-related issues:

1. Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus
2. The Problem of Evil
3. A Theological Position Paper on Evolution

The following are essays I have written for seminary courses:

The Ten Commandments and the Sabbath
A Theological Position Paper on Baptism

Finally, here are some essays I have written which appeared in the newsletter of Pinehurst Baptist Church:

1. December 2013 (“When Was Jesus Born?”)
2. November 2013 (“Book Review: D. A. Carson’s The Intolerance of Tolerance“)
3. July-August 2013 (“Superheroes and the Savior”)
4. March-April 2013 (“Evidence for the Resurrection”)
5. February 2013 (“Jesus’ Sheep Know His Voice”)
6. December 2012 (“The Gospel for Christmas”)

The following are representative examples of my preaching.  The sermons are of various lengths.

1.) January 9, 2011: Something Greater (Matthew 12:38-45)

This is a good example of expository preaching.

2.) December 11, 2011: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (Luke 2)

This is a Christmas sermon.  It’s a bit shorter than the others listed here.

3.) January 8, 2012: Resurrection (Matthew 27:55-28:15)

This is a good example of a doctrinal sermon.  I defend the historical reliability of the resurrection and I explain what Jesus’ resurrection means for our lives.

4.) August 11, 2013: The Message of Job

This is an overview message on the book of Job. As I said in the introduction, it’s a bit longer than my other sermons, but it addresses some very important issues, such as suffering and God’s sovereignty.

5.) May 4, 2014: Love Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36)

I preached this sermon at Providence Family Baptist Church in Lynnwood, WA. The audio isn’t the best because I pulled it off a video recording. Still, I hope I was able to illuminate Jesus’ words on loving our enemies.

Here is a fairly recent picture of my family (Me, my wife Kathy, and our two sons, Caleb and Simon).