On my PBCC sermons page.

God’s Great Promise (pdf). An essay I wrote in 1989. The starting point is Genesis 15:1.

Ruth: a hesed story (pdf only, because it contains Hebrew fonts). A term paper on the theology of the Book of Ruth. Written for Dr. Bruce Waltke for Biblical Theology (BIBL 680), Spring Quarter 1996, Regent College.

Literary Motifs of the Book of Esther (pdf only, because it contains Hebrew fonts). A term paper written for Dr. Karen Jobes’ course The Book of Esther: Providence Fulfilling Promise (BIBL 622), Summer School 1996, Regent College.

Myth, Symbol and Reality in the Apocalypse (pdf only). An essay about the Book of Revelation. Term paper for Dr. Edith Humphreys’ course Beyond the Veil: Introduction to the New Testament Apocalypse (BIBL 679), Summer School 1996, Regent College.

How to read a book (pdf). A piece I wrote for the April 1999 issue of Perspectives, a monthly publication of PBCC. A reflection upon how my understanding of teaching has been shaped by two episodes in Old Testament history: the finding of the Book of the Law during the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22), and Ezra’s reading of the Book of the Law to the Israelites (Nehemiah 8-9).

Trick or Treat (pdf). A short piece I wrote in 1996 for Halloween. Written for Dr. Stan Grenz’s course Systematic Theology Overview: Living Theologically (THEO 500), Fall 1996, Regent College.

My fascination with Augustine (pdf). An essay for Dr. John Toews’ course Agonies and Ecstasies: Varied Portraits of the Christian to AD 1550 (HIST 560), Winter School 1996, Regent College.

Benedict & Gregory (pdf). An essay about St Benedict and Pope Gregory I, for Dr. John Toews’ course Agonies and Ecstasies: Varied Portraits of the Christian to AD 1550 (HIST 560), Winter School 1996, Regent College.

Review of Jean Leclercq’s Love of Learning and Desire for God (pdf). A book review for Dr. John Toews’ course Agonies and Ecstasies: Varied Portraits of the Christian to AD 1550 (HIST 560), Winter School 1996, Regent College.

The Dialectical Tension in the Soul of Gregory the Great (pdf only). A paper written for Dr. James Houston’s course The Prayer Lives of Great Saints and Scholars (SPIR 600), Summer School 1996, Regent College.

Bernard of Clairvaux (pdf only). Handout for an adult Sunday School class, 1998.

Review of Mark Noll’s Between Faith and Criticism (pdf). A book review for Dr. Elmer Dyck’s course Biblical Criticism (BIBL 600), Spring Semester 1996, Regent College.

Cycles of the Soul (pdf). A poem I wrote in 1993. It’s still the only poem I’ve written other than a few attempts in primary school.

The Asher Lev Novels of Chaim Potok (pdf). A review of Chaim Potok’s two novels My Name is Asher Lev (1972) and The Gift of Asher Lev (1990). Written for Dr. Loren Wilkinson’s course The Christian Imagination (INDS 501), Spring 1997, Regent College.

God and the Arts. Essay on the art-loving, non-utilitarian nature of God, written for a test in Dr. Loren Wilkinson’s course The Christian Imagination (INDS 501), Spring 1997, Regent College.