Publications
Books
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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Articles
2009
“How Does the Supremacy of Christ Create Radical Christian Sacrifice? A Meditation on the Book of Hebrews.” In Proclaiming a Cross-Centered Theology, edited by Mark Dever et. al., 171-84. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009.
“The Justification Debate: A Primer,” co-author. Christianity Today, June 2009, 34-35.
“Over My Dead Body, Son.” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 14 (Spring 2009): 6-7.
“What’s That Supposed to Mean?: How to Decipher Those I-Don’t-Get-It Bible Passages.” Relevant, March/April 2009, 60-61.
2008
“I Believe in God’s Self-Sufficiency: A Response to Thomas McCall.” Trinity Journal 29 (Fall 2008): 227-34.
“Prayer the Cry of Our Hearts: The Truth about Prayer.” Decision, January 2008, 28-29.
“What Is Christian Hedonism?” Relevant, March/April 2008, 52.
2007
“Combat and Cowardice.” World, 10 November 2007, 43.
“Don’t Let Go: Prodigals.” Decision, September 2007, 11.
“Every Tribe, Tongue and Nation: The Ultimate Goal.” Decision, February 2007, 8-9.
“Gutsy Guilt: Don’t Let Shame over Sexual Sin Destroy You.” Christianity Today, October 2007, 72-76.
“A Hole in Her Universe.” World, 27 October 2007, 39.
“Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?: What the Bible Has to Say about Lying.” Relevant September/October 2007, 60-62.
2006
“Don’t Waste Your Cancer,” co-author. Journal of Biblical Counseling 24 (Spring 2006): 2-8.
“Preaching as Expository Exultation for the Glory of God.” In Preaching the Cross, edited by Mark Dever et. al., 103-114. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
2005
“The Doctrine Difference.” World, 5 March 2005, 51.
“Mercy for the Living.” World, 15 January 2005, 47.
“Why Read Christian Biography?” Christian History and Biography 88 (Fall 2005): 54.
2004
“Calvary and the Camps.” World, 28 February 2004, 51.
“Treasuring Christ Together.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 22 (Winter 2004): 83-86.
“The Triumph of the Cross: 7 Reasons Christ Suffered and Died.” Decision, April 2004, 8-11.
2003
“The Call of God.” EthnoDoxology 2, no. 2 (2003): 11.
“Counseling with Suffering People.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 21 (Winter 2003): 18-27.
“Global Priority of Missions.” In Reclaiming the Gospel and Reforming Churches: Twenty Years of the Southern Baptist Founders Conference, 1982-2002, edited by Thomas K. Ascol, ???. Cape Coral, FL: Founders, 2003.
“Guilt, Grace, and the Global AIDS Crisis.” In The Hope Factor: Engaging the Church in the HIV/AIDS Crisis, edited by Tetsunao Yamamori, David Dageforde, and Tina Bruner, 243-46. Waynesboro, GA: Authentic Media, 2003.
“The Most Sharable Message in the World: Be Glad!” EthnoDoxology 2, no. 2 (2003): 8.
“A Response to Don Garlington on Imputation.” Reformation and Revival 12 (Fall 2003): 121-28.
“The Supremacy of God in Missions through Worship.” EthnoDoxology 2, no. 2 (2003): 2-3.
“What God Requires, Christ Provides,” co-author. Modern Reformation, September 2003, 18-23.
2002
“Eight Principles: How Christians Should Relate to Those of Other Faiths.” World, 12 October 2002, 51.
“God’s Glory is the Goal of Biblical Counseling.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 20 (Winter 2002): 8-21.
“Jesus: The Intercessor between God’s Wrath and Our Sin.” Modern Reformation, May 2002, 8-9.
“Why God Inspired Hard Texts (Romans 3:1-8).” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 7 (Fall 2002): 79-82.
2001
1999
“Training the Next Generation of Evangelical Pastors and Missionaries.” In Teaching Them Obedience in All Things: Equipping for the 21st Century, edited by Edgar J. Elliston, 16-31. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1999.
“What Kind of Preaching Produces Holiness?: The Link between Worship and Obedience.” Leadership 20 (Spring 1999): 41-42.
“Why the Glory of God is at Stake in the ‘Foreknowledge’ Debate.” Modern Reformation, September 1999, 39-43.
1996
“Charles Spurgeon: Preaching through Adversity.” Founders Journal 23 (Winter 1996): 5-21.
1995
“Preaching as Worship: Meditations on Expository Exultation.” Trinity Journal 16 (Spring1995): 29-45.
1994
“Learning to Love: Learning to Savor the Love of God.” Discipleship Journal 14 (January 1994): 55-56.
1990
“How Redeemed People Do Battle with Sin.” Decision, January 1990, 12-13.
1983
“How Does a Sovereign God Love?: A Reply to Thomas Talbott.” Reformed Journal 33 (April 1983): 9-13.
“Universalism in Romans 9-11?: Testing the Exegesis of Thomas Talbott.” Reformed Journal 33 (July 1983): 11-14.
1982
“Brothers, We Are Not Professionals.” Leadership 3 (Summer 1982): 32.
“Peter Stuhlmacher: A Middle Way in German New Testament Scholarship.” Evangelical Quarterly 54 (April 1982): 105-110.
1981
“Holy Hedonism! Feeling Good about Doing Good.” His 42 (November 1981): 29-31.
1980
“The Demonstration of the Righteousness of God in Romans 3:25, 26.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 7 (1980): 2-32.
“Historical Criticism in the Dock: Recent Developments in Germany.” Journal of Evangelical Theological Society 23, no. 4 (1980): 325-334.
1979
“Prolegomena to Understanding Romans 9:14-15: An Interpretation of Exodus 33:19.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22, no. 3 (1979): 203-16.
“A Reply to Gerhard Maier: A Review Article.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22, no. 1 (1979): 79-85.
1977
“Authority and Meaning of the Christian Canon: A Reply to Gerald Sheppard on Canon Criticism.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19, no. 2 (1976): 87-96.
“Deciding What We Deserve.” Christianity Today, 21 October 1977, 12-15.
“How Do You Handle Compliments.” Christian Life 38 (March 1977): 27.
“How I Became a Christian Hedonist.” His 37 (March 1977): 1.
“Is Self-Love Biblical?” Christianity Today, 12 August 1977, 6-9.
Book Reviews
1987
Review of Romans, by Paul J. Achtemeier. Journal of Biblical Literature 110, no. 3 (1987): 725-27.
1985
Review of “Righteousness” in the New Testament: Justification in the United States Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue, by John Reumann, with responses by Joseph A. Fitzmeyer [and] Jerome D. Quinn. Journal of Biblical Literature 104, no. 2 (1985): 334-36.