Papers, Articles, and Book Reviews
The Founders Journal, 2023
Pastoral theology essay engaging the common practice of "forgiving myself" from a biblical counse... more Pastoral theology essay engaging the common practice of "forgiving myself" from a biblical counselor's perspective.
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The Founders Journal, 2023
Pastoral theology essay engaging the common practice of "forgiving God" from a biblical counselor... more Pastoral theology essay engaging the common practice of "forgiving God" from a biblical counselor's perspective.
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The Founders Journal, 2022
Edited by Tom Nettles, this article surveys the eschatology of the 1689 Second London Baptist Con... more Edited by Tom Nettles, this article surveys the eschatology of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession (chapters 31-32), providing guidelines for utilizing confessional/catechetical resources within a robust biblical counseling framework.
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Banner of Truth, 2021
A pastoral review of Banner of Truth's newly-released 'Works of Robert Traill.'
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Theolog Journal, 2021
Article for the inaugural issue of Theolog, the theological journal of The Log College and Semina... more Article for the inaugural issue of Theolog, the theological journal of The Log College and Seminary (formerly The North American Reformed Seminary). This paper, intentionally pitched at a pastor-practitioner level, introduces the philosophy and practice of biblical counseling, and makes connections with Puritan casuistry.
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Banner of Truth, 2020
A pastor's review of Murray's 4-vol. Collected Writings.
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The Founders Journal, 2020
Originally appearing in a local magazine, and then picked up by The Founders Journal (Issue 120, ... more Originally appearing in a local magazine, and then picked up by The Founders Journal (Issue 120, Spring 2020), this is a theological piece in meditative poetic format, tracing and reflecting upon the history of redemption.
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The Founders Journal, 2020
Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (Issue 119, Winter 2020), this paper is an expositio... more Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (Issue 119, Winter 2020), this paper is an exposition of Chapter 25 in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. Edited by Tom Nettles, the essay is part of that Journal's ongoing expository series through the 1689 Confession.
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The Founders Journal, 2018
Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (#112, Spring 2018), this paper is an exposition of ... more Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (#112, Spring 2018), this paper is an exposition of Chapter 14 in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. Edited by Tom Nettles, the essay is part of that Journal's ongoing expository series through the 1689 Confession.
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The Founders Journal, 2017
Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (#109, Summer 2017), this paper is an exposition of ... more Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (#109, Summer 2017), this paper is an exposition of most of Chapter 9 in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. Edited by Tom Nettles, the essay is part of that Journal's ongoing expository series through the 1689 Confession.
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Books
TBD., 2024
The 1689 Baptist Confession is a 17th-century Puritan document, and can be tricky to understand. ... more The 1689 Baptist Confession is a 17th-century Puritan document, and can be tricky to understand. Several controversies in recent years seem to have stemmed, at least in part, from misreadings of the Confession. These analytical outlines aim to help readers comprehend its structure more readily, making Early Modern theology accessible to contemporary Christians.
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The Works of Hercules Collins, 2024
Under Michael Haykin, presently co-editing with Mark Smith the 2-volume Works of Hercules Collins... more Under Michael Haykin, presently co-editing with Mark Smith the 2-volume Works of Hercules Collins for Hesed & Emet. Collins was the third pastor of the first English Particular Baptist church on Wapping Street, a noted signatory of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, and the man who edited the Heidelberg Catechism into its Baptist form (known as An Orthodox Catechism); as such he is properly classified as a 'Baptist Puritan.'
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FORTHCOMING: Guided Tours in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession
I'm presently writing this book.
This is a popular-level introduction and survey of the 1689 ... more I'm presently writing this book.
This is a popular-level introduction and survey of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. The book introduces the Confession's historical context, gives practical reasons for holding to a historic confession of faith, and presents "guided tours" of each of its thirty-two chapters.
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Resounding Praise: Recovering the Responsive Reading of Scripture in Congregational Worship
I'm presently writing this book. It traces the antiphonal nature of Scripture, demonstrates its p... more I'm presently writing this book. It traces the antiphonal nature of Scripture, demonstrates its principle in selected passages, provides practical pastoral help in implementing and leading responsive reading in congregational worship, and offers readings which are both topical/occasional (as befits the church year or special events in the life of the congregation) and readings through entire books of the Bible.
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A Brief Catechism of Bible Doctrine, 2023
Contributed a biographical introduction of James Petigru Boyce's life and labors for a Particular... more Contributed a biographical introduction of James Petigru Boyce's life and labors for a Particular Baptist Heritage Press reprint of his influential "A Brief Catechism of Bible Doctrine."
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Authority & Application: A Pastoral Application to Biblical Counseling, in the "Ministry Helps" booklet series, 2023
This biblical counseling booklet covers the basics of pastoral biblical counseling, surveying its... more This biblical counseling booklet covers the basics of pastoral biblical counseling, surveying its 6 core components and suggesting resources.
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What to Do after a Breakup: Handling Pain and Regret Biblically, in the "Ministry Helps" booklet series, 2023
A biblical counseling and pastoral care booklet, addressing how to respond in godly ways after a ... more A biblical counseling and pastoral care booklet, addressing how to respond in godly ways after a relationship ends. The principles drawn out from Scripture address both post-breakup responses and (more generally) walking under difficult providences.
This is the inaugural resource in The Greater Heritage’s "Ministry Helps" booklet series.
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The Works of John Flavel, 2000
Contracted assistant editor under Brian Cosby on The Banner of Truth's revised edition of English... more Contracted assistant editor under Brian Cosby on The Banner of Truth's revised edition of English Puritan John Flavel's collected Works. This revision will restore some 10% of his corpus which has fallen out of his printed Works over the centuries. I worked on vols 2-3.
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The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, 2017
I contributed the entry on “Catechism” to Yale’s Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia (Eerdmans, 2017).
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Talks and Interviews
GRTL: The Pastor Project, 2019
I was interviewed on the biblical view of human life's sanctity as part of a documentary the Nort... more I was interviewed on the biblical view of human life's sanctity as part of a documentary the Northwest Georgia Right to Life is currently filming. They're speaking with local pastors in order to spur grassroots work in raising awareness of the biblical issues surrounding abortion. The documentary is being released as a multipart series. Learn more at grtl.org.
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This is a popular-level introduction and survey of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. The book introduces the Confession's historical context, gives practical reasons for holding to a historic confession of faith, and presents "guided tours" of each of its thirty-two chapters.
This is the inaugural resource in The Greater Heritage’s "Ministry Helps" booklet series.
This is a popular-level introduction and survey of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. The book introduces the Confession's historical context, gives practical reasons for holding to a historic confession of faith, and presents "guided tours" of each of its thirty-two chapters.
This is the inaugural resource in The Greater Heritage’s "Ministry Helps" booklet series.