PUBLICATIONS

(2007). The Bible on Sex and Homosexuality (St. Paul, Minn.: Northwestern College, 2007).

(2006). “Review of Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel’s Literary Structure by Douglas S. McComiskey,” in JETS 49 (2006): 603-606.

(2006). Exposition of the Gospel of Luke Workbook, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: Northwestern College Center for Distance Education, 2006).

(2004). "Some Logical Difficulties in Open Theism." CTR, 1(2), 173-89.

(2004). “Review of The Role and Function of Repentance in Luke-Acts, by Guy D. Nave, Jr.,” in JETS 47 (2004): 524-26.

(2003). BIB2217—Luke [DVD course lectures] (St. Paul, Minn.: Northwestern College Center for Distance Education, 2003).

(2003). ed., et al., “Bibliofile” (online resource at http://institute.emerson.edu/ace/ACEBI/index.php annotating about 300 books related to higher education and listing over 200 professional educational periodicals, 100 professional educational organizations, and 40 professional development programs in higher education, all with Web links).

(2003, May). “Complex Clarity on Chewning’s Models for Institutional Integration of Faith and Learning,” . . . and gladly teach 7.5 (May 2003): 3-4, 7.

(2003, Winter). “Report from Our ACE Fellow,” CSU—Hayward Office of Faculty Development Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching Newsletter (Winter 2003).

(2002). God Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents God, contributing editor with Eric L. Johnson (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002).

(2002). “Should the God of Historic Christianity Be Replaced?” co-author with Eric L. Johnson, pp. 11-41 in God Under Fire (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002).

(2002). “Review of Theology of the New Testament, by Georg Strecker,” in JETS 45.4 (2002): 712-14.

(2000). “Assassins,” “Bernice,” “Drusilla,” “Gentile,” and “Yokefellow,” in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000), 117, 167, 358, 494-95, 1404.

(1998). “Review of The Modern Search for the Real Jesus: An Introductory Survey of the Historical Roots of Gospels Criticism, by Robert B. Strimple,” in JETS 41.3 (1998): 479-80.

(1997). “Review of The Preface to Luke's Gospel: Literary Convention and Social Context in Luke 1.1-4 and Acts1.1, by Loveday Alexander,” in JETS 40 (1997): 140-41.

(1997). “The Historical Jesus of Ancient Unbelief,” JETS 40 (1997): 551-62.

(1992). “Notice of Expository Hermeneutics: An Introduction, by Elliott E. Johnson,” in Trinity Journal 13NS (1992): 251-52.

(1992). “Genealogy,” in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed. Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight, I. Howard Marshall, 253-59 (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1992).

(1991). “Review of The Text of the New Testament, 2d ed., by Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland,” in Trinity Journal 12NS (1991): 231-33.

(1991). “Review of Revelation and Mystery, by Markus N. A. Bockmühl,” in Trinity Journal 12NS (1991): 106-12.

(1989). “Review of Scripture and Christology, by Joseph A. Fitzmyer,” in Trinity Journal 10NS (1989): 226-33.

PRESENTATIONS

(2007, November 16).“God’s Will and Decision Making: A Panel Discussion of 3 Views,” moderator of a session with papers by Richard & Henry Blackaby, Garry Friesen, and Gordon T. Smith at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, San Diego, Calif.

(2007, May). “THE Christian Worldview or Multiple Christian WorldviewS?” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Washington, D.C. (November, 16 2006); re-presented at Northwestern College’s Scholarship Symposium.

(2006, May). Keynote address on "The Da Vinci Code and the Art of Leonardo" for the Feature Presentation: The Influence of The Da Vinci Code: Moving Words and Moving Pictures at the Northwestern College Scholarship Symposium. St. Paul, MN.

(2006, May). “More Choice or More Clarity?: A Response on the Resurgence of the Bauer Thesis on Early Christianity,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Valley Forge, Penn. (November 17, 2005); re-presented at Northwestern College’s Scholarship Symposium.

(2006, February-March). Presented a four-week series on Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code at First Evangelical Free Church in Maplewood. Maplewood, MN.

(May 2005). "Beliefs, Preferences, and Authority: Making Distinctions in the Quest for Truth." Presented to the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. San Antonio, TX. (November 17, 2004); re-presented at Northwestern College’s Scholarship Symposium.

(2005). Presentation on Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at Concordia Academy to the high school student body.

(2005, January 17). “A Comment on Christian Scholarship: It’s Not an Oxymoron,” remarks at the Minnesota Collegiate Honors Symposium.

(2004, May 12). "Discipleship in Luke-Acts." Presented as guest lecturer at Biola University. La Mirada, CA.

(2004, May 11). "Models of the Atonement: How Does Jesus' Death Handle Our Sin?" Presented as guest lecturer at Biola University. La Mirada, CA.

(2003, November 19). “Some Logical Difficulties in Open Theism,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, Ga.; re-presented as the featured presentation at Northwestern College’s Scholarship Symposium (May 2004).

(2002, November 20). “Knowing the God of Classical Christian Theism,” panel presentation with Eric L. Johnson, and Mark T. Talbot at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

(1997, November 20). “General Revelation and Acts,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Santa Clara, Calif.

(1996, November 21). “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Plea on Behalf of the Biblical Metaphor,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Jackson, Miss.

(1995, November 18). “The Historical Jesus of Ancient Unbelief,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philadelphia, Penn.

(1994, November 18). “Philosophy of Mind and Hermeneutics, Part 2: The Intentional Fallacy and the Locus of an Author's Intent,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Lisle, Ill.

(1993, November 19). “Philosophy of Mind and Hermeneutics: A Philosophical Critique of Reader-Oriented Criticism,” presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Washington, D.C.

CONFERENCES

(2007, November). Attended meetings of the annual Evangelical Theological Society and moderated an interactive series of papers on decision making and God's will for a forthcoming Kregel publication.

(2005, April 28). Attended meetings of the Undergraduate Theology Conference. St. Bonifacius, MN.

(2005, April 18-19). Attended meetings of the North Central District of the Evangelical Free Church of America conference: "neighbors to the nations: multiplying healthy churches among all people." Brooklyn Park, MN.

(2005, April 1-2). Attended regional meetings of the Upper Midwest American Academy of Religion and the Society for Biblical Literature. St. Paul, MN.

(2005, March 18-19). Attended annual meetings of the Midwest Regional Evangelical Theological Society. Kansas City, MO.

(2004, November 20-22). Attended annual meetings of the Society for Biblical Literature. San Antonio, TX.

(2004, November 19-20). Attended annual meetings of the Institute for Biblical Research. San Antonio, TX.

(2004, November 17-19). Attended meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society. San Antonio, TX.

(2004, January 8-10). Attended Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Chief Enrollment Officers Critical Concerns Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

HONORS & AWARDS

- American Council on Education ACE Fellow, 2002-2003
- Certificate of Recognition, California State University, Hayward, 2002
- Northwestern College Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1996
- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Trinity Faculty Award, 1989
- Outstanding Young Men of America, 1986