Speaking Engagements

Grace Presbyterian Church, Montclair, NJ, November 21-23, 2008



         Archived Speeches Available Online


From 2008

Sunday, January 18, sermon at Forest Hills Presbyterian, listen here.

From 2007

Wednesday Chapel series, September and October, 2007, listen here.
(September 4, 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 25, 29, 31, December 5)

Convocation, September 4, 2007, listen here.

Monday, January 8, 2007, "Reclaiming the Value of Beauty," January Series, Calvin College.  Listen here.

From 2006

December 6, Calvin College Chapel, 10 AM.  MP3 available here.

November 8, Calvin College Chapel.  "David and Tamar."  MP3 available here.

October 11, Calvin College Chapel.  "Moses: Water, Wind and Fire."  MP3 available here.
September 18, Calvin Colege Chapel.  "Stories and Faith: J. R. R. Tolkien."  MP3 available here.

September 17, Calvin College LOFT.  "Fear and Trembling."  MP3 available here.

September 6, Calvin College Chapel.  "Abraham: Stepping out in Faith into an Unknown Future."  MP3 available here.  

April 7, Wheaton College Chapel.  MP3 available here. 

Sunday, February 19, preach at LOFT service, Calvin College Chapel, 8 PM.  MP3 available here.

Sunday, February 19, guest on Christian talk show Listen Up!  Listen online at here.

Saturday, January 28, session on preaching the ascension & preaching at closing worship service at the Worship Symposium, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.  Sessions are for registrants only, but the closing worship is open to the public, beginning at 2:45 in the campus chapel.  Listen to audio excerpts here.

Friday, January 27, panel sessions on Reformed Worship and Campus Worship at the Worship Symposium, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.  Program available here.

Tuesday, January 24, radio interview with Prime Time America, at 5:30 Eastern Time.  Listen to online archive here.

Friday, January 20, radio interview on "Along the Way" with Kim Jeffries, on KTIS AM 900, St. Paul. Listen to online archive here. 


From 2005
Sunday, December 4, "Living in Expectation," Calvin College LOFT.  MP3 available here. 

Wednesday, October 5, "When Doing the Right Thing Seems Futile (Psalm 73)," Calvin College chapel.  MP3 aqvailable here.  

Convocation, September 6, 2005, read the address here.

Spring Wednesdays, Chapel Series on Hebrews, MP3s available here.  




                 Inviting Me to Speak

If you would like to have me speak on your campus or at your church, please use the contact form to get in touch.  I am available to speak on the following subjects:

1. The Attributes of God - reclaiming the understanding of God’s nature found in the classic Christian tradition.  Can be tailored to Presbyterian and Reformed contexts with a focus on the Reformed Confessions.

2. Does God Feel My Pain? - a Presbyterian and Reformed answer to this perennial question.  (This is the big question of Open Theism - a popular movement in the church today.)

3. The Beauty of Holiness - an examination of the value of beauty in Christian tradition.  Again, this may be focused on Reformed theology for Presbyterian and Reformed contexts, but doesn't have to be.  Could be multiple sessions.  

4. How the Protestant Church Has Failed Single People - a look at New Testament teaching about marriage and singleness, considering the implications of that teaching for the life of the church today.  

5. A Theology of Romance - especially appropriate for college-age groups or for singles groups.  Could be multiple sessions. 

6. The Medieval Theological Tradition for Protestants - a look at what Protestants can claim from the pre-Reformation church.  Possible focus: the life and work of Francis of Assisi.