WRITING
I have written a number of books, booklets and papers over the years ranging from biblical commentary and theology to handbooks for Christian teaching. Most of those currently in print are available from Amazon and are usually also in ebook format on Kindle, or here as pdfs for downloading.
Here I list the main titles (newest first). BIble Studies in the Scattered series (1 Peter) and in the Alpha & Omega series (Revelation) are available here. Booklets in the As In Adam series are here. There have also been numerous papers published on-line on various websites; I don't have a list, but a number relating to Christian education can be found on this Internet Archive.
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As In Adam is a series of eleven short booklets contrasting man’s sad inheritance of sin and death from Adam with the Christian’s far better inheritance of redemption and life from Christ: “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” ~ 1 Corinthians 15:22.
The Men of Death and Resurrection, first in the Series As in Adam, examines what it is to be a descendant of Adam the “Man of Death,” in contrast to what it is to is be in Christ, the “Man of Resurrection.” To be Adam’s descendant is to inherit Adam’s sinful nature. It is to be dead like Adam, “bringing to life” the sinfulness and death that images Adam. To be in Christ, the founder and model of a new family line, is to be gifted a new nature. Every one who belongs to Christ is made alive with him, bringing to life the imaging of Christ in the certainty of resurrection and eternal life.
A Christian looks at te Tiririti
the Treaty of Waitangi
2023 ISBN 9780995133945
Te Tiriti is New Zealand’s founding covenant, providing for united paramount governance of Māori and Pākehā in partnership: two peoples, one nation, one sovereign. This booklet gives a concise explanation of te Tiriti with the aim of encouraging an understanding of it that leads to informed, peaceful participation in the life of New Zealand and its people.
31 pp In Print. Buy direct from:
or read online HERE
A Christian looks at Matariki
2023 ISBN 9780995133983
The celebration of Matariki is embedded in New Zealand national life, a Māori tradition recognised in a public holiday. Turning to the Bible as God’s word, this booklet aims to help readers understand the true significance given Matariki by its Creator. In particular, it aims to help Christians worship God faithfully and to engage with their communities in Christ-centred life and witness as the nation celebrates Matariki.
30 pp In Print. Buy direct from:
Amazon AU$8.00 & Kindle US$1.50
or read online HERE
The Lord's Supper: A Baptist Perspective
2019 ISBN 9780994149572
A review of biblical texts and church practices, aimed at improving understanding and faithful participation in this symbolic meal by which Jesus strengthens our faith, refreshes our fellowship and encourages faithful living.
55 pp In print. Buy direct from:
God is our Rock
2020 ISBN 9780995133907
David describes God as his rock, his fortress and his deliverer. In Christ, God gives us the same unshakable compassion and grace. But doubts and fears assail us, and with modern confusion around the doctrine of God's impassibility, it is to God as our loving and faithful rock that we turn to find assurance, comfort and peace.
80 pp In Print. Buy direct from:
God's Covenant Promises
2023 ISBN tba
In a startling display of his grace, God has made covenants with man, promises he "remembers" and fulfills in Christ. These two volumes explore those covenants, examining contemporary approaches to the way they impact on Christian faith & life.
2 Volumes
In preparation for release 2024
The Covenant Matrix
2019 ISBN 9780994149558
A brief introduction to the confusing maze of Covenant Theology that presents infant baptism as synonymous with Reformed Christianity, outlining how this arose from post-Reformation church and state struggles.
A5 20 pp In print. NZ$5.00 (Or Kindle US$3.00)
The Misted World of Genesis One
2020 ISBN 9780995133921 [2nd Edition]
Examines contemporary evangelical scholarship in the light of the evidence, affirming the perspicuity of the Bible, and explores Genesis one as the beginning of the Christ-centred biblical narrative from creation to new creation.
330 pages In Print. Buy direct from:
Amazon US$12.50 or Kindle US$11.44
[2017 A4 260 pp out of print.]
The Child Moulders
2009 ISBN 9780908806195
Examines the way state schools in New Zealand are using a novel curriculum to create a new social order and are seizing control of the moral development of the nation's youngsters.
In print.
In print
State Children
2009 ISBN 9780908806201
Booklet abridgment of The Child Moulders.
In print.
By Fear and Fallacy
2006 ISBN 9780908806188
Documents the repression of reason and public good by the anti-smacking lobby in New Zealand.
A King's Bible
2005 ISBN 9780908806175
Unravels the myths, language and history of the King James Bible to help English readers make a sensible evaluation of this great translation.
Out of print.
Māori Culture in a Christian Worldview
2005 ISBN 9780908806159
Documents the marginalising of Māori by superficial engagement with people and their culture, and asserts that the answer is not a revival of a pagan Māori culture but the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Out of print.
The New Māori Myth (Revised)
2005 ISBN 9780908806167
(First Ed 1988) Demonstrates that traditional Māori values were inseparable from fear, violence and social injustice. It also exposes the myths surrounding the history of missionary work and European colonisation in New Zealand.
Out of print.
The Unequal Yoke
1996 ISBN 9780908806175
(First Ed 1993) Examines the relationship between Christian schools and the state, and explores possible biblical limits.
Out of print.
In God's World
1998 ISBN 9780908806043
(1st Ed 1982) A biblical framework for Christian education including a syllabus for primary schooling covering content and instructional methods in core subjects.
Out of Print
Mathstart
1988 ISBN 9780908806167
A workbook utilising the number line for teaching year 1 mathematics. Establishes meaning and method for the four core processes that lays a foundation for mathematics into secondary schooling.
Out of print.
The Wycliffe WORD Programme
1988 ISBN 9780908806019
A phonics based workbook for use in teaching reading, spelling and writing in Year 1.
Out of print.
Schools Need Christ
1985 (no ISBN)
This booklet explains the framework of biblical faith essential for a Christ-centred schooling for children, and demonstrates that secular state schools by their very nature teach a religion in conflict with the Bible.
Out of print.
