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Recently my wife and I had a rare opportunity to go out to eat. Wanting to make the most of it, I chose a restaurant that I knew had…

A mentor of mine once remarked, “It’s OK to have nice things; it’s not OK for nice things to have you.” While helpful, this counsel fails to satisfy the…

Editor’s Note: This is part 8 in a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answer 154-160. I was raised in a church tradition where sermons were…

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of Dr. Garner’s article. Part 1 may  be accessed here.  The frequent and urgent biblical cries to sobriety expose the danger of the…

God’s speech carries final authority. That is only right. He is, after all, God. His gravitas weighs in every word on every page of his Word, where he calls us…

If censoriousness is not a fruit of the Spirit, and uncharitable assumptions are not marks of genuine piety, then why are they so prevalent in the courts of the…

This article originally appeared at Reformation21. It is reposted here with permission. When the Obergefell case was argued before the US Supreme Court to establish the right to gay marriage,…

The Revoice Conference is history.  When first announced with its advertised purpose statement, sponsors, plenary sessions and speakers, my Session requested I pastorally address it for them and our…

Introduction Paul uses two words in 1 Cor 6:9, “μαλακοὶ” (malakoi) and “ἀρσενοκοῖται” (arsenokoitai), that are as important to Paul’s understanding of sexuality as they are difficult to understand.…

If you have inhabited the world of Evangelicals for any length of time, then you have likely encountered all manner of pious sounding rhetorical jukes and derogatory quips about…