The Sweetness of Biblical Authority
The first Psalm sets the stage for the entire Psalter. Its attention on the covenant God and covenant blessing and cursing, as well as its preoccupation with God’s Word as…
David Garner
The ‘Cause and Root’ of Adoption
On January 31, 2017, P&R Publishing released David Garner’s new book, Sons in the Son: The Riches and Reach of Adoption in Christ. This excerpt from the first chapter (pp.…
Adoption as New Life
On January 31, 2017, P&R Publishing released David Garner’s new book, Sons in the Son: The Riches and Reach of Adoption in Christ. This excerpt (pp. xxi–xxiv) from the introduction to…
Visitation
A Stew Pot One of the more frequently visited proverbs of my childhood came to me from my mother. “A stew pot never boils,” she would say. I felt what…
A God Thing
Exuberant over an experience, an oh-so-sweet manifestation of divine providence, you delightedly seek to give God praise in telling your story. “It was such a ‘God thing’,” you proclaim. As…
You Are What You Think
Every society has a rulebook, but living in one’s birth culture creates a blind embrace of its practices, norms, and expectations. We believe certain things about speech, social cues, and…
Have We Lost Our Minds?
When we 50-somethings were children, American optimism taught us that we could be astronauts, professional athletes, astrophysicists, or neurosurgeons. Our choice. Imagination alone limited potential and opportunity, and dreaming big…
Most of Us Disagree With Jesus
Writing now from the Sea of Galilee only a short distance from where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, I am reminded how earthy the gospel is. Just as…
Church is Not a Volunteer Organization
Several months ago, I wrote an article entitled “Jesus is Head of the Churches,” in which I sought to describe the practical implications of Christ’s headship in our churches. Over…
Saving Faith, Part 3, the Holy Embrace
Blessed with the gift of saving faith, the believer is now able to hear what he could not hear before, to believe sincerely what he rejected outrightly. The sheep hear…
Does Orthodoxy Need an Adjective?
As orthodoxy[1] itself has come under contemporary fire, religious and cultural forces persuade many to extend the theological fence posts. The logic? Exclusivity of the Christian faith is the cause…
Orthodox, Beware
When my children need braces, I do not dole out $5000 to a heterodontist to wire their teeth randomly and recklessly. With a view to my children’s good, headgear and…