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A Sanctified Syllogism
A Sanctified SyllogismDavid GarnerJul 9, 2015Larger than life itself, Paul's God is a big God. The God of the prophets and apostles, in fact, created life. Creator and Redeemer, he becomes the awesome...
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Uncreating Adam: Part Two
Uncreating Adam: Part TwoDavid GarnerSep 7, 2015With magisterial grace, the Bible weds Christian theology to the male/female distinctions in God's creation of marriage. Space permits only a brief...
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Saving Faith, Pt 2: Trust in God's Word
Saving Faith, Pt 2: Trust in God's WordDavid GarnerNov 18, 2015Saving Faith, as we considered in part 1, is a gift of God. It comes from him. Though we exercise that faith, the privilege and power of...
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Become Like Children
Become Like ChildrenDavid GarnerJan 11, 2016Small children play at a park. A boy’s voice breaks into the festivity with a wildly unpopular declaration, “We can only play soccer on the field, not around...
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Orthodox, Beware
Orthodox, BewareDavid GarnerFeb 29, 2016When 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...
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Does Orthodoxy Need an Adjective?
Does Orthodoxy Need an Adjective? David GarnerMar 29, 2016As orthodoxy itself has come under contemporary fire, religious and cultural forces persuade many to extend the theological fence posts. The...
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Saving Faith, Part 3, the Holy Embrace
Saving Faith, Part 3, the Holy EmbraceDavid GarnerApr 13, 2016Blessed with the gift of saving faith, the believer is now able to hear what he could not hear before, to believe sincerely what he...
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Church is Not a Volunteer Organization
Church is Not a Volunteer OrganizationDavid GarnerMay 7, 2016Several months ago, I wrote an article entitled “Jesus is Head of the Churches,” in which I sought to describe the practical implications of...
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Most of Us Disagree With Jesus
Most of Us Disagree With JesusDavid GarnerJun 21, 2016Writing 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...
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Have We Lost Our Minds?
Have We Lost Our Minds?David GarnerAug 23, 2016When we 50-somethings were children, American optimism taught us that we could be astronauts, professional athletes, astrophysicists, or neurosurgeons....
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You Are What You Think
You Are What You ThinkDavid GarnerSep 27, 2016Every society has a rulebook, but living in one’s birth culture creates a blind embrace of its practices, norms, and expectations. We believe certain...
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A God Thing
A God ThingDavid GarnerNov 15, 2016Exuberant 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...
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Visitation
VisitationDavid GarnerDec 23, 2016On the threshold of the holidays, many await the arrival of family. As the day nears, tension builds. You work, you watch, and you wait. Decorations get draped;...
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The Sweetness of Biblical Authority
The Sweetness of Biblical AuthorityDavid GarnerMar 21, 2017The first Psalm sets the stage for the entire Psalter. Its attention on the covenant God and covenant blessing and cursing, as well as its...
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