David Garner

This article is part three of an on-going series, “Truth and Idolatry.” Read part 1, “I am Not an Idol Worshiper” and part 2, “Call the Gospel What It Is.”…

This is the second article in a series entitled, “Truth and Idolatry.” Read part 1, “I Am Not an Idol Worshiper.” Idolatry by Degree? Idolatry lacks nuance. It knows no…

Idolatry Reconsidered As believers in the one true God, we know that idolatry is wrong. We know God hates it. We know first two of the Ten Commandments explicitly demand…

The Mandate to Godliness Writing the Pastoral Epistles, the Apostle Paul makes “godliness” (Greek, eusebeia) primary. Some have perceived here a theologically incompatible, and hardly “pastoral,” fixation. It might sound…

Promises, Promises Promises. We’ve received them, and we have made them. We have trusted others and been entrusted by others. We have suffered let downs; and we have let others…

“Hark! the herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the newborn King; peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!’ Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the…

The Mandate of Thanksgiving   The Apostle Paul exhorts the church: “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians…

We come now to our final section in this six-part series,[1] in which we have asked the question, How Can I Know For Sure?[2] We conclude with a reminder of…

The questions of life plague our souls, shake us mercilessly, and even cast us into a tailspin of desperation. Into this chaos, we have considered a universally pressing question, drawing…

How Can I Know for Sure?[1] remains our ongoing focus in this series of articles. Both confidence and contentment have eluded many of us. Feet firmly planted in mid-air, we…

The search is on. Can we find confidence in anyone or anything at all? Or are we left to our own devices and just dumb luck? Is life a meaningless…