[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011-rp-camp-logo-copy-c206.jpg] Technology continues to amaze me.  Here I sit at a camp in Iowa in the middle of

At Second RP in Indianapolis, we desperately need to update our website. I’ve visited a number of reformed and presbyterian websites as we consider what would be best. Most sites copy others

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sundayroast1.jpg] Our children often exclaim “It smells like Grandma’s!” when we walk through the door of our home after morning worship with

[//www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=71411848365]Debates are a fickle thing.  In order for them to be helpful, which, unfortunately, many are not, there needs to be a few crucial ingredients.  (1)

I am currently writing my second-to-last sermon in the book of Acts. The journey through this part of God's Word has been extraordinary for me; hopefully, for our congregation

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/weeping-willow.jpg] I hesitate to write about a fresh tragedy.  I prefer to be a silent, weeping observer.  Yet Scriptures come forth along

Last night, I looked at pictures from our family reunion a week ago where we celebrated God’s faithfulness. In addition to the children who are multiplying, I was also struck by the

Yesterday I preached a message from Isaiah 54 with the above title.  Saying "when Presbyterians shout" sounds akin to responding to improbable news with "when pigs fly" or that

Dear Norway, It seems at this point words can only fail. While I, along with the rest of the world, feel stunned breathless by your tragedy, surely your pain and anguish is and

This year, my parents, David and Jerri Faris, celebrate forty years of marriage in the Lord. Though their anniversary is October 22, the only time all of their eight children would together this

[http://reformedforum.org/ctc185/]If there’s one thing I appreciate about the podcast Christ the Center it would be their willingness to keep the cookies on the top shelf.  In other words,

Behind the scenes here at _Gentle Reformation _we have a running joke about the "Doppelganger virus."  For those who do not know what a doppelganger is, the German literally means "

I have been reading a lot on biblical counseling lately as I prepare for a class at the beginning of August. What has impressed me over and over as I drudge through the