The Parrhesians
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Four Convictions
Four Convictions about the Church I was back in the church, but I was not yet reconciled to the church. Obedience was important, but I still needed to come to terms with…
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Outside of the Church
I left the church at age sixteen, but I still loved Jesus and wanted to be his disciple. I still read my Bible. I still attended youth group with friends on Sunday…
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A Church Without Spot or Wrinkle?
Thoughts on growing up in the church…and then leaving it. My father grew up in the Catholic church, but he never heard the gospel. In addition, his parents were alcoholics, and his…
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Whither the Church
In 2020, Carl Trueman wrote his insightful and timely book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. The book was not only celebrated by scholars, it was a commercial success. When…
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Slaying the EPC Leviathan
The title of my report last month was, “Slaying the federal Leviathan.” And, as promised, this month I am tackling the sequel in my Leviathan series, this one on our protracted dispute…
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…Then Vote for Independence
Below are comments made by Clerk of Session, Andy Lucas, on behalf of the entire Session, prior to Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church’s vote to leave the Evangelical Presbyterian Church on January 26,…
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Thou Shalt Not Lie to Appease the Bureaucrats
Below is an excerpt of an email I sent to a woman in the congregation. Regarding the issue of authority, it is a valid question. Our position has always been that the…
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My Closing Statement
Below is the closing statement I read on January 11, 2025, at my trial in the Presbytery of the Alleghenies . Members of the Judicial Commission. We acknowledge this is a complex…
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The Color of Compromise is Cornflower Blue
“Anti-Racism” and the EPC I am a white, heterosexual man who has always been conservative and traditional (culturally, politically and theologically). I’ve also been an EPC pastor since 2008 and have been…
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Can Justice Be Found in the EPC?
In October 2023, our church requested dismissal from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Our attempt at a lawful dismissal vote by the congregation, however, has been resisted by our presbytery (the Presbytery of…