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Welcome to the Suburbs of Heaven,


the website of Guy M. Richard, President and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta. Guy has served in this capacity since 2017.

He is the author of four books and many articles and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He and his wife Jennifer have three children.

You can follow him personally or through RTS Atlanta on Facebook and Twitter.

Feeling Christ within us

Feeling Christ within us

I want you to picture the scene: a pastor is meeting with a member of his congregation who has come...

by Guy RichardApril 4, 2024
Sin in the Christian life

Sin in the Christian life

Many years ago, when I was in seminary, I asked one of my professors what had surprised him most about...

by Guy RichardNovember 9, 2023
The Only Solution for our Sin

The Only Solution for our Sin

In The Silver Chair, CS Lewis tells the well-known story of a young girl named Jill who finds her way...

by Guy RichardOctober 3, 2023
Why we aren’t as bad as we could be

Why we aren’t as bad as we could be

We know that bad things happen in the world around us. But we also know that things could be a...

by Guy RichardSeptember 6, 2023
Where does sin come from?

Where does sin come from?

Sin exists. That much should be obvious. We see it manifested in the world all around us; we see evidence...

by Guy RichardAugust 11, 2023
What is Sin?

What is Sin?

It doesn’t take much in the way of discernment to see that something is drastically wrong with the world in...

by Guy RichardJuly 13, 2023
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