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Barry York

Barry York

Sinner by Nature - Saved by Grace. Husband of Miriam - Grateful for Privilege. Father of Six - Blessed by God. President of RPTS - Serve with Thankfulness. Author - Hitting the Marks.

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The Church and Kirk

September 15, 2025

The days following the Charlie Kirk assassination have already proven to be a cultural phenomenon. Seemingly, every post on social media addresses it in one way or another. The major networks are devoting

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3GT Episode 338: Honoring One Another

September 10, 2025

After their typical banter and razzing of one another, the guys become a bit more serious. Recent weeks have seen the loss of major evangelical figures, such as John MacArthur and James Dobson.

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Rest for My Soul

August 29, 2025

The following post is from guest author Fiona Mackay. Originally from the Isle of Skye, Fiona lives and works as an English tutor in Inverness, Scotland, along with her photographer husband, Roddy, and

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Ten Blessings of Attending Evening Services

August 25, 2025

While attending an evening worship service recently, I was again impressed by the joyful blessing of simply being there with God and His people. Though I have shared before the biblical reasons for

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Who Killed Jesus?

August 11, 2025

This article originally appeared on Ligonier.org. Murder mysteries are popular these days. Agatha Christie’s fiction works continue to be read by a new generation, making her the best-selling author of all

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No One Could Have Told Me

August 03, 2025

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The Outrage Age

July 22, 2025

No denying that everyone around us is in a tizzy, which, fittingly, it seems, just happened to be the Wordle of the day recently. Whether face-to-face at yet the latest protest over something

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3GT Episode 337: Covenant Baptism

July 18, 2025

Sometimes, ideas for 3GT episodes are presented to the guys on a plate—or, perhaps, in this case, a font. Kyle is about to go out on a pastoral call to prepare parents

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The Wrong Template

April 30, 2025

Recently, at a seminary event, I was seated at a table with a missionary and his family. We were honoring the man, who was from Northern Ireland and had an Irish surname. Although

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SSA is SSA

March 19, 2025

Our increasingly avant-garde modern world loves to play word games. All around the Pittsburgh area where I work, you will see signs on front lawns, the sides of city buses, shop windows, and

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Slander Handler

March 03, 2025

Slander is one of the most insidious sins of all. Deliberately spreading lies and falsehoods against someone to ruin their life, reputation, and relationships is a great evil. When this sin occurs in

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New Logo, Same RPTS

February 18, 2025

The following article is sponsored by Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary and originally appeared in the Reformed Presbyterian Witness magazine in the January/February 2025 issue. Used by permission. If you visit our website,

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Personal Covenanting

February 10, 2025

As you began the 2025 calendar year, surely you heard friends engaging in the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Often, these resolutions involve personal commitments to such matters as exercise,

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A Children's Sermon on a Difficult Command

December 09, 2024

Each month, my fellow pastor or I give a children's sermon on the memory passage of that month. This month, our children and families are memorizing Luke 14:26-27, 33. After

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A-preachin' and a-teachin' and a-bloggin' and a-podcastin' and...

November 11, 2024

Lately, I’ve heard a good number of jokes about podcasts. Here's one. When women talk about others, it’s called gossip, but when men do it, it’s called a

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Tribute to Pastor Ken Smith

October 21, 2024

I had heard from his son that it was coming a day or two prior. Yet the news of Ken Smith passing into glory on Friday, October 11, stilled me. I know for

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Still the Glorious Body of Christ

September 27, 2024

In his classic work on the church, R.B. Kuiper carefully lays out what truly constitutes the church and how it functions. Called The Glorious Body of Christ, Kuiper shows the beauty of

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Gentlemanly Discourse on YouTube

August 05, 2024

So much of social media is filled with unhealthy communication. People mock, shout at, and insult one another at many megabytes per second. As they "mega bite" and devour one another,

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Imprecatory Praising

July 08, 2024

Yesterday, I preached from Isaiah 14 and addressed verse 29, which reads, Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you,     that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's

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Grateful for RPIC 2024

July 05, 2024

One of the blessed traditions of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) is its summer camps. Except for every fourth year, the various presbyteries of the RPCNA sponsor regional family camps

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Diaconal Rescue

June 10, 2024

Those who know me pretty well know I have a unique neighbor. I even wrote about Gail, a widower, here a few years ago (see Being Schooled on Being a Neighbor). In recent

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Through the Valley

April 08, 2024

The following post is largely based on a recent memorandum I sent to friends of Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. This post is an important update regarding fellow Gentle Reformation author, Dr. Jeff Stivason

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For Our Immanuel Draws Near

December 25, 2023

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Why is Prayer a Means of Grace?

December 11, 2023

This article appears on the Ligonier website. Why is prayer a means of grace? This is an interesting question, as the Westminster Shorter Catechism simply states that prayer is a means of grace:

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The Dynamic Church

October 16, 2023

Such a post title may lead one to think that what follows is about becoming a dynamic church. Perhaps you thought I would offer an exciting program that would help your congregation become

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