Gentle Reformation

I probably said it at church today about 15 times. You might have said it slightly less. It’s a “religious” word. You find it translated in English Bibles 50 times, each time

Mary Slessor (1848-1915), a Seceder missionary, serving in present day Nigeria closely followed the events of the 1910 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. This conference was supposed to spur on the final

St Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival. So who was this guy?! What did he do that was such a big deal?

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

A Pilgrim Memory As I was reading this morning about the patriarchal pilgrim spirit, my mind was turned to the words of John Bunyan: we used to sing them regularly, with great gusto,

The Bible speaks often about forgetfulness, but not in the way we commonly think of it. Forgetfulness in Scripture is not simply neglecting to return a phone call or failing to pay a

On this episode of Three Guys Theologizing, Pastor Ed Blackwood of the Springs Reformed Church of Colorado Spring, CO, joins them to discuss a ministry he has developed called Worship Connected. Ed, who

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

Gold-leaf over California redwood served as the medium for the phrase "The Glory of the House is Hospitality." The Greene and Greene designed house in Pasadena, California named "The Culbertson

After an all-time great introduction by the parishioner, he and the pastor wish the professor a happy birthday before they get to the subject at hand. A listener named Ian wanted the 3GTers

I want to suggest six hints in the first eleven chapters of Genesis that point to a far-more-developed sacrificial system prior to the Flood that most care to think. Covering We are told

"Trust in God." "Trust in Christ." "Trust the Bible." We hear this word often as Christians as we are often encouraged to trust. To trust means to

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,

There’s a fine line between contending and stirring up trouble; speaking a soft word or being harsh; being prepared or disrespectful; being responsible or a busybody; correcting or fault-finding; being discerning or divisive. A godly polemicist needs to know that line, and I fear very few do.

magine having a podcast episode where Charles Spurgeon is interviewed about his prayer life as a preacher. Undoubtedly, it would be 3GT's most popular program ever! Well, though you will not

“[37] And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. [38] But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And

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,

The following post is a guest article by Gib McCracken, a deacon at River Valley Reformed Church (RPCNA). This article is intended as a supplement to this article from 2012. The Heart in

Should I Go to College? A guest post from Rev. Bill Boekestein. Young people need to acquire the requisite skills for meaningful employment. Cal Newport gets to the point: “If you want a