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Why Circumcision?

April 19, 2021

While teaching a class recently in a different context than my regular courses at RPTS, at one point I referenced Abraham. Though somewhat tangential to the lesson at hand, I explained briefly the

Barry York Barry York
pastoral ministry

Brokenness & Usefulness

April 17, 2021

A number of things of late have prompted me to write this piece - the latest was meeting a friend who I hadn't seen for some time, to whom I had to offer

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Isaiah 40:12-26

Our Cosmic Creator

April 16, 2021

Last Lord's Day evening I was preaching on Isaiah 40.12-26. In the course of the sermon I was speaking about two verses that are parallel in the symmetry of the passage, verses

Warren Peel Warren Peel
Writing

Literary Efforts to Magnify the Word

April 15, 2021

...writing is rewriting. Christian writers recognize that the Bible is the only perfect book ever written. Our writing is imperfect, worthy of critique and yet hopefully helpful to readers in showings something of the truth, beauty, and goodness of our Savior.

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Smart-phones

3GT Episode 224: They're not Called Wisephones

April 14, 2021

Need proof our listeners are a discerning lot? Then listen to the professor read a few letters 3GT has received. After these reminders of how he often has to deal with the unruliness

Barry York Barry York
connectional church

The Joys and Sorrows of the Connectional Church

April 13, 2021

In the surgery waiting area, I sat with one of my church members. Her relative had been in a terrible car accident. This lady had a large extended family, and it seemed most

Kyle E. Sims Kyle E. Sims
Biblical inerrancy

Thankful for Those Boundary Stones

April 12, 2021

As a pastor in a confessional church and president of a seminary that subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith, I often give thanks for the doctrinal parameters the Lord has set for

Barry York Barry York

Of Pharaohs and Easter

April 10, 2021

Last Saturday night, with great fanfare and razzamatazz, under tight security and the gaze of a television audience, twenty-two of Egypt’s Pharaohs were moved to their new home in the National Museum

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge
spiritual warfare

Reading about Spiritual Warfare?

April 08, 2021

I am regularly asked: “What should I read on spiritual warfare from a reformed perspective?” or some variation thereof. We consider three helpful contemporary works on the subject.

Keith Evans Keith Evans

3GT Episode 223: The Hall of Faithlessness

April 08, 2021

Is Scott like a non-Newtonian fluid or not? Google it and you be the judge! Then get on with this episode. For the guys have more serious matters to get to as they

Barry York Barry York

This Messianic Age

April 05, 2021

In their influential book When Helping Hurts on poverty alleviation, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert speak of the "god complex" or "savior complex" that so many exercise - especially in the West -

Barry York Barry York
easter

"Jesus and Resurrection? What's This Babbler Trying to Say?"

April 03, 2021

But this accidental tourism soon turns sour: “the city was full of idols.” That discovery drives him to do what he loves best: he preaches. This piqued the attention of the philosophers...

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III

A Charge for a New Charge

April 02, 2021

Last month I was installed as the pastor of the Orlando Reformed Presbyterian Church. After 12 year of labor in Los Angeles and among the Pacific Coast Presbytery, the Lord pressed upon my

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman
pastoral ministry

What Does a Pastor Do?

April 01, 2021

“What does a pastor do?” Unsurprisingly, it’s a question I get a lot from people inside and outside of the church. Sometimes it’s asked with a note of interested inquisitiveness, and other times with a hint of jaded cynicism.

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
hebrews 12:1

Everything That Hinders

April 01, 2021

Last weekend I had a garage sale, actually a garage/moving sale. Moving! For some people, the idea is terrifying. Having been in the same location for decades, they can’t even imagine

Sharon Sampson Sharon Sampson
Parenting

Teach Them Diligently

March 31, 2021

Being home during the pandemic has helped me see we're to teach our children not only what God says but also how we apply His words in day-to-day living.

J.K. Wall J.K. Wall

3GT Episode 222: Interview with Stephen Nichols on the Life of R.C. Sproul

March 30, 2021

On this episode, Dr. Stephen Nichols, president of Reformation Bible College, helps keep the 3 in 3GT as he joins Barry and Scott while Kyle is away. Steve is the chief academic officer

Barry York Barry York
Civil Disobedience

Obedience to Civil Authorities

March 29, 2021

We ought to be a people who are inherently comfortable with authority structures. We ought to be a people whose highest wish is neither to usurp nor to destroy every office of authority, but if possible, to carry on in godly submission to them out of obedience to the Lord.

Guest Author

Losing Forgiveness

March 27, 2021

Maybe it has always been thus—the crowd baying in the arena for more gore, more death. The angry revolutionary mob laying hands on whomever and administering ‘justice’ with the zeal of victors

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge
9th commandment

The Good Name of Our Neighbor

March 25, 2021

Our obligation to protect the reputations of others is not limited to those who agree with us or who are not guilty of sin.

Richard Holdeman Richard Holdeman
Ezekiel 34:15-16,

3GT Episode 221: Reclaiming Wandering Sheep

March 24, 2021

As usual, the pastor and parishioner go at it to build some dramatic tension for the podcast. When things settle down a bit, they discuss the issue of people wandering from the church

Barry York Barry York
Church

Eight Reasons Online Worship is Incomplete Worship

March 22, 2021

The saga of Pastor James Coates, the Canadian pastor who was arrested in Alberta for holding church services last month despite COVID restrictions imposed by the government, continues. Though it was reported he

Barry York Barry York
The Blood of Christ

The Glory of Blood

March 20, 2021

In recent days I've been thinking lots on blood - the oxygen-carriage method in the stupendous, miraculous, circulatory system is a fearful wonder of the Creator. I could write for hours on platelets

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
Temptation

The Devil's Playbook

March 19, 2021

Just imagine the Devil had a playbook – that he had written down all his tactics and strategies for tempting Christians. And imagine you had the chance to get hold of it. Wouldn’t that be very useful?

Warren Peel Warren Peel

What if…?

March 18, 2021

The following is a guest post by Vince Ward, former missionary to South Sudan, author of Pursuit of Glory, and Adjunct Professor of Missions at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. This article originally appeared

Guest Author
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