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"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

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Psalm 139

The Blind Shall See....

November 30, 2023

If the tongue gets mentioned for its disproportionate effect, among functioning body parts, few are more eulogized than eyesight. The Eye Multilayering of the RETINA, with a complex light imaging system of myriadic

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
prayer

Because He Has Heard

November 28, 2023

Within seconds I knew this was a serious phone call: "It's my son. I think he drowned. He was unresponsive when they pulled him from the water, but the ambulance got him breathing again. We need prayer."

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
seminary

Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Go to Seminary

November 28, 2023

Why the benefits of pursuing seminary early outweighs the drawbacks.

Keith Evans Keith Evans

In My Place He Stood

November 26, 2023

Often the notion of vicarious atonement is eschewed by those who claim to be evangelical.  Almost twenty years ago N. T. Wright claimed that the atonement “was and is the stunning, towering achievement

Jeffrey A Stivason Jeffrey A Stivason
thank offering

Thanks Giving!

November 23, 2023

A word of thanks with a gift of thanks is a full expression of gratitude.

Kit Swartz

A Thanksgiving Psalm

November 23, 2023

After Psalm 23, perhaps Psalm 100 is the most known of the psalms in the American church. With the tune known as Old Hundredth, this psalm has been sung for generations. Psalm 100

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Gravity & Gladness

This & Tat in a Christian Bookshop

November 21, 2023

A surface understanding of God and his Word means we will not be able to cope when the trials and difficulties of life meet us. We need that sense of the grandeur and majesty of God.

Stephen Steele Stephen Steele

In God's Timing: Encouragement for Seminary Students

November 20, 2023

Students for the ministry are often ready to go before they're ready to go. Students are, at times, discouraged by the slowness of the presbyterian process, the long seminary experience, and that endless

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman

3GT Episode 299: "I Didn't Survive" with Naghmeh Panahi

November 20, 2023

It's not often that the 3GTers have repeat guests on the show. But some people have such a story one episode hardly does it justice. Such is the case regarding the story of

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North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC)

November 14, 2023

Each year on the second week of November, The North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council holds its annual meeting. This organization consists of 13 Reformed Denominations and Federations from Scottish, Dutch, Korean, German,

Kyle E. Sims Kyle E. Sims

3GT Episode 298: Update on Tommy & Emory

November 13, 2023

Many listeners know that on February 27, 2022, Barry's son-in-law, Tommy Mangan, was shot through the throat in the line of duty as a police officer in Indianapolis. (To learn and hear more

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Religion True or False?

November 09, 2023

Introduction In His book practical religion, Anglican bishop of Liverpool, JC Ryle, extols the virtues of powerful practical evangelical Christianity. Context In this little section of James chapter 1:26-27, the apostle lays

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr

3GT Episode 297: 1GM

November 06, 2023

Well, it finally happened. Only one guy showed up to record an episode. Of the three, which one is most likely to be able to monologue for an entire episode? Yep, you guessed

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The Table of the Lord

November 03, 2023

Recently I was asked about the practice of coming to a physical table during the celebration of the Lord's Supper. This practice is one that is very ancient and I would argue ought

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman

His Kindness Leads Us to Repentance

November 03, 2023

The following is a post written by a guest author, the Rev. Josh Rieger of Riverside PCA in Beaumont, TX. The Great Sequoias are one of the most majestic things on earth. The

Lee Hutchings Lee Hutchings

Booing at the Ballgame

October 31, 2023

We are currently amid Major League Baseball’s World Series. Once per year, I attend a Pittsburgh Pirates game, and while baseball isn’t my favorite sport, it’s easy to get caught

Sharon Sampson Sharon Sampson

Man in his Four-fold State

October 26, 2023

Only in Christ are we fit to stand in heaven

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr
pastoral ministry

A Willing Shepherd

October 25, 2023

With a double emphasis the Apostle makes his point negatively and positively — a shepherd needs to volunteer himself for his work and not simply be forced by arm-twisting.

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
Pastoral Calling

Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up to Be Pastors: A Lament for Pastor Appreciation Month

October 25, 2023

There’s an old country song that warns mothers not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys. There ought to be a Gospel song that warns mothers not to let their sons grow up to be Pastors because that also is a lonely life.

Kit Swartz

3GT Episode 296: Grow Up!

October 24, 2023

Want a podcast introduction that basically contradicts the theme of the episode? Leave it to the 3GTers! After the guys joke around like teenagers for a while, they get down to the task

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Remember Sybil

October 18, 2023

Orlando just had its 🏳️‍🌈 Pride Weekend, complete with a fair-like atmosphere downtown, thousands and thousand of sexual tourists, a rainbow themed parade, and an evening of fireworks. The parade's Grand Master was an

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman

3GT Episode 295: Is Sunday Best the Best?

October 17, 2023

Pennsylvania civil magistrates may not be the best place to look for clothing decisions, with some men dressing as women and others, well, hardly dressing at all. But Kyle, knowing these are Barry's

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Retirement

Retirement: The New Afterlife?

October 17, 2023

Take away the hope of a glorious future beyond this life and we have to try and find it here and now.

Stephen Steele Stephen Steele

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

Barry York Barry York

Random Thoughts About Unity In The Church

October 10, 2023

As a churchman, it breaks my heart to see brothers separated and divided over issues in many of our congregations, presbyteries, and denominations. I have friends from all over the Reformed World and

Kyle E. Sims Kyle E. Sims
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