Worship Connected Household Worship Guide on Purifying and Refining and God's Messenger from Malachi January 21, 2026 God will purify His people. Malachi gives a warning of a gracious, yet painful, purifying. God will not let His people remain in their sin. God will not let you remain in your sin. Instead, he will burn off and scrub away our impurities.
worship Where Can We Find Non-Western Worship Songs? January 20, 2026 In a recent Gospel Coalition article, Trevin Wax highlights a big problem with modern worship songs —they're too Western. He expresses a lingering concern that "the globalization of worship music has largely meant the Westernization of worship".
Five Essential Gifts to Give Your Kids: Series Introduction January 19, 2026 My parents gave me some fantastic gifts through the years including stuffed animals, a mini basketball hoop, cold cans of soda after pitch and putt golf, and a Yamaha MX175 dirt bike. They
Ecclesiastes The Gift We Rarely Appreciate January 19, 2026 Ecclesiastes exposes the danger of wealth that promises joy but delivers anxiety, restlessness, and loss. True enjoyment is not secured by abundance but given by God, who grants both good gifts and the power to receive them with gratitude, faith, and rest. Enjoyment itself is a gift from God!
God's plan for 2026 January 16, 2026 The beginning of a new year brings all kinds of emotions with it: optimism, hope and excitement, certainly; but also anxiety, uncertainty, even fear. How do we face the future as believers?
Authority Rebellion January 15, 2026 This article addresses a neglected sin: rebellion against lawful authority. While abuses of power must be named and resisted, Scripture also warns against reflexive resistance that treats defiance as virtue. Christian obedience is neither servility nor defiance, but humble submission to God.
Worship Connected Household Worship Guide on The Sinner's New Clothes and Rejoice Greatly in Your King Who Saves You from Zechariah January 14, 2026 The high priest is—or at least should be—the best. He is the one people look up to and imitate, the one who leads the people in reverence for and obedience to God. You are guilty too. So am I. Filthy. Dirty. Guilty. Is there any hope to deal with our guilt? We’ll read on tomorrow.
sexual sin Keep Your Eyes Upon Jesus January 13, 2026 Nearly 25 years ago, the ARP church sponsored a minister's retreat at Bonclarken. Dr. Harry Reeder was brought in to speak, and he drew on the lives of great Christian soldiers,
The Comfort of God Restoring His Image in Us January 12, 2026 Every human life has value and meaning, from the fetus in the womb to the unresponsive senior citizen in hospice. Why? Because God is Creator of all human life. At least that’s
Adultery Exposing Adultery to the Light January 09, 2026 It isn’t easy to have God’s light expose our sin. But as Christians, we must learn to love the light. It’s the evidence of a reprobate mind to hate the light and love darkness, and it’s evidence of a sanctified mind to hate the darkness and love the light.
Household Worship Guide on The Glory of this Temple from Haggai and Psalm 114 from our guest evening preacher January 07, 2026 This week we will consider The Glory of this Temple from Haggai and Psalm 114 from our guest evening preacher. God says, Build My house. Jesus says I will build My church. How
Church Fellowship Is There Room in the Church for Me? January 06, 2026 Many young men quietly wonder if there is room for them in the church, not because they reject the gospel, but because extra-biblical social expectations have become tests of belonging. But Christ defines the terms of welcome and belonging.
Worship Connected Household Worship Guide on The King is in Your Midst and Delight in His Love from Zephaniah January 01, 2026 The Warrior God of Armies sings over you! This may be the most stunning phrase of this verse full of stunning phrases. What we find most in the Bible is us singing to God, finding joy in our song that comes from God. Here we are told that the Warrior God sings over us with a loud song of joy!
Champagne Towers & Loving Others December 29, 2025 If you’ve ever been to a wedding or party with a champagne tower, it was probably an elegant and expensive affair. You were probably wearing a nice dress or suit. Maybe Versace.
Worship Connected Household Worship Guide on Be Utterly Astonished and Even Though... from Habakkuk December 24, 2025 If God can make an alpine ibex goat able to walk 160 ft tall sheer walls, he can make me able to walk on the precipice of life in this fallen world.
Everyone Is Awesome? December 22, 2025 Years ago, I took my oldest son, Jeremiah, to Baltimore for a father-son trip. It was a special and memorable time together that included sharks, black light mini golf, arcades, jogging, junk food,
A Personal Tribute to Pastor Kit Swartz December 22, 2025 Recently, I received the news that Walter "Kit" Swartz, a faithful and beloved pastor in the Reformed Presbyterian Church and an author here on Gentle Reformation, passed into glory on December
Bible Reading Plan 2026 Bible Reading Plans December 22, 2025 Let's be honest, most Bible reading plans are abandoned by February. (Don't feel bad many have tried and get stuck at Leviticus) This tool helps you pick a Bible
Millionaire Slumdog: a Riches-to-Rags Story December 19, 2025 How would you feel about giving up your comfort and ease to live in a slum? The gospel is the ultimate riches-to-rags and rags-to-riches story: the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
That's On Me December 16, 2025 Is it just me, or is the phrase "that's on me" becoming more common? A football manager is interviewed after a defeat and admits that he got his tactics
Repentance Is More than Feeling Bad About Sin December 15, 2025 Years ago, when I was working for Cintas Corporation in the Pittsburgh area, I had an interesting conversation with a coworker. We talked about spiritual things, and if my memory serves me right,
Abuse "I Am Against the Shepherds" says the Sovereign LORD. December 13, 2025 To say that it’s a pleasure to commend this organization is almost paradoxical. The fact that this group’s work is so sorely needed is heartbreaking . . . The Ezekiel 34 foundation exists because violence has often occurred not only on the watch of undershepherds, but with their support.
Worship Connected Household Worship Guide on No Jonah, No Repentance, No Mercy and The LORD is Good from Nahum 1 December 10, 2025 Nahum writes of God’s avenging wrath poured out on Nineveh. Sometimes people want to pit God in the OT against Jesus in the NT claiming that God in the OT is full of wrath and Jesus in the NT is full of love. But God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is full of wrath, and also full of love.
Preparing Future Ministers December 09, 2025 As I grow older, it is interesting how the future becomes a higher priority, not a lower one. This comes about for two reasons. First, you see the needs of the future more
When I Fear My Faith Will Fail December 08, 2025 There are times in our lives when we feel we are hanging on by a thread. We don't feel confident. We don't feel assured. We don't feel
