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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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3GT Episode 134: Heavenly Rewards

May 29, 2019

A listener submitted a question regarding the nature of the heavenly rewards that the Bible promises. What are they, and how will they be enjoyed? After first clarifying whether Kyle uses the term

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The Mountain that Faith Moves

May 27, 2019

> Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say

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3GT Episode 133: 2K Vs. CMK Theology - Interview with Dr. Richard Gamble

May 21, 2019

After a brief hiatus, the boys are back ready to rumble.  And for this episode, they have added a fourth guy to help them do so. Dr. Richard Gamble is Professor of Systematic

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Why Is Love not a Mark of the Church?

May 20, 2019

In the book Hitting the Marks: Restoring the Essential Identity of the Church [https://www.amazon.com/Hitting-Marks-Restoring-Essential-Identity/dp/B07H5V47D8] , I present the historic, Reformed understanding that the three key identification marks of

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Mourning the Loss of a Mother in Israel

May 14, 2019

Recently I received the news that Lois Long had contracted pneumonia and then, several days later, I heard that she passed away [https://www.hippensteelfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Lois-Long-9/#!/Obituary] on May 4. As

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3GT Episode 132: Interview with John Gerstner Biographer Jeffrey McDonald

May 06, 2019

On May 10th, Geneva College will host a dedication event [https://www.geneva.edu/news/2019/04/nr-gerstner-collection] in honor of John Gerstner, as the theological library and papers of this prominent theologian

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3GT Episode 131: Hodgepodge-cast

April 30, 2019

On this hodgepodge of an episode, the guys have a little fun and discuss the podcast. They "rewind" some of their episodes and point out a few of their blunders. The

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On Headcoverings

April 29, 2019

Why does my wife not wear a headcovering? Simply put, because she is not a prophetess. Please let me explain. Women wearing headcoverings has been a practice in churches as diverse as Amish,

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3GT Episode 130: Evangelism in the Digital Age

April 23, 2019

After clarifying among the three who the real hillbilly is (it’s the one who has goats), the guys get to the true subject at hand. How does a congregation go about evangelism

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A Pastoral Look at Spafford and His Hymn

April 22, 2019

Recently I read the haunting article "It is well... [https://world.wng.org/2019/04/it_is_well]" by Janie Cheaney in WORLD magazine about Horatio Spafford. Spafford was a lawyer

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3GT Episode 129: Why the Buzz about Women Deacons?

April 16, 2019

Why do various Reformed denominations - and even those within a denomination - have differing viewpoints regarding whether women should be deacons or not? 3GT attempts to offer a charitable primer on the

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Sola Scriptura Briefly Explained

April 15, 2019

Reformed churches say they believe in sola Scriptura, or Scripture alone. This phrase means they teach that the Bible alone is sufficient as the ultimate authority for the Christian. How might this doctrine

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3GT Episode 128: Calling Mary Blessed

April 09, 2019

First angels, now Mary? What Romish bug has gotten into the 3GTers? Actually, on this episode the guys seek to eradicate said bug. They first highlight and dismantle some of the basic, false

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Catechetical Preaching

April 08, 2019

Most Reformed folk are accustomed to expository preaching, where the minister works through a book passage-by-passage week-by-week. But unless you are in a Dutch Reformed church, where there has been a long, four

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3GT Episode 127: What about Non-Professing Baptized Members?

April 02, 2019

Presbyterians baptize their babies. As members of the visible church, as those babies grow up and become young adults, the promised-based hope is that one day they will profess their own faith in

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A Daily Gospel Preached without Words

April 01, 2019

Unspoken, silent, like the language of the stars, it is there. Unknowingly acted out, a message unheard. Its natural rhythm a silent echo, a sermon without words. Evening's shadow never fails

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3GT Episode 126: Angelology 101

March 26, 2019

From hearing a charismatic tell the story of an angel sitting on a dashboard to reading scary Frank Peretti novels in the woods at night, Kyle has been a bit traumatized by angels

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Responding to Carl Trueman's 'Follow the Money' Lecture

March 25, 2019

On March 5-6, Dr. Carl Truman delivered a series of messages for the 2019 den Dulk Lectures at Westminster Seminary California [https://www.wscal.edu/news-and-events/news/2019-den-dulk-lectures-recap]. Entitled “And Miles to Go

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3GT Episode 125: The Need for Holiness

March 19, 2019

“Without holiness no one will see the Lord.” So states the letter of Hebrews. The guys meditate and discuss several questions that arise from this warning. Why is holiness necessary for heaven? How

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Now That's What We Mean by Gentle!

March 18, 2019

Pastor Jared Havener, minister of the Trinity PCA congregation of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, spoke in the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary chapel last week. Jared is a graduate of RPTS and serves on our President&

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3GT Episode 124: About That UMC Vote

March 12, 2019

Turns out the pastor spent quite a bit of time watching the deliberations (and wrote a helpful review here [https://gentlereformation.com/2019/03/08/a_church_in_crisis/]).  So after sharing some

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Short Story Psalm Videos

March 11, 2019

Recently Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary had a friend encourage students via a contest to make short videos based on a Psalm that tell a story. Some of the criteria given to the students

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A Survey of Kingdom Activity in Indy

March 11, 2019

The following article chronicling God's work in the city of Indianapolis in recent decades is a guest post by Russ Pulliam. Russ is an associate editor at the Indianapolis Star [http:

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3GT Episode 123: L&E

March 06, 2019

After Kyle assures us that theologize is really a word, he introduces the topic of this episode: L&E. Law and Economics? Nope. Labor and Employment? Naw. Rather, Leisure and Entertainment. What

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A Prayer "Catechism" by TableTalk

March 04, 2019

If you are familiar with TableTalk [https://tabletalkmagazine.com/]magazine, the monthly devotional periodical produced by Ligonier Ministries [https://www.ligonier.org/], you know that each issue normally has a main theme with

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