Barry York

Though we are connected to people in some ways more than ever in the Digital Age, the fact remains more people are lonelier than ever. In an article entitled "The Curse of

While traveling across the ocean recently, I had the joy of reading a pre-release copy of Vince Ward and his son Samuel recounting their missionary work in Pursuit of Glory [https://www.crownandcovenant.

That's what a good name is. For Proverbs 22:1 says, " A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, favor is better than silver and gold."

Psalm 117 is the shortest psalm with only two verses. > Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the

What should men consider if sensing a call to the pastorate? What questions should they ask? What should others ask them? Are their good resources to help them discern? Should one go to

The following post is a guest article by Ken Smith. Ken is a retired minister in the RPCNA and is the pastor the Lord used in the life of Rosaria Butterfield as explained

Imagine I stopped you on a sidewalk one day like a street reporter, with a microphone in hand and camera trained on you. I explained that I was interviewing people to see what

At the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, I began teaching a one-week, intensive church planting course today. Though I was working on another post, I decided to postpone it for another time so I

I always love it when an older minister submits a story reminding us of God's faithfulness as he delights to work in the church. Below is such a story, a guest

When I taught algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to high school and college students, I would often say to them that math is a language. Math follows certain grammatical rules. Often the trouble students

In the past few years, discussions regarding racial issues, particularly between black and white Americans, have intensified in volume and number. What explains this phenomenon? Though no simple answer exists, certain factors have

Faith journey. Missional living. Glory story. Clearly the pastor does not like these terms very much. But he wonders out loud if there is a place for sharing testimonies? So he engages the

If there is one teaching that the name of John Calvin invokes, it is that of predestination. Wikipedia, certainly no theological publication, at one point began its definition of predestination by mentioning only

Pope Francis recently created a stir, as he was quoted as saying, "A hell does not exist; the disappearance of the souls of sinners exists." So the parishioner wants to know

As I shared last week, over the past two Sunday evenings our congregation hosted evangelistic services we called Stories of Hope [https://gentlereformation.com/2018/04/17/stories-of-hope-2/]. Last night we had another

Our congregation in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for the past four years has sponsored on a few Sunday evenings in April evangelistic services we call Stories of Hope. After encouraging the congregation in a

A few years ago, the community where I lived was abuzz with the news that the television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition had come to our area and filmed an episode. A family

What programs does your church offer? The 3GTers answer this question, then converse about the pros and cons of a congregation offering various activities, events, and ministries. Though certainly a church can have

Often in teaching on mercy, I emphasize the church's role, be it the individual Christian, a congregation, or a denomination. But is there a legitimate place for the government to help

Kyle was at the public library evangelizing sweet old Methodist ladies and he wants to talk about it. He explains how he is using the approach C.S. Lewis popularized, first attributed to

Dear Gentle Reformation Readers and 3GT Listeners, On behalf of our team here, I want to express our thankfulness to you for visiting our blog and tuning into our podcast. Over the years

Kyle decided to actually listen to a podcast. It's clear we're going to have to make him stop! For he starts asking lots of questions about stuff we think