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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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Justin Taylor

When Trouble Comes

August 04, 2016

So many resources to point you to! Justin Taylor [https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/08/04/an-interview-with-phil-ryken-about-the-darkest-period-of-his-life-i-started-to-wonder-how-i-would-end-it-all/] interviews Philip Ryken below regarding his new book _When Trouble Comes [https://www.crossway.org/

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Psalter Project

The Psalter Project

August 04, 2016

Here at Gentle Reformation, we love the recent rediscovery of singing the Psalms among many Christians. So many have never experienced this great treasure and we are happy to promote efforts to see

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RPIC 2016 Messages

August 04, 2016

As Nathan explained [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/08/01/the-glory-of-god-revealed-in-the-church/] a few days ago, several of us at _Gentle Reformation _were at the quadrennial Reformed Presbyterian International Conference last week. A number of

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Catalyst

Kingdom Catalysts

August 01, 2016

As a younger man, I was privileged to do a pastoral internship under Dr. Roy Blackwood in Indianapolis. One of the many lessons he taught me and demonstrated with his life that summer

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A Guide to Christian Living

Calvin on Christian Sobriety

July 25, 2016

One of the devotional habits I have practiced over the past few summers is to read slowly, section-by-section, through _A Guide to Christian Living. _A gift from a friend, this small book is

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David Murray

Browse Worthy: Prayer Helps

July 21, 2016

Noticed some prayer encouragements these past days being offered from a variety of sources. Here are a few links that may help you to pray with more strength, focus, and quantity. Weep, Love,

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Addiction

The Immaturity of Addiction

July 18, 2016

A person who has practiced addictive behaviors for a good portion of his life once told me an insight he had been given. Though it came from a secular source, this observation rings

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nuthatch

O Little Nuthatch

July 15, 2016

O little nuthatch, From whence comes your name? Did you look a little crazed When from the shell you came? O little nuthatch, Can you explain this to me? How does your gray

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Communicant Membership

Helping a Covenant Child Prepare a Testimony

July 11, 2016

When preparing young people who have grown up in the church to make a public profession of faith, the usual formulaic approach of writing down a testimony usually does not work. Asking them

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Alyssa McElheny

A Wedding in the Woods

July 07, 2016

Only the Lord could take one day of heart-breaking tragedy, combine it with another day of anticipated joy, and transform it into a time of overflowing grace and beauty. The day of tragic

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mind

Preaching to the Mind

July 04, 2016

Sometimes we preachers fail in the pulpit simply because we forget what we are up against. We think if we are just pleasant enough or clever enough or loud enough, certainly we will

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al mohler

Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism (Part 3)

June 30, 2016

As has been noted by this first list of articles [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/10/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism/] then another post [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/14/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism-continued/] , a fascinating and important debate has

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James 3:17

The Mask Will Not Work

June 27, 2016

In a book on World War I that we have, there is a haunting picture that you can see above. The photo shows a line of a few American soldiers in France coming

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21 Questions with Washington Florist Who Refused Gay Couple

June 24, 2016

This video needs to be seen by all. [embed]https://youtu.be/4rftpY1ndXY[/embed] [https://youtu.be/4rftpY1ndXY%5B/embed%5D]

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Anslem of Canterbury

Don't Be a Bozo!

June 20, 2016

Do you know who the first Bozo was?  When you hear that question, you may think I’m talking about the clown and who first played him. We'll get back to

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Jim Brauker

Friction

June 16, 2016

Recently I was out in the woods hauling some things with a wheelbarrow. As I tromped down the hill, with the weeds, grass, and briars brushing against my legs and arms, I was

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Complementarianism

Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism (Continued)

June 14, 2016

Some other articles have appeared that I believe shed some further, needed light on the discussion of the Trinity that I chronicled here [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/10/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism/] last week. As

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A.W. Tozer

The Lord's Supper is a Heavenly Meal

June 13, 2016

In the Lord’s Supper, we look back upon Christ’s sufferings. We know that communion is a memorial meal that we do, as Jesus instructed, “in remembrance of me.” We understand that

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Bruce Ware

Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism

June 10, 2016

A fascinating debate is taking place on the blogosphere regarding the Trinity. Initiated by a defense of the complementarian view (that men and women have differing yet complementary roles in the home and

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Browse Worthy: Living Christianly

June 09, 2016

A smattering of recent posts that will encourage you in your walk with Christ! The Ten Pleasures [http://headhearthand.org/blog/2016/06/08/the-ten-pleasures-2/] David Murray restates the Ten Commandments by beginning

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Fourth Commandment

Obedience School

June 06, 2016

We have been enjoying a long weekend with my daughter and her family in Manhattan, Kansas. One of the fun parts of visiting them was attending the church plant to which they belong.

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Andrew Melville

A Troubling 17th Century Presbyterian "Tweet"

June 02, 2016

What if a “tweet” about government interference in the church put you in prison for four years? Then eventually banished you from your country for the rest of your life?  Such was the

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Memorial Day

A Memorial Day Meditation

May 30, 2016

number of years ago now our family took a vacation eastward and southward where we focused on learning more about the Civil War. We had been studying this war in our home schooling

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Browse Worthy: Eternity Etched on My Eyes

May 26, 2016

With Browse Worthy, I usually take thematically related links and put them together every week or two. However, today's link deserves a space all its own. Katie is a dear friend

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Blogging

The Backside Blessings of Blogging

May 23, 2016

Like the businessman whose only measure of success is the bottom line or the pastor who only looks at how many people are in his church's pews, bloggers can also be

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