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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.

1189 posts •

The Evangelistic Pause

March 31, 2022

More than once, Jesus told people not to do evangelism. Is there perhaps a lesson in this needed today? Do we ever duct tape the mouth in evangelism? When He healed the two

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3GT Episode 256: A Daughter's Midnight Call

March 30, 2022

They're back! Well, at least two of them are. As this episode explains, each of the three guys have had unusually difficult schedules that have made recording impossible until now. Kyle

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Shepherding is a Trinitarian Work

March 21, 2022

This article appears in February's edition of Tabletalk [https://tabletalkmagazine.com/] magazine. When it comes to shepherding the church, elders do well to realize that their calling is a practical, Trinitarian

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The Thin Red Line

March 14, 2022

Two weeks ago last night, just before midnight, we were about to head to bed after a full and satisfying Lord's Day. Then my cell phone rang. Seeing it was my

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3GT Episode 255: Unpardonable!

February 22, 2022

The professor is recording from the Rare Books Room of RPTS where breathing in the rarified air makes him ready to tackle almost any subject. The parishioner is hot on the campaign trail

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3GT Episode 254: Trinitarian Shepherding

February 16, 2022

Still limping along in biunial fashion, the parishioner and professor decide to talk about the Trinity. Especially, they meditate on a verse describing the Triune God's work of caring for the

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God Makes Himself Known as Trinity

February 14, 2022

For years in our kitchen it hung there, a reminder to our children. A small, framed picture of a little schoolhouse with a quote taken from the original college rules of Harvard: “The

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Weeping for the Prodigal

February 07, 2022

How do Christian parents pray for straying covenant children? For those who know the faith but have long abandoned it? The Apostle Paul gives us a model in the opening words of Romans

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3GT Episode 252: Love, Sweet Love

February 01, 2022

With Kyle away, the 3GT minus 1 crew decides to go a bit more tender this episode. For they address the simple yet profound topic of Christian love. In this polarized age that

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Blogging

Fruitless Blogging

January 31, 2022

For me, blogging is an outlet for the extra expressions of life and ministry. Though I know for some authors it is their job to blog, not so for me. Just as a

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Shepherding Is Never Outdated

January 26, 2022

This article appears in this month's edition of Tabletalk [https://tabletalkmagazine.com/] magazine. The consistent biblical metaphor for caring for the local church is shepherding. Yet some believe this approach is

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3GT Episode 251: Worshiping with Our Bodies

January 25, 2022

As staid Presbyterian men, using their bodies in worship it’s not something Scott and Barry think about all that much. But a recent inquiry from a parishioner get them to thinking! For

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3GT Episode 250: How to Listen to a Sermon

January 12, 2022

We do it all the time. Listen to sermons, that is. Yet are we listening as we ought? Most preachers behind the pulpit spend a great deal of time preparing to deliver their

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Turretin on the Spirit's Work in Preaching

January 10, 2022

The following post was first delivered as a talk at the Westminster Conference sponsored by Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [www.rpts.edu] last fall and then recently published in the Reformed Presbyterian Theological

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Top Books Read in 2021 from Two Reading Aficionados

January 08, 2022

The following post is from the Book Review Team of Greg Enas and Russ Pulliam, who annually submit a list of brief reviews of some of the books they read in the year.

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3GT Episode 249: 3GT on CT's Top 20 for 2021

January 06, 2022

After a holiday hiatus, the boys are back! Well, at least two of them are, as Kyle's extended hiatus continues. After new year's greetings, the guys decide to reflect

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Celiaism

December 27, 2021

Though I typically write on themes of a more Biblical and pastoral theology nature, at times I take a stab at more creative writing. As I'm enjoying some holiday time with

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What is the Binding and Loosing of Satan?

December 21, 2021

Revelation 20:1-3 speaks of the binding and loosing (or releasing) of Satan. We read, > Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a

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3GT Episode 248: The Gamble Trilogy

December 14, 2021

Do you have a favorite trilogy? George Lucas' Star Wars? J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings? Perhaps even Ali v. Frazier? Well, on this episode of 3GT we

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Praying in the Spirit

December 06, 2021

This afternoon I  returned from a wonderful weekend in Colorado. I can say with full conviction of heart, "The Lord was with us!" For I experienced God's people praying

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3GT Episode 247: Church Planting Models

November 30, 2021

Though still 3GT-1, Barry and Scott strike up a conversation about church planting. In particular, they discuss the different approaches that can be taken. They begin by sharing their own experiences in church

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Sing with Thankfulness!

November 29, 2021

As believers, we should not only be seasonally thankful but ever thankful. We can demonstrate our thanks to the Lord by obeying His Word, offering prayers of gratitude, and expressing appreciation to one

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3GT Episode 246: On Not Being a Turkey at Thanksgiving

November 23, 2021

With so much heated rhetoric, it's difficult to have a decent conversation these days. Everyone is shouting and no one is listening. No one seems to know how to disagree peaceably

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Episode 245: The PCA, Prime Numbers, & NP

November 16, 2021

With the pastor still absent, the parishioner and professor bring on another preacher to fill in. For Lee Hutchings, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in North Canton, Ohio, joins the boys to discuss

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The Pursuit of Christ

November 15, 2021

This past Friday evening and Saturday morning, I had the privilege along with three of my colleagues at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [https://gentlereformation.com/p/8a7ec214-049a-4734-b8e0-54a66b05c69b/www.rpts.edu] to participate in

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