Barry York - Gentle Reformation (Page 35)

Honey from the Rock

June 04, 2013

Last Friday evening our family spent a wonderful evening with the Sycamore congregation and some special friends as we remembered more than two decades of time together. With a lovely banquet dinner prepared

Meanderings

May 31, 2013

With our schedule, not much blogging time as of late. So I appreciate the recent offerings of the other _"_GenRef Gents" as I like to call them. But here are a

Corporate Worship

Defining Corporate Worship

May 16, 2013

From a recent class on worship, we hammered out a brief, Biblical, working definition of what a local congregation should be pursuing as it worships the Lord as His holy temple here on

Dennis Prutow

A GenRef Podcast: Interview with Dennis Prutow

May 13, 2013

Dr. Dennis Prutow is the Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A former Army chaplain, seasoned pastor, and author, Denny's life

The Little Things I'll Miss

May 08, 2013

As the time approaches for my family to move from Indiana to Pennsylvania next month, life has almost been too busy for reflection. Selling and purchasing a home. Finishing teaching one seminary class

Gospel Gleanings

May 06, 2013

In an interview following his retirement, John Piper pointed out that the Bible does not necessarily mean there will not be any type of tear in heaven. Rather, the Scriptures testify that God

preaching

Sermonic Echoes

April 23, 2013

During my seminary days attending Covenant Fellowship Church in Pittsburgh, I was blessed to sit under the preaching of Pastor Ken Smith [http://gentlereformation.org/2013/03/12/a-genref-podcast-interview-with-rosaria-butterfield-ken-smith/] . We witnessed people being

Female Body Image

Looking into the People Mirror

April 17, 2013

As Calvin taught in the opening of The Institutes of Christian Religion, we cannot truly know ourselves until we know God. A corollary to that principle (though it must be stated more carefully)

Genesis

A Creative Marriage Thought

April 15, 2013

As we prepare to see a son and then a daughter wed soon (he at the end of May, she the first week of June), my wife and I rejoice over the Lord&

abortion

Browse Worthy: Culture Wars

April 12, 2013

As the cultural wars intensify, here are some links that will assist you: Suicide - Following the suicide of well-known pastor Rick Warren's son last week, there has been an explosion

B.M. Palmer

The Poetic Life of the Christian - Part 3

April 10, 2013

We come now to the third and last post on the poetic life of the Christian. As stated in the first post [http://gentlereformation.org/2013/03/28/the-poetic-life-of-the-christian-part-1/] on this subject, the

Two Adams Met in Me

April 05, 2013

Two Adams met in me. The first enslaved; the Other set free. The serpentblinded_my first father to _God's glory; Yet Seed of woman crushing his head is now my story.

Charles Spurgeon

The Poetic Life of the Christian - Part 2

April 02, 2013

While I do not suffer from color blindness, I do have a condition that might best be described as "beauty blindness." I simply need help from others to see many of

John Flavel

The Poetic Life of the Christian - Part 1

March 28, 2013

A few days ago I spoke to a group of college students about a subject in which I am ill-trained. I gave a talk on poetry. I even spent most of the time

Praying for a Brother

March 25, 2013

Dr. Rich Holdeman [http://gentlereformation.org/contributors/richard-holdeman/], pastor of the Bloomington Reformed Presbyterian Church, contributor here at _Gentle Reformation, _and a dearly loved brother, just announced recently he has been diagnosed with

Cyprus

Unjust Inclosures

March 19, 2013

At one time large swaths of pasture lands, fields, and forests were open in England for local people to use for such things as pasturing animals, gathering wood, or hunting. Yet through "

Dennis Pruotw

God's Presence

March 15, 2013

Too few churchgoers are aware of the significance of entering into the sanctuary with the people of God. If only they recognized God's presence is there, not because of the building

Anticipation

March 09, 2013

Remember that old commercial where the thickness of the ketchup was highlighted by the slow wait of it coming out of the bottle? Recall how the song "Anticipation" was sung in

John 14:2

Moving Signs

March 06, 2013

The "For Sale" sign went up. The next day we had the first viewing. Then the couple came back. At the end of the day we had an offer we could

Common Grace

God's Love and Evangelism

February 27, 2013

Recently I was asked by a young lady, a lover of the gospel as well as people, this question, "Does God love unbelievers?" She obviously was wrestling with working out her

abraham

Sweetening Our Praying

February 25, 2013

After adding the cream and sugar to my coffee, my wife, who usually prepares it for me, gives it a vigorous stir with a spoon. That way the sweetness attaches itself to the

Marriage

Lifelong Love

February 22, 2013

No one could ask for better in-laws than mine. It is not only because they gave their beautiful daughter to an undeserving guy. They have been ones who through the years have constantly

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Kids and Goat's Milk

February 20, 2013

Like coming upon a car accident with injuries, for some reason it always jars me when I read the following in the Old Testament."You shall not boil a young goat in

John Flavel

At That Feast Can Sing

February 18, 2013

> What num'rous flocks of birds about me fly? When saw I one, through want, fall down, and die? They gather what his hand to them doth bring, Tho' but

Iron Cage

Gentle Answers: Revisiting the Iron Cage

February 15, 2013

A reader named Justin submitted the following question to our "Gentle Answers" feature found on the right sidebar. His letter and my answer to him are below. Barry, I just read