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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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F.B. Myer

Dusting Off the Word Love (Guest Post by Ken Smith)

February 07, 2013

_Valentine's Day is one week away, and I cannot think of a better way to prepare than to meditate on love with one who has been practicing it,  modeling it, and

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Luke 14:26

Gospel Hatred

February 06, 2013

I have experienced some gospel hatred as of late. By this, I do not mean the persecution or suffering of faithful witnesses and martyrs.  If giving your life for the gospel is referred

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abortion

Washington Reflections (Guest Post by Emory York)

February 04, 2013

Recently my daughter Emory, a freshman nursing student at Purdue University, traveled through the night with friends to attend an event in Washington D.C.  Upon her return, after I listened to her

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Albert Mohler

Browse Worthy: Homosexuality

January 31, 2013

I agreed with David Murray a few months ago when he asked for a moratorium [http://headhearthand.org/blog/2012/11/26/can-we-have-a-break-from-homosexuality/] on speaking and posting about homosexuality.  I worked at actually

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Conflict

A Helpful Marital Thought

January 30, 2013

In Christian marriage two saints, who still have plenty of sin's remnant clinging to them, form a lifelong union. This means then, with the baring of the soul's wiring

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Messiah the Prince

Indiana's Christian Governors (Guest Post by Russ Pulliam)

January 28, 2013

The Christian conservative movement may be dwindling in other parts of the United States. But in Indiana politics it has matured into a dominant influence in state government. The recent handoff from outgoing

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Quite the Quotes

January 23, 2013

A conference this weekend and a class this week has me running.  Here are ten of the riches from reading I have discovered and shared with others along the way.  The last two

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Rosaria Butterfield

Browse Worthy: Rosaria Butterfield

January 18, 2013

_Gentle Reformation _had every intention of featuring our friend Rosaria Butterfield and promoting the wonderful story of her spiritual journey to Christ in the book _The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert [http:

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Albert Mohler

Browse Worthy: Presidential Inauguration Controversy

January 16, 2013

Recently, an evangelical pastor named Louis Giglio [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/10/louie-giglio-pulls-out-of-inaugural-over-anti-gay-comments/] withdrew from participating in the president's second inauguration ceremonies last week.  His reason?

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Blogging

Short Rules of Blogging Etiquette

January 15, 2013

Since Jesus promised that "every idle word shall be judged" (Matthew 12:36), bloggers need guidelines for holiness in speech.  Though these goals can be disastrously missed on occasion, still one

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Book Alert!

January 11, 2013

For all those who enjoy or are learning to enjoy (like myself) reading ebooks, you should know that Crossway is having quite a sale.  From now until January 15, all ebooks at Crossway

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Atheism

An Open Letter to Susan Jacoby

January 10, 2013

Dear Ms. Jacoby, I read with interest your article "The Blessings of Atheism [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/the-blessings-of-atheism.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] " in the

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Alex Jones

Browse Worthy: Guns

January 09, 2013

Following the tragedy in Newtown, the debate about guns and their control rages on.  Believers should meditate on the law of God and exercise the fruit of the Spirit so as to offer

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My Rocky Mountain High

January 08, 2013

Over the holiday break my wife and I spent a delightful extended weekend in Colorado.  While journeying through the streets of Colorado Springs, one of our hosts pointed out the new marijuana shops

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Enjoy the Break!

December 27, 2012

As _Gentle Reformation _is a voluntary "post when you desire" blog, and with the coming and going of the holiday season, you will not see much of us here this week.

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C.S. Lewis

Inverse Proportions

December 21, 2012

Mathematicians (please do not let that word keep you from continuing to read) talk about relationships that are inversely proportionate to one another.  A simple equation such as y=1/x is an

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Browse Worthy: More Meditative Thoughts on Tragedy

December 18, 2012

Jared's post [http://gentlereformation.org/2012/12/15/responding-to-tragedy/]on Saturday helped me a great deal to think in a Biblical way about the tragedy in Connecticut.  We need this clear

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My Nanny

December 12, 2012

They say the best gifts come in small packages. Such was my Nanny. A picture of a gangly teenager, arm outstretched, Shows Nanny standing under it, smiling up at me. _Yet her soul

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David Murray

Browse Worthy: Good Works' Relationship to God

December 11, 2012

Though clearly our aim is not to focus on controversial issues onGentle Reformation, there are times to make known debates when doing so will help sharpen the mind of the church on vital

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Fiscal Cliff

The Prison House of Debt

December 07, 2012

As our leaders drive us down the road toward the fiscal cliff, we need help understanding the vast debt we are accruing as a nation.  The video below [HT: Tim Challies [http://www.

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Boots

Police 'n Boots

December 04, 2012

Surely you have seen the picture to the left, posted by Jennifer Foster on Facebook.  Jennifer, a tourist from Arizona, snapped an impromptu photo of an NYPD police officer giving a homeless man,

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David Murray

Browse Worthy: Depravity and the Christian

November 30, 2012

Here's a question to sharpen your mind before the weekend:  Are Christians totally depraved?   Now trace along the following links to discover the answer. Tullian Tchividjian [http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tullian/

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Homesickness

Uprooted: Interview with Rebecca VanDoodewaard

November 28, 2012

Rebecca VanDoodewaard is the the author of the new book _Uprooted: A Guide for Homesick Christians [http://www.heritagebooks.org/search.php?search_query=uprooted&squery=]. _She is the wife of Bill,

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Eric Alexander

The Goal of Gospel Preaching

November 27, 2012

Too often the pastor, in writing his sermon for the Lord's Day, falls into the thinking that the goal of his preparation is just getting the message done.  That's

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Disability

Browse Worthy: Weakness

November 22, 2012

We are always to remember the poor (Galatians 2:10), but especially at times of harvesting and giving thanks (Deuteronomy 24:19-22).  Why not take a few moments today to reflect on these

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