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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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Bristol Palin

Another Curmudgeon on the Youth Culture

May 16, 2012

In the book of Proverbs, a father tells his son there are two females vying for his attention: Woman Wisdom and Lady Folly (see Proverbs 9).  It is somewhat like the old Dating

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Using the Psalms as They Are Meant to Be Used (Michael LeFebvre)

May 11, 2012

I asked Michael recently if we could feature a chapter of one of his books here at Gentle Reformation, and he graciously agreed. This article is taken from chapter five ofSinging the Songs

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Congratulations, Dr. Williams!

May 10, 2012

The news is out!  Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary professor C. J. Williams [http://rpts.edu/about/Dr.Williams.php] successfully defended his dissertation to earn his PhD from the Baltimore Hebrew Institute of

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Animal Lessons

May 09, 2012

As you read through the Scriptures, over and over imagery from the animal world is used to teach.  From the Proverbs encouraging us to go to the ants to learn diligent work (Proverbs

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A Picture of This Momentary Marriage

May 08, 2012

Having studied John Piper'sThis Momentary Marriage [http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/online-books/this-momentary-marriage] with friends at church, having seen the video below on Tim Challies' site [http://www.challies.com/

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Treasure Seekers

April 30, 2012

Recently I asked in apost [http://genref.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/treasure_hunt/], "What is the heavenly treasure that Jesus promises?"  In a discipleship lesson with two young men, I

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Gay

The Gospel & Sexual Orientation

April 27, 2012

Last summer in a post called "The Gay Mirage [http://genref.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/the-gay-mirage/]," I witnessed to the frustration of the homosexual lifestyle.  The thirsty lust of this

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I Will Remember

April 26, 2012

_Just sent the short letter below to the congregation here.  _ I thought others might like to join us in giving thanks. Dear Saints, It has occurred to me this week that today is

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Musings on Humility

April 24, 2012

When it comes to fasting, there are only two types of practices: Those who fast out of religious duty to feed their pride, or those who fast from sincere discipline to feed their

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Band of Brothers

Skewered Twice?

April 23, 2012

Though one of my fellow bloggers had written about it [http://genref.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/a-band-of-brothers/#more-2324], it was not until recently that I read the book _Band of Brothers [http:

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1-3-5

April 18, 2012

Prayer meeting. Sermon preparation. Session meeting. Teaching classes. Committee meeting. Counseling appointment. Presbytery meeting. Email correspondence. Academy meeting. Reading. Board meeting. Blog posting. Another meeting. You may think that is a list of

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Visit the RP Witness

April 16, 2012

In cooperation with our friends at the _Reformed Presbyterian Witness [http://rpwitness.org/],  _we _GenRef _Gents recently began a column written exclusively for their magazine.  As pastors who are seeking to learn about

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Mathemagic

April 12, 2012

With all the discussion about paying taxes [http://genref.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/the-joy-of-paying-taxes/]atGenRef,I thought our readers might benefit with a little help on the calculations.  Here are some tips

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Enron

Treasure Hunt

April 11, 2012

You responded to a Help Wanted ad and now are sitting in an office with an employer looking across the desk at you. While interviewing for the job, this perspective employer looks at

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Forget Newsweek. Follow Jesus.

April 04, 2012

Like the perennial dandelions that pop up on lawns each spring, when Easter week rolls around you can expect Newsweek to put some form of Jesus being blasphemed on their cover.  In the

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The Counsel of Peace

March 22, 2012

A few months ago my friend and fellow pastor, Jason Camery, traveled out at the invitation of another to meet with Congressman Dan Burton.  They met with Mr. Burton and addressed pro-life issues

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The Kokomo Krusade

March 20, 2012

Like a call from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, back when I was a young pastor years ago the secretary of James Montgomery Boice, the famous pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (whom I

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Hebrews 6

The Iron Cage

March 16, 2012

In studying Hebrews with high school students in their New Testament Survey class, we looked at Hebrews 6:4-6 and discussed the unpardonable sin: > For in the case of those who have

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John Calvin

Calvin and that Awful Doctrine

March 14, 2012

If there is one teaching that the name of John Calvin invokes, it is that of predestination.  When even Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination], certainly no theological publication, begins its definition

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An Open Letter to the President

March 13, 2012

Last week we highlighted [http://genref.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/in-honor-of-a-babys-life/]the effort of The Teenage Life Club to see a million letters sent this month to the President and the Supreme

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GenRef News

March 09, 2012

We really try to stay away from blogging about blogging here.  Yet ever now and then we want to give you an update on some of the happenings behind the scenes atGentle Reformation.

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In Honor of a Baby's Life

March 06, 2012

A young friend of Gentle Reformation, Angie Kim, has a blog of her own called The Teenage Life Club [http://www.theteenagelifeclub.blogspot.com/?view=magazine]and just asked me if I would

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True Professors

March 05, 2012

Having been newly married there; having taught in and graduated from its mathematics department; having been led into my church home and being called into the ministry while there; and having witnessed many

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Counseling Stories

February 28, 2012

With many offering in-depth help in providing counseling, from wonderful sites such as CCEF [http://www.ccef.org/]devoted to the subject toDavid Murray's regular posts [http://headhearthand.org/blog/tag/

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Pleasant Plane Providence

February 22, 2012

On plane trips from Indiana to North Carolina and back this past week, I enjoyed the pleasant providence of God.  Perhaps we often bring to mind  God's providence in darker moments,

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