Barry York

In the Old Testament Class I teach for our academy [http://www.sycamorerpc.org/sca/index.html], my students were given the assignment this quarter of memorizing a verse from each of the

When the Lord chooses to keep putting before me a matter again and again in different ways in a short period of time, it usually takes me several knocks up side the head

My neighbor said it's because I'm getting old, but despite the persecution I keep filling my bird feeders and enjoying watching the visitors coming to our tree.  Yesterday I

Read John 3:16 slowly from the increasingly popular English Standard Version (ESV) translation of the Bible below.  See if you can identify the "missing" word from the most popular verse

One has testified somewhere, saying, "Every pastor needs a Paul."  (If acknowledging you heard something - but aren't sure where - worked for the author of Hebrews, it works for me.

As I'll be speaking tonight to a college group about the importance of boundary stones, I thought I'd update you on one that continues to be both challenged and

Picture yourself for a moment a few centuries ago as a passenger on a storm-tossed sailing vessel in the midst of a raging gale.  Water is deep in the hold and, despite

Perhaps we should call it "Faux Pastoring," with the second word pronounced "pah-ster-ing."    You know, the committing of those little violations of accepted social norms while pulpit

Teaching my Old Testament students from Hosea this week, I was confronted again with what His people's sin and idolatry look like to God.  We look like a prostitute to Him.

I always enjoy reading Anthony Bradley, a WORLD magazine columnist. Dr. Bradley, an Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at The King’s College in New York City as well as a Research

Hopefully what I am about to tell you is not true for other pastors.  Yet given the epidemic, I would not be surprised if it were so.  Over the last decade of my

"Dad, guess what?  You'll be so surprised!" My eight year-old daughter Celia said breathlessly on the phone this morning. "What?  What is it?" "We found

Here at Gentle Reformation we have made the conscience decision not to engage in endless internet controversies and cyberspace name-calling.  Self-admittedly we are reluctant to put up our dukes, and we

I stand in awe on the wintry beach, Safe beyond shattering waves’ wild reach. Blasts of lake wind throw waters high. Watery, spraying tendrils fall with hissing sigh. Between us tumbled waves lie

Though I usually suppress my giggles, I do have fun watching those filling out a form of one kind or another pause when it comes to listing where I work.  The "Sycamore&

Taking my daughter to a friend's house a few times recently, I have noticed a sheltie collie at the end of one T-street on which I turn.  The little dog

Monday evening I was in the gym with my son's basketball team and two other teams  practicing.  The gym echoed with the bouncing of balls, the squeak of shoes, the shouts

Regarding Hodge, a while back a dear friend brought to my attention the carefulness with which Charles Hodge developed the doctrine of limited atonement in comparison to others who are a bit more

Amen to Jared's post below.  I'll answer his ending question with a post of my own  that I had been contemplating. ~~~~~ Like an unsightly jagged scar across a face,

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/robins-in-snow.jpg] Though we still did not receive the amount the weather reporters guaranteed us was coming (this cartoon [http://www.worldmag.

In December we discovered a feral cat had taken up residency with our pet cat in our garage.  I never knew there are whole websites devoted to this problem, but now I know

In my church study sits a coffee cup, the contents of which looks like about a dozen Silly Putty eggs were cracked open and plopped in there.  The big wad of putty was

Dear Ted, Though you do not know me, I hope you do not mind me addressing you by name.  Besides, I feel like I do know you as I join the millions of

10% of Americans (27 million people) are on antidepressants, a number that doubled in the decade from 1996-2005.  Before I comment further, please take the following quiz, answering the statements TRUE or

The Lord knows that my faith weakens often in offering a particular ongoing prayer request. So recently He sent me help to get on my knees and beg anew. Perhaps it may help