Barry York

When my daughter Lindsay, home for the Thanksgiving break, asked me a question the other day, at first I wondered what they were teaching her at college. "Dad, what does 'putting

Around 200 people gathered last night at Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church for a Thanksgiving Service. Brethren from the Elkhart, Lafayette, and West Lafayette RP congregations joined us for this annual event, along with

Yet another technological wonderment has hit the internet. This will be old news for the young people, I'm sure, but hang in there for a moment while I explain it to

Imagine having witnessed the following: A man came running up to a police officer standing on a corner. "Sir," he shouted desperately, "someone just stole my wallet. You have to

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mpj040926800005b15d.jpg] Though I missed it, I guess this past Sunday was "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," as some ministers decided to tell their

“Perhaps nothing is more mysterious than a veil or curtain." So began my last on the mystery in Ephesians 3:1-7. And so begins this collage of "veiled thoughts"

Sycamore Covenant Academy (SCA), an academic and discipleship ministry of our congregation, opened its doors this week to start our seventh year. We are more excited than ever, as we have over fifty

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/hurricane_gustav.jpg] As Hurricane Gustav churned in the Gulf of Mexico a few days ago, reports circulated that it could grow into a

This past Sunday, after a year of special preparation, five teen-aged young ladies professed their faith publicly at Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church. Centering my preaching on Isaiah 44:3-5, where God

A blogger's inner musings: What about reviewing some of the great books I've been reading - Rutherford's Letters, Keller's The Reason of God, Owen on sin,

To my beloved wife, Miriam. For in you I see. Our blissful union, What sweet communion! God’s fragrant rose of Sharon to me, My lily in life’s valleys, Your love is

On Saturday, July 26th, I participated in the funeral of George Todd, a family friend and the father of Angi Hindman, a former member of our congregation. With Angi's permission, the

In the first months of our marriage, Miriam and I signed up to support a child through Compassion International [http://www.compassion.com/default.htm], a ministry that with a few dollars each

Paul Faris, a founding member of the Sycamore congregation, will celebrate his ninety-second birthday next week. As I reflected on Paul's influence on my own life, I wanted to share

In April I had the privilege of sitting in a meeting where Marvin Olasky, editor of WORLD [http://www.worldmag.com/]magazine and author of The Tragedy of American Compassion, met with a

Along with around 300 others including our interns Bill and Jason, I attended the Banner of Truth Conference at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, last week. The Banner has been publishing Puritan literature

Goldie and Boldie were goldfish who lived in a fishbowl. They were happy there - for a while anyway - as their bowl was a nice little place for them to dwell. The blue, white

On Friday, May 16th, Sycamore Covenant Academy (SCA) held its annual Silent Auction & Fundraising Banquet. Over eighty students, parents, grandparents and friends gathered for a delicious dinner prepared by mothers and served

Etymology is the study of a word's development over time. More technically it is defined by Merriam-Webster [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/etymology] to be "the history of

Like the ever-changing weather of Indiana, these past few weeks surrounding Hope for Eternity have been filled with sun and storm, stillness and strong winds. How so? * The intense days of getting

One more reminder of the schedule for Hope for Eternity, which will be held in the sanctuary of Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church. 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 23 Hell: Thinking the Unthinkable

Not that I consider my life very dramatic, but last week did have its fill of heart-stopping and heart-wrenching moments: * An IRS audit for my mother's 2006 taxes saying

I have been to the conferences that tell you how to market the church, and have seen the efforts by churches in the community to do so. However, beyond informational uses such as

Many thanks to you who have prayed for the situation regarding my mother and sent messages. Though she remains in the deep pit of her depression, God's sustaining graces have been

Tending to the situation regarding my mother has kept me from several extracurriculars the past three weeks, of which blogging is one. However, yesterday I was able to bring her back to her