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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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3GT Episode 231: The Preacher Behind the Curtain

June 02, 2021

In this latest episode of Three Guys Theologizing, the parishioner asks a question to the preacher and the homiletics professor on a listener's behalf. How do these men go about about

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Evangelistic Videos

May 31, 2021

Recently students at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary were challenged to produce videos of 3-5 minutes that proclaimed the gospel to others. Students in adjunct professor Ed Blackwood's evangelism class has to

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3GT Episode 230: Presbyterian Liturgy?

May 25, 2021

The three guys who theologize return to one of their favorite topics - worship! The prof starts off this episode suggesting that all churches have a liturgy as they worship, then lets the

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Gospel Seasons

May 24, 2021

If God were to write the gospel In the creation He has made, If He spoke words into pictures - A wondrous plan to be displayed - Might He have made it a

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Evangelism

Springing to Life at RPTS

May 17, 2021

The following post is sponsored by Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [https://gentlereformation.com/2021/05/18/springing-to-life-at-rpts/www.rpts.edu]. As I look around the grounds outside Rutherford Hall, the main building that

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3GT Episode 228: R.I.P Huckleberry

May 12, 2021

Sadly, Kyle informs the guys on this episode that the famous hound of Winchester had to be put to sleep. So Scott and Barry quickly form a support group and console with Kyle.

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Marriage

Closing the Gates of Gray Divorce

May 10, 2021

Last week the world learned the sad news that Bill and Melinda Gates were divorcing after 27 years of marriage [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56975466]. They announced on Twitter, "After a

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3GT Episode 227: Untwisting Scripture

May 06, 2021

The professor starts reading another listener's letter, causing the pastor and parishioner to flinch. But when they realize they're not being flogged again, they relax and get into the

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3GT Episode 226: Lady Justice

April 28, 2021

In the Bible's book of Proverbs, wisdom is personified as a woman who says, "I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice"

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preaching

Hermeneutics vs. Homiletics Analogies

April 26, 2021

Like others who teach or write about preaching, I have noted before (such as here [https://banneroftruth.org/us/resources/articles/2015/urgency-preaching-instruction-1/] , here [https://banneroftruth.org/us/resources/articles/2015/urgency-preaching-instruction-2/] , or

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3GT Episode 225: How to Burnout Your Pastor

April 22, 2021

The parishioner wants some professional advice from those with pastoral experience. What can he do to help burnout his pastor? In this Screwtape Letters -esque episode, the other two guys seem happy to

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Why Circumcision?

April 19, 2021

While teaching a class recently in a different context than my regular courses at RPTS, at one point I referenced Abraham. Though somewhat tangential to the lesson at hand, I explained briefly the

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Smart-phones

3GT Episode 224: They're not Called Wisephones

April 14, 2021

Need proof our listeners are a discerning lot? Then listen to the professor read a few letters 3GT has received. After these reminders of how he often has to deal with the unruliness

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Biblical inerrancy

Thankful for Those Boundary Stones

April 12, 2021

As a pastor in a confessional church and president of a seminary that subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith, I often give thanks for the doctrinal parameters the Lord has set for

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3GT Episode 223: The Hall of Faithlessness

April 08, 2021

Is Scott like a non-Newtonian fluid or not? Google it and you be the judge! Then get on with this episode. For the guys have more serious matters to get to as they

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This Messianic Age

April 05, 2021

In their influential book When Helping Hurts [https://www.amazon.com/When-Helping-Hurts-Alleviate-Yourself/dp/0802409989] on poverty alleviation, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert speak of the "god complex" or "savior complex&

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3GT Episode 222: Interview with Stephen Nichols on the Life of R.C. Sproul

March 30, 2021

On this episode, Dr. Stephen Nichols, president of Reformation Bible College [https://reformationbiblecollege.org/], helps keep the 3 in 3GT as he joins Barry and Scott while Kyle is away. Steve is the

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Ezekiel 34:15-16,

3GT Episode 221: Reclaiming Wandering Sheep

March 24, 2021

As usual, the pastor and parishioner go at it to build some dramatic tension for the podcast. When things settle down a bit, they discuss the issue of people wandering from the church

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Church

Eight Reasons Online Worship is Incomplete Worship

March 22, 2021

The saga of Pastor James Coates [https://www.foxnews.com/media/wife-of-jailed-canadian-pastor-speaks-out-this-isnt-the-country-i-grew-up-in] , the Canadian pastor who was arrested in Alberta for holding church services last month despite COVID restrictions imposed by the government,

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1 Corinthians 8

3GT Episode 220: Adiaphora!

March 16, 2021

Want an episode that talks about wine (or at least alcohol), women (well, old ladies), and song (opera) that actually has nothing to do with any of those things? Then this episode is

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Word of God

The Inscripturated & Incarnate Word of God

March 15, 2021

As I teach my homiletics students not only how to publicly preach the Word, but read it as well, one of the tips I give them is "do not close the Bible

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children's catechism

3GT Episode 219: Theologizing the Lambs

March 09, 2021

Not only adults need theologizing. So do children. Among God's sheep, how do you explain theological concepts to the lambs? The 3GTers interact on what they would do when asked the

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Anecdotalizing

March 08, 2021

After a weekend of preaching at a funeral in Indiana, ministering the Word and sacrament of communion in Ohio, then finishing up with a sermon last night back here in Pennsylvania, my mind

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preaching

3GT Episode 218: The Ups and Downs of Redemptive-Historical Preaching

March 02, 2021

The boys begin with playful banter about Scott's wearing of cardigans, Kyle's obsession with Mr. Rogers, and Barry's quiet provocations before the parishioner gets the train back

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typology

Doubling Up on Typology

March 01, 2021

As we grow in our understanding of the Scriptures, we recognize that God uses typology in the Old Testament to foreshadow events or persons in the New Testament, particularly Christ and His salvation.

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