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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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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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Adam

3GT Episode 217: The First Adam

February 23, 2021

The guys always enjoy visitors who make the podcast 3GT+1, especially when the guest raises their collective IQ significantly! Such is the case on this episode, as Dr. William VanDoodewaard, Professor of

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Invitation to the RPTS Virtual Support Dinner (Sponsored)

February 18, 2021

Typically each year in March, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [https://gentlereformation.ghost.io/ghost/www.rpts.edu] hosts its Annual Support Dinner in the banquet room of a nearby hotel in the Pittsburgh

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3GT Episode 216: Virtual Reforming

February 17, 2021

A listener thinks our pastor and parishioner sound so much alike you cannot tell them apart. So the 3GTers do a public service by identifying Kyle and Scott (almost) every time they speak.

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3GT Episode 215: Who Let the Dog Out? Kyle? Kyle!

February 09, 2021

Every now and then, the guys like to let their hair down (well, at least two of them do) and have a more light-hearted episode. Such is the case with Episode 215, which

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Your Real ID

February 08, 2021

If you have flown in the USA in the last year, surely you have seen the signs warning that you will eventually need a REAL ID to do so. Though the original deadline

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3GT Episode 214: Discovering Covenanting

February 02, 2021

In the old mansion that houses RPTS, there is a hidden vault, secret passageways, and undiscovered treasures. Recently such a treasure was found, tucked away in a corner of old artifacts in the

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3GT Episode 212: Using Imprecatory Psalms in the Church

January 21, 2021

The gents are Kyle-less in this episode. Either he is celebrating his wife's birthday or, as the lawyer suspects, preparing for his delayed court case regarding his hound. After offering the

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3GT Episode 211: REs and TEs on 3GT

January 12, 2021

Well, this episode begins with more kerfuffle about Kyle's dog's impending court case. But eventually the guys settle down and get to the main question at hand. What are

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On Handling a Fool

January 11, 2021

One very practical skill in leading a life of wisdom is to know what to do with those going in the opposite direction. How do you handle a fool? This ability is increasingly

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3GT Episode 210: The Stolen Year?

January 05, 2021

After a holiday hiatus, the 3GTers are rolling once again. They start off acknowledging Barry's fire, Scott's cardigan, and Kyle's dog. But then they get down to

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Further Sanctified: Really and Personally

December 28, 2020

Much confusion exists in the modern church regarding the doctrine of sanctification. In seeking to provide more clarity on this subject, I enjoyed working with my colleagues at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [www.

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3GT Episode 209: Witnessing to the Jews

December 22, 2020

For the first time ever, it is 3GT+2! That's right, the guys are joined by two others. Stephen Atkinson and Mitch Tepper from Christian Witness to Israel [http://cwina.org/

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Of Sabbath Sticks and Stones

December 21, 2020

Like traveling down a highway on a vacation trip, only to come upon a grisly accident, reading through the Scriptures can have a jarring impact upon you at times. A short passage in

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3GT Episode 208: Variation in the Body

December 17, 2020

Well, some technical and scheduling difficulties delayed the 3GT Team in getting this episode out. Also, we learn part of the distraction is that lawyer man Scott has been helping dog owner Kyle

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Songs in the Night

December 14, 2020

When believers enter “the dark night of the soul,” those times when God’s mysterious will, worked out through difficult providence, makes the Lord appear veiled and unapproachable, what should they do? As

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TMI

December 07, 2020

Too much information. That's the Digital Age for you. In 1982 Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (What a name!) rolled out his "knowledge-doubling curve." He proposed that the total

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3GT Episode 207: What Happens When We Worship

December 02, 2020

On this episode, the 3GTers welcome a guest onto the show to talk about one of their favorite topics. Worship! Pastor Jonathan Cruse joins them to discuss his new book What Happens When

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Balanced Principles from Luther's "Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague"

November 30, 2020

Over the past months, I have noted that several articles addressing the Covid-19 epidemic referred to or quoted from a Martin Luther treatise "Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague"

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3GT

3GT Episode 206: Theologizing on Thanksgiving

November 24, 2020

With Thanksgiving upon us, the 3GTers decide to theologize upon it. Surely many make comments and complaints about how difficult the year 2020 has been thus far. Yet why should the giving of

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gospel

Seeing the Grandness of the Son with a Grandson

November 23, 2020

Miriam and I just arrived back home this evening after a trip. We were gone several days to see our daughter's family in Kansas. On the way back, we reflected on

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3GT

3GT Episode 205: Taming the Cage Stagers

November 17, 2020

Scott is back! Barry found him a fan! And Kyle sounds like who? Though this episode starts off all over the place, the 3GTers finally hone in on their topic by stepping into

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