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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 178: Preparing for the Coming Tyranny?

April 21, 2020

With the guys still bunkered down waiting hopefully for an "All Clear" during the pandemic, they share war stories from their respective parts of the country. Then they get down to

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Fear

When the Leaf Rattles

April 21, 2020

On a Saturday afternoon recently, I joined my wife to help her finish picking up our yard. A cold front had blown through earlier in the week, chasing away momentarily the warming spring

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3GT Episode 177: Sunday Funnies

April 14, 2020

Ecclesiastes tells us that there is "a time to weep, and a time to laugh." With all the dire news these days, certainly weeping is and should be taking place at

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3GT Episode 176: Worship in Exile

April 08, 2020

With podcasting providing natural social distancing, the 3GTers tackle issues of worship when much of the church is quarantined. How are we to view worship when the church is not together? They begin

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Hidden Blessings under His Wings

April 06, 2020

This past week brought the effects of COVID-19 closer to our home. I am sure it came nearer to yours as well. Good friends saw a family member succumb to it. Our seminary

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3GT Episode 175: Give Them Bernie's Shirt!

April 01, 2020

A listener wanted to know what the 3GTers thought about Old Testament poverty laws and whether they support socialism or not. The guys love it when red meat is thrown their way! So

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A Good Time to Reflect on Providence with Flavel

March 30, 2020

The amount of information coming at us regarding COVID-19 is mind exploding. In addition, Western moderns, so used to ready comfort and instant convenience, struggle to navigate quarantines and restrictions. A good remedy

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Live and Learn (Take 2!) by Robert McFarland

March 29, 2020

The following article is a guest post from Robert McFarland, a retired minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. He served pastorates in Rose Point (PA), Park City, Quinter, and Topeka

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3GT Episode 174: P is NOT for Polygamy

March 24, 2020

On this newest episode of 3GT, the guys don't want to see a P added to the mixed up LGBTQ alphabet. (Oh wait, there already is on the longer form, but

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FEAR or FAITH in Response to COVID-19 by Dr. Brian DeVries

March 23, 2020

How should Christians respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Brian A. DeVries is the President of Mukhanyo Theological College in South Africa. He has planted three churches in Pretoria, South Africa, and serves

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Coronavirus

3GT Episode 173: Theologizing about Plagues

March 18, 2020

In this episode the guys are discussing - What else? - the Corona virus that has so abruptly changed our lives. Listeners first hear a bit of silliness, as they learn why Greta

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About Those Viral Graphs

March 17, 2020

After spending this past week making - and then this week implementing - plans with our team here to move our seminary completely online during the COVID-19 outbreak, I thought I would take

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3GT Episode 172: O How I Love Your Law!

March 10, 2020

On this episode, the 3GTers revisit an important subject - the law of God in the life of the believer. How is a believer to love the law? After bantering about what constitutes

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The Back Side of Preaching

March 09, 2020

In teaching homiletics, I regularly encounter young men eager yet nervous about preaching. The call to proclaim the gospel is earnest in their hearts, though the reality of standing in front of a

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3GT Episode 171: Lent Free?

March 03, 2020

The guys lately have noticed people with black crosses on their foreheads. So they thought it might be important to discuss Lent. What is it, exactly, and should the church observe it? They

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Why David's Census was Wrong

March 02, 2020

Beginning this month, invitations to complete the 2020 U.S. census will start arriving at people's homes. This every decade census comes to us as mandated by the Constitution. Article 1,

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3GT Episode 170: Addressing Sluggardliness

February 26, 2020

The 3 is back in 3GT! Yes, all the guys are back together again and ready to rumble. Their topic for this episode is that of idleness. They begin by considering how certain

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America's First Book

February 24, 2020

The first book published in colonial America was the Bay Psalm Book. According to the website of the Cambridge Reformed Presbyterian Church [http://www.reformedprescambridge.com/]: > The book was published in 1640

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3GT Episode 169: Presbyterian Guardrails

February 18, 2020

While Kyle and Barry continue to wait for the return of their parishioner,  they decide to discuss the safeguards of Presbyterianism. What guardrails does the Presbyterian faith offer? They first discuss what Presbyterian

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A Plague of Locusts

February 17, 2020

Newspaper articles this past week have had titles such as “End of the world: Coronavirus panic and African locust plague spark Bible apocalypse fears [https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1242268/end-world-coronavirus-africa-locust-swarm-iran-us-conflict-apocalypse-bible-jesus-spt]

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3GT Episode 168: Pastoral Patience

February 11, 2020

The boy from Winchester is back from his world travels! But now the boy from Indiana has turned up MIA! So the guys have to soldier on as 3GT minus one. On this

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Live and Learn by Robert McFarland

February 10, 2020

The following article is a guest post from Robert McFarland, a retired minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. He served pastorates in Rose Point (PA), Park City, Quinter, and Topeka

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3GT Episode 167: Training Preachers

February 04, 2020

While Kyle is still out on the high seas (Will he ever come back?), Scott and Barry continue to bring guests on to fill the void. On this episode, they invite three students

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A Tribute to George Scipione by Sarmishta Venkatesh

February 03, 2020

The following article was written by Sarmishta "Shammi" Venkatesh, a former RPTS student who is serving with her husband in India in church planting. It is written in honor of Dr.

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3GT Episode 166: Just What is Biblical Counseling?

January 28, 2020

Special Note: At the time this episode was recorded, Dr. George "Skip" Scipione was in hospice care. On January 22, Skip left this world to enter the presence of the Lord

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