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
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
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,
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
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
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
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]
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
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
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
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.
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
Top Dozen Best Books Read in 2019 from Two Reading Aficionados January 27, 2020 The following post is from the Book Review Team of Greg Enas and Russ Pulliam, who annually submit a list of brief reviews of each of the top five or six books they
3GT Episode 165: When Two Masters Visit January 21, 2020 Once again Barry and Scott had to say Bon Voyage!" to Kyle, who is off cruising somewhere on the high seas with his wife. So back at the 3GT port, the guys
How Do You Listen to a Sermon? January 20, 2020 Biblically, we are given a pretty clear answer to that question in this familiar passage from James 1:22-25. > But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For
Hospitality in a Fallen World by Rebecca VanDoodewaard January 13, 2020 The following article is a guest post by Rebecca VanDoodewaard, author of Reformation Women: Sixteenth-Century Figures Who Shaped Christianity's Rebirth [http://www.heritagebooks.org/products/reformation-women-sixteenth-century-figures-who-shaped-christianitys-rebirth-vandoodewaard.html] , and is a modified
3GT Episode 164: The Worship Pattern January 07, 2020 After talking about Hodge and Hebrews in their last episode, the guys get the itch to dig further into this rich book (You can even hear the Bible pages turning on this episode!
Finding Comfort in Unexpected Ways by Christy Nelson January 06, 2020 The following post is a personal testimony of God bringing comfort to a hurting heart. The article was written by Christy Nelson, daughter of Pastor Dave Long who passed away four years ago
3GT Episode 163: Hodge on Hebrews with Bill VanDoodewaard December 31, 2019 Deep within the bowels of the library of Princeton Seminary, with his Indiana Jones fedora firmly upon his brow, Dr. Bill VanDoodewaard pulled out yet another archival box. He blew the dust off
Kings with Jesus December 30, 2019 Whether it is shows like The Crown, the latest news coming out of Buckingham Palace, or, on a personal level, my wife and I looking forward to cracking open gifted books on Queen
3GT Episode 162: Gospel-Centered Everything? December 24, 2019 The guys are constantly scanning the evangelical landscape, embracing the Biblical and questioning the suspect. As their eyes settle on what is known as the "Gospel-Centered" movement, with everything from preaching
Valuing Girls by Rebecca VanDoodewaard December 23, 2019 The following article is a guest post by Rebecca VanDoodewaard, author of Uprooted: A Guide for Homesick Christians [http://www.heritagebooks.org/products/uprooted-a-guide-for-homesick-christians-vandoodeward.html] , Your Future ‘Other Half’: It Matters Whom You
3GT Episode 161: Beauty in the Christian Life December 17, 2019 Renovations taking place at the seminary has the president thinking. Should Christians spend time and resources beautifying buildings? What is the place of beauty in the Christian life? Is pursuing it in this
The Wood's Umbrageous Calm December 16, 2019 I stand alone in the quietness of the pine grove. The hills around this valley setting bring a welcome halt to the noisiness of life from the ridges above. Any sound that manages
3GT Episode 160: Millennials' View or Millennial Views? December 10, 2019 This 3GT episode begins with a couple of the hosts trying to figure out the topic of the day. Are they discussing the view of the Millennial generation, or the different views of