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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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