Gentle Reformation

Gentle Reformation

speaking truth gently

"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

Gentle Reformation
  • Home
  • About
  • Authors
  • Search
  • Support Us
Subscribe
Eric Simmons

Call It Pornolatry

October 18, 2013

Several men have recently blogged on the plague of pornography and offered help for protecting families and redeeming lives from it. See: Tim Challies | The Porn-Free Family Eric Simmons | I Hate Porn John

Barry York Barry York
Martin Bucer

A Good Trend

October 16, 2013

In the Reformed Presbyterian Church where I serve, over the last decade or two we have seen congregations adding multiple pastoral staff.  For instance, nearly twenty years ago the congregations in the state

Barry York Barry York

2013 Desiring God National Conference

October 14, 2013

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to any of the Desiring God 2013 National Conference messages on the works/thought of C.S. Lewis, consider doing so.  Several of them

Gentle Reformation Gentle Reformation
Ardel Caneday

GenRef Interview With Dr. Ardel Caneday

October 11, 2013

“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless

Gentle Reformation Gentle Reformation
abraham

Texts Over Which To Weep

October 10, 2013

Does God ever seem cruel to you as He’s portrayed on the pages of Scripture? You come across something God says, does, or commands His people to do and you cringe, thinking:

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Mediatorial Kingship

Emperor Norton and King Jesus

October 09, 2013

[http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/empnort2-gif4.jpeg] Between 1859 and 1880 four presidents served the United States, but  as they came and went, one emperor reigned in the United States

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman
Charles Spurgeon

Our Other Intercessor

October 09, 2013

Because it is stated so clearly in Scripture, particularly in the book of Hebrews, most believers know that Christ Himself prays for us.  He is our intercessor.  Christ is our high priest, resurrected

Barry York Barry York
Jeremiah Burroughs

My Nothingness

October 04, 2013

As I journey again through _The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment _by Jeremiah Burroughs, this time with others in a Sunday School class, I am also reminded once again of how difficult, humbling,

Barry York Barry York

The Fading Glory of Sex

October 02, 2013

My friend Bill VanDoodewaard at _The Christian Pundit [http://thechristianpundit.org/]_has written an excellent post entitled Art, Nakedness, and Redemption [http://thechristianpundit.org/2013/09/25/art-nakedness-and-redemption/].  In this article, he demonstrates

Barry York Barry York
Book of Pastoral Rule

One Chief Quality about the Church that Pastors Should Never Forget

September 27, 2013

I usually like short blog titles.  But I wanted this one to stand out a bit. You see, I was surprised (though I should not have been) about something I saw.  It occurred

Barry York Barry York
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary

My New Life at RPTS

September 25, 2013

As a new teacher at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, I have been asked often as of late "How do you like it?" My answer is simple.  "I'm having

Barry York Barry York
Charles Spurgeon

God's Comparable Loves

September 16, 2013

When the love of God is discussed, we often speak of his love being incomparable, for it is like no other.  God's love for his people in Christ is eternal (Ephesians

Barry York Barry York

Foolish Preaching?

September 13, 2013

The preaching of the gospel is a profound aspect of Christian worship. Some see preaching merely as a teaching time. Some see it as a time for outreach.  Some see it as a

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman
Discipleship

"But what about him?!"

September 13, 2013

Have you ever had a burden so heavy on your heart, a duty you knew you had to perform, that its weight altered your view of the rest of life and of those

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III

Man Like Him

September 11, 2013

“He was made like his brothers _                in every way.”_ With awe and joy I read. _My humble yet exalted priest  _ _                Who, every day,_ Hears me as I plead. _ _ _Then thought of “Lamb slain

Barry York Barry York
Christ's Victory over Satan

Humiliation Through Humiliation

September 09, 2013

He [Christ] disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him (ESV). -Col 2:15- With a stroke of the pen, the apostle Paul added

Gentle Reformation Gentle Reformation
Church

The Church in Old Testament Typology

September 06, 2013

We have been promoting happily [http://gentlereformation.org/2013/08/20/jesus-on-every-page-an-interview-with-david-murray/] David Murray's bookJesus on Every Page [http://jesusoneverypage.com/]_, _as it is such a clear presentation of how we

Barry York Barry York
Klipsch Music Center

Yearning For Heaven

September 03, 2013

Positioned on a grassy hill, looking down on the stage where the musicians sang and played with artistic fervor, my heart could not help but yearn for heaven. Last night, my wife and

Gentle Reformation Gentle Reformation
John Calvin

Calvin on God's Will

September 02, 2013

One of my more enjoyable summer memories will be the morning I had a theological discussion with my daughter, Emory.  She was asking about God's will, particularly the question about how

Barry York Barry York
Drunkenness

The Drunkard's Morality

August 27, 2013

The prophets repeatedly used the metaphor of drunkenness in describing godless leaders of nations abusing power. Examples abound.  Here are just a few. In Isaiah 19:13-14, the prophet said of Pharaoh and

Barry York Barry York

Browse Worthy: Facebook Psychology

August 26, 2013

Marshal McLuhan was the one who coined the phrase "the medium is the message" back in the 1960's.  In his book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, he explains

Barry York Barry York

Jesus on Every Page Give-Away Update

August 22, 2013

Congratulations to Rachel in Massachusetts and Debbie in Indiana for being the first two to submit the winning answers to our _Jesus on Every Page _book give-away!  We appreciate every one who listened

Barry York Barry York
Abortion Clinics

A Voice for the Voiceless

August 21, 2013

If you want to see what a modern day prophet looks like, then watch this video of one man in Orlando whom the Lord is using to save the unborn.  John Barros refused

Barry York Barry York
Christ in the OT

Jesus on Every Page - An Interview with David Murray

August 20, 2013

“The son trudges uphill, bearing wood for his own sacrifice; his father has decided to give him up to death. What biblical event does this bring to mind? Is it Abraham and Isaac

Gentle Reformation Gentle Reformation

Browse Worthy: Brokenness

August 16, 2013

Click the following links and marvel at how how the Lord works in the midst of brokenness, and especially how He uses it, to bring healing to His people. Indispensable [http://sheepdogger.blogspot.

Barry York Barry York
Gentle Reformation © 2025
Latest Posts Facebook Twitter Ghost