pastoral ministry A Willing Shepherd October 25, 2023 With a double emphasis the Apostle makes his point negatively and positively — a shepherd needs to volunteer himself for his work and not simply be forced by arm-twisting.
Pastoral Calling Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up to Be Pastors: A Lament for Pastor Appreciation Month October 25, 2023 There’s an old country song that warns mothers not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys. There ought to be a Gospel song that warns mothers not to let their sons grow up to be Pastors because that also is a lonely life.
3GT Episode 296: Grow Up! October 24, 2023 Want a podcast introduction that basically contradicts the theme of the episode? Leave it to the 3GTers! After the guys joke around like teenagers for a while, they get down to the task
Remember Sybil October 18, 2023 Orlando just had its 🏳️🌈 Pride Weekend, complete with a fair-like atmosphere downtown, thousands and thousand of sexual tourists, a rainbow themed parade, and an evening of fireworks. The parade's Grand Master
3GT Episode 295: Is Sunday Best the Best? October 17, 2023 Pennsylvania civil magistrates may not be the best place to look for clothing decisions, with some men dressing as women and others, well, hardly dressing at all. But Kyle, knowing these are Barry&
Retirement Retirement: The New Afterlife? October 17, 2023 Take away the hope of a glorious future beyond this life and we have to try and find it here and now.
The Dynamic Church October 16, 2023 Such a post title may lead one to think that what follows is about becoming a dynamic church. Perhaps you thought I would offer an exciting program that would help your congregation become
Random Thoughts About Unity In The Church October 10, 2023 As a churchman, it breaks my heart to see brothers separated and divided over issues in many of our congregations, presbyteries, and denominations. I have friends from all over the Reformed World and
Hermeneutics Reading Scripture to See Jesus October 07, 2023 The Old Testament speaks of Jesus. Luke 24 says so. However, like the disciples, we are often slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken, all that the law foreshadowed,
heaven What No Eye has Seen... October 06, 2023 If we try to live our lives just focused on the fog in front of us, we will miss how close our savior truly is. If we center our attention on only our struggles and trials, we miss what God is doing through them and to us.
Evangelism Sovereignty and Evangelism September 29, 2023 The power of God unto salvation is not emotional manipulation. So, we must open our mouths. Salvation does not hinge on your eloquence. Eternity does not depend on our persuasiveness.
Suicide Suicide Prevention Month September 27, 2023 Don’t kill yourself. Trust God to take care of you in life and in death.
freedom Shepherding to Freedom September 26, 2023 As long as we find ourselves living as slaves and orphans, as opposed to friends of God and true sons or daughters, we have discovered a key area of need! It is for freedom Christ has set us free.
Episode 294: A Little Pneumatology for You September 25, 2023 The boys banter about the change in weather, going to kid's fall sporting events, and Scott wearing a cardigan. Then they get down to the subject at hand. They discuss what
Antichrist Remembering the Man of Sin September 22, 2023 Whether you align with that consensus or not, like the Thessalonians we need to receive and remember this Apostolic teaching. It has been revealed for our protection and good.
God's Good Work September 22, 2023 Consider the following logic. A Biblical injunction to pray for the brethren are prayers that God’s kingdom might come. Now, if that is true there is an entailment that we ought not
Super Thoughts on Superscripts September 19, 2023 Recently I had a conversation with a few other preachers concerning the superscriptions within the Book of Psalms. This conversation made me to reflect on my own ideas concerning the superscriptions and their
Christ in Scripture Jesus in Every Book September 19, 2023 Lists like the one below may be a means to help us follow Isaac Ambrose’s exhortation: ‘Keep still Jesus Christ in your eye, in the perusal of the Scriptures, as the end, scope and substance thereof’.
Guidance Decisions, Decisions! September 15, 2023 How do we know what God wants us to do in any given situation? Is there one right option that is God’s will and we have to find it or we are doomed to live a second-best life? What if I get it wrong?
3GT Episode 293: Roast Preacher September 15, 2023 The old joke goes that many church folks have roast preacher for Sunday dinner, as they go home after the service and criticize the sermon. As the parishioner had recently read a list
heaven Home At Last September 13, 2023 Turning the windshield wipers on high to combat the pouring rain, the old man sighed. He was almost home – and he couldn’t wait. It had been a long three weeks. Living in
Information Overload September 12, 2023 Over the summer, I had to move my library from my former church office. It has been 18 years since I had moved my Library. It has grown significantly in that time. I
Family Worship - Presbyterian Style September 11, 2023 This summer, I was invited by Jesse Gomez, known as "The Chicano Knox," to come onto his Bibletheory Podcast and YouTube channel to discuss family worship. Though we had some trouble
What if God did know better? September 09, 2023 We’ve been living in this world a long time. We like to think we know how to get on with life. One of the things I find fascinating is that we are
football Competing for the First Day September 07, 2023 On the one hand, there’s the rhythm, tone, and nature of the first day of the week prescribed by God. On the other, is the changed rhythm, tone, and nature that football has introduced into the life of our society.
