Covenanters For Christ's Crown and Covenant June 17, 2022 Covenant renewal is an opportunity to nail our colours to the mast, both confessing our sins as a church and pledging our loyalty and love to our covenant Lord.
Voting Church, Polls & a Few Lessons June 14, 2022 This story begins in November of last year. While voting I noticed that there was a need for a Majority Inspector of Elections in my county. The ballot was blank and so I
wolves How to Spot a Wolf June 12, 2022 Wolves justify themselves by their powerful ministries, but the Shepherd judges them based on God’s moral precepts. And he finds them lacking.
Worldview What tree does the fruit grow on? June 11, 2022 Western Europe (and North America) is moving further and further from its moorings in a Christian view of life. Some are glad to see the back of what they might term ‘superstitious nonsense’
What really counts? June 09, 2022 Sorry Introduction I recall a few years back having a quiet conversation with a shocked, disappointed, chastened, and influential fellow-pastor. Following the tragic demise of a famous Christian leader, his serious, solemn, words
Pray For Your Denominational Meetings June 07, 2022 It is the synod and assembly season in the reformed world. Many of our NAPARC sister denominations are meeting or just have met. These are important meetings that impact the church in many
3GT Episode 259: Preaching Duty June 07, 2022 With their tumultuous schedules finally colliding together, all three guys are back for this episode! After congratulating Scott again for his election victory, the 3GTers get to the subject at hand as they
God is One June 06, 2022 God has revealed himself as Triune. He is both one and three. Yet many hear that statement as contradictory. Obviously, in mathematics 1 does not equal 3. And it would be a contradiction
worship Reverence and Emotion in Reformed Worship Part 2 June 01, 2022 This is the second in a three-part series on the role of emotion in Reformed worship (Part 1 is here [https://gentlereformation.com/2022/05/04/reverence-and-emotion-in-reformed-worship-part-1/] ). In these articles, I argue for
fellowship Our Lord's encouragements on prayer, the night before His crucifixion May 31, 2022 When the first request came to contribute to Gentle Reformation, I counted the prospect quite a high privilege. With it, though, came a bit of the sensation of fear of heights. May the
love your neighbor Help Your Neighbor, Heal the Nation May 28, 2022 Recent surveys suggest a key part of the solution to America's political polarization is to get to know our neighbors.
3GT Episode 258: Examining Church Officers May 27, 2022 With the old guy away, the boys decide to play! Yes, Kyle and Scott turn this episode of 3GT into 2BT - Two Boys Theologizing! - as they discuss the process for examining
gun violence, Gun Violence: Repentance or Tyranny May 27, 2022 In our present distress, the church must be reformed according to the Scriptures and the conscience of the nation must be awakened to the moral law so that the slaughter of the innocents will stop.
The Reality of Hell May 26, 2022 I've just been reading some salutary words from the preface to a book on The Doctrine of Endless Punishment by W.G.T. Shedd. Though a little dated, in their warnings
repentance 5 Considerations of an Action May 24, 2022 The evangelical world was shaken this week. A massive independent investigation into abuse was released about the largest evangelical denomination in the West. Our brothers and sisters in Christ are reeling from the revelations, and those of us on the outside are left standing by; waiting, praying.
Shepherding's Varied Nature May 23, 2022 This article appears in the May edition of Tabletalk [https://tabletalkmagazine.com/] magazine. Shepherding the church has the singular focus of feeding God’s people with His Word. Yet this work is not
Blessed are those who mourn ..for they shall be comforted May 23, 2022 Psalm 90 is a most moving, deeply resonating, prayer of past anguish and present anticipation. Psalm 90 in Psalter Sequence Canonically positioned by Ezra at the beginning of Book IV of the Psalter,
The Greatest Story Ever Told May 20, 2022 What we have here in Exodus 18 is the beginnings of a worldwide movement that will transcend generations, culture, race, language, politics and nationhood.
Good Works To Be Useful May 18, 2022 He surely saw him from the boat. The Lord watched the erratic and unstable demoniac who was as unruly as the storm he had recently silenced. The man’s appearance alone made him
Review of Gordon Keddie's Prayers of the Bible May 16, 2022 The following is a guest post by Russell Pulliam, an Indianapolis Star columnist and ruling elder at the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. Gordon Keddie has a way with words. Maybe it
worship Activating our Spiritual Muscles for Worship May 14, 2022 I’ve been reading Stephen Charnock’s masterpiece, “The Existence and Attributes of God”. It is simply magnificent. Ancient Puritan prose, but glorious. Utterly thorough and profound, yet delightfully heart-warming and deeply pastoral
True Heavenly-Mindedness May 12, 2022 What does it mean to be heavenly minded? Does it mean to stick your super-spiritual head so high up into the clouds that you cannot properly or responsibly do your God-given work? Does
Reforming Church Discipline May 11, 2022 From his "exile" in Cambridge, England, Martin Bucer (1491-1551) wrote a letter to the Reformed pastors of Strasbourg. In that letter he commended the traditional three marks of the church, with
Calling a pastor A Plea To Pulpit Committees May 10, 2022 Often, pulpit committees will talk with several candidates at one time, even interviewing multiple candidates at one time. There is no hard rule against this practice, but there is some wisdom for not doing it this way.
Spoiler Alert May 09, 2022 Some of God's people are called to public ministry. In His providence, that's my calling. As we approach the end of another academic year at the seminary and my
