restoration Relational Restoration Revisited December 15, 2021 Last time we considered confession and repentance in the multi-step process of relational reconciliation. Here we consider the final three of forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration.
3GT Episode 248: The Gamble Trilogy December 14, 2021 Do you have a favorite trilogy? George Lucas' Star Wars? J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings? Perhaps even Ali v. Frazier? Well, on this episode of 3GT we
love The Need For Christian Love December 14, 2021 The church is a place where worldly distinctions are melted away by an intense love fired by a common salvation, a shared hope, and the powerful indwelling by Holy Spirit. It is a love that is active and involved.
Snow December 13, 2021 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
Praying in the Spirit December 06, 2021 This afternoon I returned from a wonderful weekend in Colorado. I can say with full conviction of heart, "The Lord was with us!" For I experienced God's people praying
Enjoying the Means December 03, 2021 And enjoy him. We all know the phrase. Our chief end is to glorify and enjoy God. This is the Presbyterian way. Do we enjoy him? Do you enjoy him? Do we enjoy
“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? Keeping Perspective This Holiday Season December 02, 2021 I wasn’t eavesdropping, but while waiting in line for coffee this week I overheard two separate conversations between two different sets of friends say essentially the following: “This is the best! I
thanksgiving On Giving Thanks December 01, 2021 Having just shared another Thanksgiving meal with friends and family, it is perhaps well to remember why we give thanks as Christians–not just at Thanksgiving, but at every meal. In 1 Corinthians,
3GT Episode 247: Church Planting Models November 30, 2021 Though still 3GT-1, Barry and Scott strike up a conversation about church planting. In particular, they discuss the different approaches that can be taken. They begin by sharing their own experiences in church
Sing with Thankfulness! November 29, 2021 As believers, we should not only be seasonally thankful but ever thankful. We can demonstrate our thanks to the Lord by obeying His Word, offering prayers of gratitude, and expressing appreciation to one
suffering Giving Thanks for Prosperity and Adversity November 27, 2021 God sustains us through prosperity and refines us through adversity.
3GT Episode 246: On Not Being a Turkey at Thanksgiving November 23, 2021 With so much heated rhetoric, it's difficult to have a decent conversation these days. Everyone is shouting and no one is listening. No one seems to know how to disagree peaceably
The Life we Cannot Live November 19, 2021 ‘So thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it.’ J. Gresham Machen
Reconciliation The Many Parts of Restoration November 18, 2021 We’ve all been there: someone standing in front of us having just spoken the words, “I’m sorry”. Do you say “It’s okay”, even though it’s far from okay? Do you say “I forgive you”, even though they have not asked for forgiveness? Here we consider the many parts of relational reconciliation.
Battle Commence November 17, 2021 This evening the congregation that I serve will go into battle together. The first prayer meeting of Orlando Reformed Presbyterian Church [http://orlandorpc.org] will commence tonight, and we will go into battle
Episode 245: The PCA, Prime Numbers, & NP November 16, 2021 With the pastor still absent, the parishioner and professor bring on another preacher to fill in. For Lee Hutchings, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in North Canton, Ohio, joins the boys to discuss
The Pursuit of Christ November 15, 2021 This past Friday evening and Saturday morning, I had the privilege along with three of my colleagues at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary [https://gentlereformation.com/p/8a7ec214-049a-4734-b8e0-54a66b05c69b/www.rpts.edu] to participate in
Hold On? Let Go! November 11, 2021 It is with bittersweet feelings I post this blog today. Just two days ago the US Consulate in Belfast, Ireland, kindly granted us the Entrance Visas we had sought for the past ten
3GT Episode 244: Stay at Home, Wives? November 09, 2021 Without Kyle around to stir up trouble, Barry and Scott decide to get into some trouble of their own. For on this episode they discuss wives and mothers staying at home. They begin
The Ruling Elder The Need For Ruling Elders November 09, 2021 Now is a time for the Ruling Elder! Presbyterian denominations face great difficulties at the local, Presbytery, and Synod (General Assembly) levels. The input of our ruling elders at every level is crucial
I Am Selfish and I Live In My Own World November 08, 2021 Vanessa Le is a wife and mom to four children age five and under. She enjoys reading, playing the piano, studying theology, and generally being Mommy. She is a member of Orlando Reformed
GUEST POST: THAT STUFF ABOUT ORIGINAL SIN SPEAKS TO WHERE WE’RE AT AS A SOCIETY November 06, 2021 (I don't read many blogs, but one of the blogs I enjoy dipping into is Building Jerusalem [https://buildingjerusalem.blog/] by Stephen Kneale. I find his commentary on where we are
union with Christ The Value of a Secure Identity November 04, 2021 Earlier this week I opened my email to find a message from Wells Fargo thanking me for my online application for a new checking and savings account. Another message soon followed saying my
Missons The Seed We Plant November 03, 2021 A Surprising Testimony A Chinese brother studying at RPTS told us the story of his conversion. He was raised in an atheistic family. Before he was 40 years old, he had never heard
3GT Episode 243: Opening the Mailbox November 02, 2021 The parishioner and the professor decide to take a virtual walk down the driveway to the mailbox and see what it contains. They read excerpts and respond to questions and issues 3GT listeners
