Love Undeserved & Unsought December 25, 2021 Last night, after dinner, my wife received a call. It was my older half-cousin. I could hear, in the distance, that she was struggling to speak while holding back the tears - this
Bible reading Best Bible Reading Plans for 2022 December 25, 2021 Find the best Bible Reading Plans for 2022. Do you want to grow in your love for God? Do you want to become more like Jesus? Do you want to learn wisdom? Do you want to lean how to love? Jesus gives us the key.
Jesus Died & Freed me from Christmas December 23, 2021 Not to change your mind, but to inform you of fellow believers, three types of Christians emerge during the Christmas season: The first Christian is bright-eyed and filled with holiday cheer. The second
Bible reading Reading Scripture with Prophetic, Priestly, and Kingly Eyes December 22, 2021 Our Scripture reading is shaped by seeing the prophetic, priestly, and kingly realities of Scripture, Christ, and ourselves.
What is the Binding and Loosing of Satan? December 21, 2021 Revelation 20:1-3 speaks of the binding and loosing (or releasing) of Satan. We read, > Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a
The Lost Art of Humility December 18, 2021 I was watching a clip the other day about a 911 emergency call operator who twigged that something was up with a 911 call they received. Albeit it took them considerable time to
Christmas O Little Town of Bethlehem December 17, 2021 Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem? One answer is because it was prophesied in Micah 5.2 and Scripture had to be fulfilled. This just puts the question one stage further back though. Why did God ordain that his Son would be born in Bethlehem?
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
