Public Worship To Exiled Congregations April 15, 2020 This is a letter that I sent to my congregation last week. In the state of Kansas, until Saturday, April 11th churches were exempt from the restrictions placed on public gatherings. Our Governor
Morning Routine Routines When Everything is Not Routine April 14, 2020 "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil." - Ephesians 5:15–16 (ESV) Our
3GT Episode 177: Sunday Funnies April 14, 2020 Ecclesiastes tells us that there is "a time to weep, and a time to laugh." With all the dire news these days, certainly weeping is and should be taking place at
Parenting A Parenting Challenge for Lockdown April 13, 2020 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
A Pastoral Letter to a Congregation During the Quarantine April 10, 2020 The following post is a guest article by Bryan Schneider, pastor of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church located near Morning Sun, Iowa. Dear Congregation, There’s something that concerns me. I need to
3GT Episode 176: Worship in Exile April 08, 2020 With podcasting providing natural social distancing, the 3GTers tackle issues of worship when much of the church is quarantined. How are we to view worship when the church is not together? They begin
Praying Pain to Praise April 07, 2020 A lot has been made about the general drift of the mood music of the Psalter: a strong case has been made that, as we travel from Psalms 1-150, lament gives way to
Hidden Blessings under His Wings April 06, 2020 This past week brought the effects of COVID-19 closer to our home. I am sure it came nearer to yours as well. Good friends saw a family member succumb to it. Our seminary
pandemic Wri(gh)ting a Wrong April 03, 2020 ...in itself, agnosticism is not a more authentic state of mournfulness, much less is it a more Christian state of lament.
Time and Eternity At this Time or In this Day and Age? April 02, 2020 I was struck a couple of days ago, while driving to visit my dying mother, by the tone of the normally-upbeat, smokey-voiced, DJs, as they discussed the Covid-19 crisis. Seriously, solemn, the old
manna What’s for Dinner? April 02, 2020 Perhaps this question is asked regularly in your home. It’s likely been asked for centuries. But imagine peering into an Israelite tent during the forty years in the desert and hearing a
3GT Episode 175: Give Them Bernie's Shirt! April 01, 2020 A listener wanted to know what the 3GTers thought about Old Testament poverty laws and whether they support socialism or not. The guys love it when red meat is thrown their way! So
COVID-19 Birthing Life and Hope Amid Fear March 31, 2020 When death is all around us—and our own powers have so far failed us—Christians know that God is a God who brings life out of death. That is our hope.
Christ in Scripture Why do we not see Christ in all the Scriptures? March 30, 2020 Introduction There are many reasons why we fail to see Jesus on every page, as David Murray so aptly puts it. Let me just suggest a few pitfalls to avoid to help us
A Good Time to Reflect on Providence with Flavel March 30, 2020 The amount of information coming at us regarding COVID-19 is mind exploding. In addition, Western moderns, so used to ready comfort and instant convenience, struggle to navigate quarantines and restrictions. A good remedy
Live and Learn (Take 2!) by Robert McFarland March 29, 2020 The following article is a guest post from Robert McFarland, a retired minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. He served pastorates in Rose Point (PA), Park City, Quinter, and Topeka
Roots of Redemption - Genesis in a Nutshell March 28, 2020 Introduction How do you read, teach or preach through a book like the first volume of Moses? As a friend explained to me last night, preaching a large book of Scripture is like
The Church in Revelation Your Church is Triumphant March 26, 2020 How comforting to us – in this present crisis or any other one that comes along – to know that we are sealed in Christ and washed in His blood so that we can fight faithfully as long as we live on this earth.
Polygamy Why is there so much sexual immorality and polygamy in the Old Testament? March 24, 2020 If polygamy and sexual immorality is so bad, why does it seem to go unchecked in so many places in the Old Testament? And how does that impact my reading of Scripture?
3GT Episode 174: P is NOT for Polygamy March 24, 2020 On this newest episode of 3GT, the guys don't want to see a P added to the mixed up LGBTQ alphabet. (Oh wait, there already is on the longer form, but
Catholicism and Covid-19 Priest or No Priest? That is the Question! March 23, 2020 As I was taking our Bernese Mountain Dog, Lucy, for a stroll at the weekend, it struck me that one of the tragedies of the Covid-19 crisis is that medics have said many
FEAR or FAITH in Response to COVID-19 by Dr. Brian DeVries March 23, 2020 How should Christians respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Brian A. DeVries is the President of Mukhanyo Theological College in South Africa. He has planted three churches in Pretoria, South Africa, and serves
Early Sunday Morning March 22, 2020 Edward Hopper’s Early Sunday Morning depicts a view of New York City’s Seventh Street in the early morning of a 1930 Lord’s Day. The scene is quaint, in part, because
COVID-19 Mother Earth or Father God? March 21, 2020 Apparently, the city of Venice is enjoying crystal clear waters in its world-famous canals due to a lack of debris from tourists and near-zero boat traffic under Italy's ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Ashbel Green Pestilence and Pastoral Ministry March 20, 2020 Each of us in our own place and vocation have challenges to face and obstacles to overcome. I'm a pastor and so I feel the unique burdens that this pandemic brings for the pastorate.
