Forgiveness in the Old Testament Was David fully forgiven? April 27, 2020 Introduction Yesterday I preached on Psalm 51:1-2: it recounts David's great plea for mercy & pardon in light of his filthy adultery and murder. > To the choirmaster. A Psalm
prayer The Wind Telephone April 27, 2020 Recently my wife told me of a story she had listened to on "This American Life" called Really Long Distance [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/597/one-last-thing-before-i-go/act-one-0] (transcript here [https://www.
prayer Teaching Men to Pray April 26, 2020 The following article is a guest post by Pastor Ken Smith, retired minister in the RPCNA. This article appeared in a monthly email column Ken has called "Man-to-Man." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > It happened
Coronavirus Pastors in Pandemics April 25, 2020 The current pandemic shutdown has been strange in many ways. Pastors who want to teach have had to catch up with hi-tec (or it is only me who feels like an old dog
Lord's Day Learning to Love the Lord's Day: A Testimony on Sabbath Keeping - Guest post by Maggie (Holdeman) Becker April 23, 2020 Sabbath keeping is not easy... But what I have found is that Sabbath keeping becomes exponentially easier the more diligent I am in my work during the week.
Clarence Macartney 50 Cent Hair Cuts and Clarence Edward Macartney April 22, 2020 The following article is from Pastor Bob McFarland, a retired minister in the RPCNA. I was given some barber clippers when I went off to Geneva College. I had never ever given a
3GT Episode 178: Preparing for the Coming Tyranny? April 21, 2020 With the guys still bunkered down waiting hopefully for an "All Clear" during the pandemic, they share war stories from their respective parts of the country. Then they get down to
Fear When the Leaf Rattles April 21, 2020 On a Saturday afternoon recently, I joined my wife to help her finish picking up our yard. A cold front had blown through earlier in the week, chasing away momentarily the warming spring
Noah What would Jesus think of the Rainbow? April 19, 2020 First, His eye would admire the radiant beauty and glory of the refracted spectral colors of light made by the Creator. Second, His face would redden with righteous indignation at seeing the way
Civil Disobedience Some Thoughts on Christian Civil Disobedience April 18, 2020 There are times when as Christians we need to disobey our governing authorities. But it is only when they require us to be disobedient to God — when the only way we can obey them is to be unfaithful to God.
Coronavirus The Meaning of the Rainbow April 17, 2020 The symbol of rainbow is far more appropriate for these days than many people who have them in their windows may realise. Because the first person to use the rainbow as a symbol of hope was God himself!
RPTS Serving, Studying, and Sharing at RPTS April 16, 2020 There is much talk these days about how every family is a homeschooling family. It’s been almost a dozen years since I finished that important work with our daughter. Often people wonder
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.
