Mission of the Church The Mission of the Church February 25, 2020 The church must know its mission to fulfill its calling.
America's First Book February 24, 2020 The first book published in colonial America was the Bay Psalm Book. According to the website of the Cambridge Reformed Presbyterian Church [http://www.reformedprescambridge.com/]: > The book was published in 1640
Genealogy Ancestry.Wrong February 20, 2020 According to Wikipedia, “Ancestry.com LLC is a privately-held online company based in Lehi, Utah. The largest for-profit genealogy in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and genetic genealogy
3GT Episode 169: Presbyterian Guardrails February 18, 2020 While Kyle and Barry continue to wait for the return of their parishioner, they decide to discuss the safeguards of Presbyterianism. What guardrails does the Presbyterian faith offer? They first discuss what Presbyterian
A Plague of Locusts February 17, 2020 Newspaper articles this past week have had titles such as “End of the world: Coronavirus panic and African locust plague spark Bible apocalypse fears [https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1242268/end-world-coronavirus-africa-locust-swarm-iran-us-conflict-apocalypse-bible-jesus-spt]
The Power of Guilt February 15, 2020 Douglas Murray’s book The Strange Death of Europe is a fascinating read. Murray is a political commentator, journalist, and as to his religious leanings, he is atheist. Wikipedia tells me that, “he
alcohol The Dominion of Drunkenness February 14, 2020 God is saying that one of humanity’s purposes is to make use of this earth — all of its vast resources — for producing, researching, discovering, inventing, and advancing. That includes using plants to bring forth wine to gladden the heart. Drunkenness turns that upside down.
3GT Episode 168: Pastoral Patience February 11, 2020 The boy from Winchester is back from his world travels! But now the boy from Indiana has turned up MIA! So the guys have to soldier on as 3GT minus one. On this
Who Are We? February 11, 2020 I have enjoyed the musical Les Miserables since I was first introduced to it. It contains powerful themes that cut across a broad section of life. In one of my favorite scenes, the
Live and Learn by Robert McFarland February 10, 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
Parenting Parenting Books: Moving From Formulas Back to Principles February 06, 2020 If you’re a parent, you’ve probably read a parenting book, recommended a parenting book, and/or asked for a recommendation for a parenting book. I entered “parenting” in the Amazon search
Satan Our Enemy February 05, 2020 In our circles, we don't particularly like to think about angels and demons. We like a faith that is a little less supernatural than biblical Christianity presents, because unseen realities external to us are unsettling. After all, we can't see them, and we don’t like that!
3GT Episode 167: Training Preachers February 04, 2020 While Kyle is still out on the high seas (Will he ever come back?), Scott and Barry continue to bring guests on to fill the void. On this episode, they invite three students
A Tribute to George Scipione by Sarmishta Venkatesh February 03, 2020 The following article was written by Sarmishta "Shammi" Venkatesh, a former RPTS student who is serving with her husband in India in church planting. It is written in honor of Dr.
Adulting, and Fifth Commandment Rule of Thumb January 31, 2020 A good friend recently asked me: “What was the hardest part about becoming an adult?” I didn’t have to think long to answer. The hardest part about growing up wasn’t holding
sin and salvation God, Guilt and Then What? January 30, 2020 The recently translated masterpiece Lucky Per dramatically depicts the struggle of faith today and shows why we need Christ.
3GT Episode 166: Just What is Biblical Counseling? January 28, 2020 Special Note: At the time this episode was recorded, Dr. George "Skip" Scipione was in hospice care. On January 22, Skip left this world to enter the presence of the Lord
Top Dozen Best Books Read in 2019 from Two Reading Aficionados January 27, 2020 The following post is from the Book Review Team of Greg Enas and Russ Pulliam, who annually submit a list of brief reviews of each of the top five or six books they
The Moon is Always Round January 25, 2020 How would you go about explaining to a 3-year-old that the baby sister he’s been excitedly looking forward to meeting isn’t going to be coming home? That at 39 weeks she’
The Church in Revelation Your Church and the Priority of Worship January 23, 2020 If the throne is the central image of the universe, worship is the central activity.
3GT Episode 165: When Two Masters Visit January 21, 2020 Once again Barry and Scott had to say Bon Voyage!" to Kyle, who is off cruising somewhere on the high seas with his wife. So back at the 3GT port, the guys
How Do You Listen to a Sermon? January 20, 2020 Biblically, we are given a pretty clear answer to that question in this familiar passage from James 1:22-25. > But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For
Lack of goats made me do it January 18, 2020 A while ago I came across the story of a Swiss man caught speeding on a Canadian highway. His excuse was a classic. He blamed his actions on the lack of goats on
Three Lessons from Simon the Magician January 17, 2020 Last Lord’s Day in our congregation we were confronted by the unsettling figure of Simon the Magician in our series in the book of Acts (8.9-24). Luke seems to include his
Matthew Henry Lessons from the Life of Matthew Henry January 16, 2020 Many years ago, I wandered into a Christian book store and laid my eyes on something wonderful – a half price sticker!! Not knowing the treasure I had purchased, I hauled home Matthew Henry’
