Westminster Confession Patronizing Pastors - or: Capitalism meets Catechism June 13, 2019 One of the blessings of being at any Synod meeting is the plethora of book tables available to peruse and from which to purchase unwise amounts of printed wisdom. (“I might need this someday!” is a favorite excuse among us pastor-types).
3GT Episode 136: Blah-Blah-Blogging June 12, 2019 Scott is not what you would call a real connoisseur of blogs. So he starts firing questions at the other two theologizing guys about why they blog. He begins by asking the guys
Life in 2019 June 11, 2019 The month of June has been a difficult month for Biblical Christians. Our newsfeeds, emails, Twitter accounts, and various other forms of media have bombarded us with negative news. At least my own
The Rabies of the Heart: A Post on Pastoral Envy by James Emery White June 10, 2019 As I travel this month to various church gatherings, and head into Synod meetings this week with brethren from the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as well as my own denomination, I read with
A New Blasphemy Era June 08, 2019 Last year Ireland removed blasphemy as an offense from its constitution. It was seen as outdated and unworkable. It may have been those things—in fact the last time it was used was
Christ is Your Heaven June 07, 2019 When you think of heaven does your mind primarily meditate on family and friends that have gone before you? It is normal to think of loved ones who have died in the Lord
Psalm 29 The (True) Voice! June 06, 2019 ‘The Voice’ is an NBC network television show here in the US, where aspiring vocalists from across the country compete against one another. After being coached by some of today’s biggest names
3GT Episode 135: Catechetical Preaching June 04, 2019 Scott puts on his parishioner hat and starts asking the pastors about preaching. He soon finds out afterward that he can hardly get a word in edgewise! After exploring what Kyle and Barry
Offering Christ Freely June 03, 2019 In honor of the synods of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church meeting together next week as Kyle highlighted [https://gentlereformation.com/2019/05/14/corresponding-synods-a-great-opportunity/], I want to offer
Dangerous Delusions May 31, 2019 Rethinking easy assumptions in the life of the church If you frequent this blog, you are probably not content to know God by merely making assumptions about Him. God has commanded you to
Work Just Showing Up May 30, 2019 The principles of presence and prayer can, in Christ’s kingly hands, turn our common labor into something distinctively Christian and uncommonly good.
3GT Episode 134: Heavenly Rewards May 29, 2019 A listener submitted a question regarding the nature of the heavenly rewards that the Bible promises. What are they, and how will they be enjoyed? After first clarifying whether Kyle uses the term
women Women, Your Voice is Needed May 29, 2019 The question often comes up: “what role do women play in the church?” While I don’t suppose we can solve the question presently, we can begin to address one element of that question from Acts 18:24-26.
Life of Jesus Avoiding an Eskimo Theology of Jesus May 28, 2019 Would our theology be different if Jesus had lived among the Eskimos before He went to the cross? I doubt this is a question you’ve been thinking about, but theologian Michael Bird
The Mountain that Faith Moves May 27, 2019 > Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say
Humiliation of Christ Total Humiliation May 25, 2019 I'm preaching tomorrow on the third prediction in Mark of the 'total humiliation' of Christ. The question I want to ask is why must the Son of Man suffer
Temptation A Bird Nest in Your Hair May 23, 2019 My teacher quickly quoted the pithy proverb popularized by Martin Luther: “You cannot prevent the birds from flying in the air over your head, but you can certainly prevent them from building a nest in your hair.” But is that true?
3GT Episode 133: 2K Vs. CMK Theology - Interview with Dr. Richard Gamble May 21, 2019 After a brief hiatus, the boys are back ready to rumble. And for this episode, they have added a fourth guy to help them do so. Dr. Richard Gamble is Professor of Systematic
Why Is Love not a Mark of the Church? May 20, 2019 In the book Hitting the Marks: Restoring the Essential Identity of the Church [https://www.amazon.com/Hitting-Marks-Restoring-Essential-Identity/dp/B07H5V47D8] , I present the historic, Reformed understanding that the three key identification marks of
Conscience Clearing Your Conscience - Acts 24:16 May 18, 2019 It is vital for every Christian to keep the conscience clear. There are many things of which the world, flesh and devil may accuse us, which may be true or false. To serve
Reading in a Gold mine May 18, 2019 Some years ago I read through Stephen Charnock’s rather large book “Existence and Attributes of God”. It's an intimidating book, but I was going to be preaching on the attributes
Perfect Peace in the Face of a Loved One’s Cancer? May 17, 2019 In February my father was diagnosed with primary liver cancer. The diagnosis was bad enough to begin with, but since then an inoperable tumour in the bile duct has also been discovered. The
Water You Need to Drink More Water! May 16, 2019 Perhaps you are the type of person who always carries around a bottle of water, encouraging others to drink more. Perhaps, like me, you are the recipient of such encouragements. I was recently
Concurrent Synods: A Great Opportunity May 14, 2019 Next Month, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC) and the Reformed Presbyterian Church North America (RPCNA) will hold corresponding Synods at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. This event is the second concurrent
Mourning the Loss of a Mother in Israel May 14, 2019 Recently I received the news that Lois Long had contracted pneumonia and then, several days later, I heard that she passed away [https://www.hippensteelfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Lois-Long-9/#!/Obituary] on May 4. As
