Why Every Christian Needs a Christmas Tree December 22, 2018 Introduction It's not long to go to the big day now! The halls are already decked with mistletoe and holly. Tinsel will be draped over banisters. Presents are rapidly accumulating by
Millionaire Slumdog: a Riches-to-Rags Story December 21, 2018 Perhaps you’ve seen the hit film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, which tells the rags-to-riches story of Jamal Malik, a boy from the slums of Mumbai who wins the top prize on the game show
A Letter to the Inactive Member December 21, 2018 I’m not certain but I suspect that if you asked a pastor what discourages him most, a common answer given would be the inactive member. An inactive member is one of the sheep that has gone astray and requires the shepherd to leave the ninety-nine.
3GT Episode 112: I'm Dreaming of a Reformed Christmas December 18, 2018 The guys have eaten some Christmas cookies and are wondering if they should feel a bit guilty. Are Reformed Christians supposed to participate in this holiday season? To answer that, the 3GTers first
Theology on the Go Interview December 17, 2018 With travel, preaching and teaching, and planning for a daughter's wedding next week, life is full! So instead of an article today, here is another option. Recently I joined Jonathan Master
persecuted Christians Worshiping When Dying is Gain December 15, 2018 Despite the ease with which many of us will be permitted to worship, there will be others who worship tomorrow morning under the threat of hurt and danger; persecution and loss; sword and death. There will be those who worship, and they will worship as those who know that death is gain.
Christmas, preaching, exegetical, worship, topical, advent, holiday 'Tis the Season for Topigetical Sermons December 12, 2018 To what degree should the season affect what happens in worship on the Lord’s Day? Let me respectfully make the case that the answer of “Not to any degree; zero” is too cold. And let’s focus in particular on the preaching.
Suicide 3GT Episode 111: The Darkest Night of the Soul (Suicide) December 11, 2018 Before you join Barry, Kyle, and Scott for this episode of 3GT, you may want to pray first. For the guys address seriously the subject of suicide. Having been affected by suicide in
A Lesson Heard in Longfellow’s Home December 10, 2018 While in Cambridge on a trip to visit churches in Massachusetts and Rhode Island this past weekend, my host, Tom Fisher, took me on a walking tour of Harvard. Tom is a walking
Christian living Is a long face more Christian? December 08, 2018 Life is hard. Difficult things happen to us. Serious matters—Heaven, Hell, eternity, sin—weigh on us. Yet in some places I see a long-faced Christianity—the long face worn almost as a
3GT Episode 110: House Churchin' December 04, 2018 A reader sent in a question wondering about the 3GTers' view on Francis Chan's We Are Church [http://wearechurch.com/] house church movement. After poking around his website and reading
Light A Tract for this Time December 04, 2018 I've been struck this morning by a reading in the Gospels about the start of Jesus' ministry. In Matthew 4:16-25 we see Messiah's first disciples called, His
Overcoming Fear in Evangelism December 03, 2018 In evangelism, God has given us the message we need to share with unbelievers. The whole Bible tells the story of creation, mankind’s fall into sin, and the provision of a Savior
Keep the Church Honest December 01, 2018 Two-hundred years after the writing of the Westminster Standards, pastors from various reformed denominations gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland to celebrate the anniversary. The year was 1843. In typical reformed-celebratory style, the anniversary was
Sabbath Day Linchpin of Life - Sanctify the Sabbath December 01, 2018 As I pen this post I am about to preach the closing case-law-commandment section from Exodus 23:10-19. I'll be re-stressing to the church how we should properly view these texts:
purpose Millennials Can't Buy Meaning November 30, 2018 People are trying but struggling even more today to find meaning because greater prosperity and more personalized technology have pushed materialism and individualism to crowd out other options--like Christianity.
Browse Worthy: The Missionary Case Study of John Chau November 29, 2018 By now most readers will know that on November 17, John Allen Chau, a 27 year-old man with a desire to reach an isolated tribe on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean,
3GT Episode 109: The Battle for the Biblical Family November 27, 2018 The 3GTers welcome Dr. George "Skip" Scipione to this week's episode! Skip first shares his pastoral pilgrimmage that began at Westminster and ends up at RPTS. But then he
A Midnight Post November 27, 2018 Whew! Arrived home after an eighteen hour, six state drive from my daughter's home after a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Unloaded the car and, to unwind before hitting the sack, just jotting
Gratitude's Three-Fold Cord November 21, 2018 A single strand may be broken and even two, but three together form a strong bond that cannot be broken. Applying this simple picture of wisdom I want to reflect a little on the unbreakable obligation of gratitude.
3GT Episode 108: Are You a WINO? November 20, 2018 Scott wants to know. Are you a WINO? Westminster In Name Only? The guys have a vigorous discussion about the level of adherance one should have to the confession of faith of his
Zealous Preaching November 19, 2018 In the Westminster Larger Catechism, six qualities are given in answer to Question 159, "How is the Word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto?" One of
Dieu et Mon Droit November 17, 2018 Just a quick post from a short break in Kingston-upon-Thames, S.W. London, visiting with my daughter. My wife, Hazel, and I are just back from a morning spent viewing the palatial, historic,
Seeing the glory of God in the nose of a puppy November 16, 2018 After thinking about it seriously for at least a couple of years, our family finally decided to get a dog. And so last Saturday a 12 week old Cocker Spaniel/Collie cross was
Forget None of His Benefits November 15, 2018 The following guest post is by Russell Pulliam, an Indianapolis Star columnist who directs the Pulliam Fellowship summer intern program for the Indianapolis Star [https://www.indystar.com/] and the Arizona Republic [https:
