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"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

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3GT Episode 52: Food Fads & Diabolical Diets

September 12, 2017

Kyle the husband was served white rice and he wants to know why. Aaron the science teacher rants about scientific food studies. Barry the absent-minded struggles to remember videos and movies. It'

Barry York Barry York
Concerning the divine decree

Necessarily, Freely, or Contingently

September 11, 2017

When God ordains the reprobation of a sinner, some believe that this choice must mean that God cannot greatly love the reprobate in history.  If God passes over an individual, it must follow

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C.J. Williams

Post Tenebras Lux: Celebrating 500 Years of Luther's Influence

September 11, 2017

The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in cooperation with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals annually hosts the Westminster Conference that kicks off the school year in early September. Given next month's upcoming

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God is all you need

September 09, 2017

Introduction This morning as we speak the Caribbean territories and the 'pan-handle' state is caught in the grip of a hurricane, which, if predictions are correct, will result in dire need.

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr

Browse Worthy: The Nashville Statement

September 07, 2017

Nashville Statement | Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood issued a declaration consisting of fourteen articles addressing the gender and marriage issues of our day. Called the

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abortion

When Irony Thickens

September 06, 2017

I am a fan of Sam Harris' podcast.  Not only are his interviews superb, but as one of America's leading atheists, it is good to know what the other side

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3GT Episode 51: Heretic! Heretic!

September 05, 2017

From a question that arose during family worship, the prof turns the pastor and parishioner's attention to II Peter 2 and asks how to identify a heretic. For it is a

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Andrew Carnegie

Like Scarecrows in Cucumber Fields

September 04, 2017

That's how Jeremiah mocked the idols of his day. After describing the vanity of people constructing gods from wood, silver, and gold, then setting them up and fastening them so they

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Always Looking; Never Wanting to Find

September 02, 2017

Here’s something I’ve noticed: It’s cool to search for God, but uncool to find him. People talk about wanting to find spiritual reality and deeper meaning, about wanting to get

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge

The Blossoming of a Desert Rose

September 01, 2017

[https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BellagioFountains2.jpg]On Dean Martin Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, forty-seven people gathered for worship in the back room of a rented church building. From the

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Psalter Project

Psalter Project: The Lord is My Shepherd

September 01, 2017

Our friends at Psalter Project have a new production of Psalm 23.  As they say: 'The Lord is my Shepherd' captures the heart of Psalter Project's latest album The

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David Powlison

Browse Worthy: David Powlison on the Sexually Broken

August 31, 2017

The Crossway blog site recently published a series of four articles highlighting truths found in David Powlison's new book Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken. Powlison, the

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Underestimating the Genius of God

August 29, 2017

I am of the opinion that C.S. Lewis' book Perelandra is a work of genius. The rich allegory, theological depth, and masterful literary style all combine to make this one of

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3GT Episode 50: The Noble Martyrs

August 29, 2017

Yes, they made it to 50 (and maybe even a little beyond like the prof)! The guys reflect a bit on their experience with 3GT and hope they can at least double the

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Anne of Green Gables

Kindred Spirits

August 28, 2017

Anyone familiar with Anne of Green Gables will immediately think of Anne's search for true friendship when they hear the term "kindred spirits." This poor orphan finally finding heart

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A Love Greater than Family

August 25, 2017

Psalm 87:2 gives expression to a sentiment of God that is worthy of Christian reflection: "The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.” In

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3GT Episode 49: Taking His Name in Vain

August 22, 2017

What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? Our inquiring parishioner wants to know!   The 3GTers tackle another commandment, this time the third one. Why is God'

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Devil

The Devil's Glasses

August 21, 2017

No, this post is not about looking at the eclipse. Rather, someone once illustrated temptation in this way. When you are being tempted, the devil sets on your nose a pair of false

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Discovering God's Love Together

August 18, 2017

In Ephesians 3.18 Paul prays that God would give his readers the strength they need to comprehend something of the limitless dimensions of the love of Christ, but he tucks a little

Warren Peel Warren Peel

What Pleases Parents Most

August 17, 2017

What is it about a child that pleases parents? What is it about a son that gladdens the heart of a father? What is the greatest compliment a dad could ever pay to

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr

Summer Days, Unread Books, and Butterfly Wings

August 14, 2017

On vacation near Lake Michigan again, here's a memory from ten years ago from my old blog. When I am on vacation, I have one idea of how I like to

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Rural Ministry

3GT Episode 48: Small Town Ministry

August 10, 2017

You got it - we've finally given Kyle his own episode! After we have fun learning more about Winchester, Kansas, we dig into his recent article in Tabletalk on rural ministry.

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Browse Worthy: The Slippery Slope

August 07, 2017

Some helpful articles have appeared recently discussing how ministers, churches, and denominations can start the downhill slide down into theological liberalism that destroys evangelical faith, personal holiness, and ecclesiastical integrity. The following posts

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Reading God’s Handwriting

August 05, 2017

I made a comment recently that we should be readers of three books in particular: the book of Scripture, the book of Creation, and the book of Providence. This was off the back

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge

Longing for Home

August 04, 2017

[https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1485973947969.jpg]I have been away from home a lot this summer. It's not been vacationing on a beach with a little-umbrella'd

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