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In This Election Cycle, Remember the Sabbath (and the rest of God’s moral law)

October 12, 2016

Need a break from election-season stress?  How about embracing the break God built into creation from the beginning?  The Sabbath day is such a beautiful gift from God.  Through it, the giver of

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Discipleship

Core Foundational Practices of Discipleship

October 10, 2016

Having laid forth several core foundational beliefs regarding discipleship, or in other words describing what disciples are and the intentionality required in making them, this corresponding post will now address how discipleship is

Barry York Barry York
abortion

The Best 1 Minute, 39 Seconds of the VP Debate

October 06, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIpXlghPV4c

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Abraham Kuyper

Religious Liberty Requires Royal Loyalty to Christ

October 06, 2016

The following is a guest post by J.K. Wall who is a writer in Indianapolis. His modernized abridgment of William Symington’s work, Messiah the Prince Revisited, was published in 2014 by

Barry York Barry York
slavery

A Remarkable Outlook

October 04, 2016

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures

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Bill Hull

Core Foundational Beliefs of Discipleship

October 03, 2016

In stressing discipleship in my pastoral and professorial roles, there are core foundational beliefs that have been impressed upon me by my mentors and the study of Scripture. Here are the top five

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No Bucket List Required

October 01, 2016

“20 Places To See Before You Die: The Ultimate Travel Bucket List”, “The Irish Bucket List: things to do in Ireland before you pass”, “The Foodies Bucket list: 42 dishes to try before

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge
Heidelberg Catechism

Confessional Boundary Stones

September 29, 2016

Do not move the ancient boundary which your fathers have set." -Proverbs 22:28 Around western Pennsylvania where I live, it is common to see yards and farmlands with stone walls taken

Barry York Barry York
How to get podcasts

So You Want to Dive Into Podcasts and Audiobooks?

September 27, 2016

I am asked fairly often what it is I like to listen to. That is usually followed up with a question as to how one might go about doing such a thing. Well,

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John Owen

Mortification and Vivification

September 26, 2016

As we have considered mortifying sin, or putting it to death, as taught by John Owen, we first looked at how the law awakens sin so we can address it in Christ and

Barry York Barry York

Prey to Being Positive?

September 24, 2016

As I round off my preparation for three sermons this Lord’s Day, I’ve been forced to think again of the ‘dangers of being positive’ or ‘criticism for being negative’. If I’

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr

3GT: Which Path?

September 19, 2016

[https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3GT-logo8.jpeg]The gents begin by discussing the contours of a credible profession of faith (with an eye on Trump).  Next comes a brief exploration of

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J.I. Packer

Clarification on Mortification

September 19, 2016

Last week I treated a short section of John Owen's work _The Mortification of Sin. _Without seeking to go through the entire work, I wanted to follow it up with another

Barry York Barry York
suffering

Don't waste your suffering #5

September 17, 2016

A Promise to Cling to A series of four articles on suffering is all very well, but when you’re in the thick of it sometimes all you can do is cling to

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge

Why kiss your bride through a veil?!

September 16, 2016

I’m in the middle of teaching an intensive introduction to New Testament Greek for the ministry students at our seminary this month. It’s a pretty heavy month (though moreso for the

Warren Peel Warren Peel

Tutored by a Nasty Flu

September 15, 2016

Forgive the lateness and silliness of this post. I'm still trying to recover. In the midst of a week of starting a new school year, attending meetings, and speaking at a

Barry York Barry York
John Owen

Awakening Sin to Kill It

September 12, 2016

In his work The Mortification of Sin, John Owen gives page after page of help in how to "kill sin before it kills you." In one section, he speaks of "

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Carl Trueman

The Monster We Created: Councils, Brand Names, and Celebrities

September 12, 2016

In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, a young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, conjures up a way to give life to the nonliving. His ambition leads him to an unorthodox science experiment that breeds

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
Father

Questioning Our Father

September 08, 2016

I love questions.  Want to know why?  Partly because of their power to reveal hearts.  The question I just asked revealed your heart toward me and this article. Though I and others may

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Barry Danylak

Follow Up from "With Love, Your Single Daughter"

September 05, 2016

The following post is another article written by Rachel Dinkledine, who wrote a popular post a few weeks ago called With Love, Your Single Daughter. Rachel works as a registered nurse in the

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suffering

Don’t waste your Suffering #4

September 03, 2016

So far we have seen two things that will exacerbate our suffering. First of all there is a deficient trust—when we are not looking enough at God. Second is a misplaced trust—

Mark Loughridge Mark Loughridge

Reformed Pentecostals

September 02, 2016

The accusation is often made that people in the reformed and presbyterian tradition do not focus enough on the work of the Holy Spirit. We’ve all heard the accusation. Pentecostals and charismatics

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman
Capitalism

Can Capitalist Pigs be Pious Christians?

September 01, 2016

This is a guest post by J.K. Wall who is a writer and former business reporter in Indianapolis. His modernized abridgment of William Symington’s work, Messiah the Prince Revisited, was published

Barry York Barry York

One Tasty Audio Pick... And Let's Toss in a Movie for Fun

August 29, 2016

So the theme is ethical dilemmas. Both the RadioLab episode and the movie I'm about to recommend present us with situations that unsettle our ethical equilibrium.  Sometimes life in a cursed,

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Ken Smith

Male Models

August 29, 2016

No, not the kind that appear on the cover of GQ. In this day of gender confusion, political correctness, and spineless faith, we need male models. Men who exemplify true masculinity. Here I

Barry York Barry York
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