Church Rural and Small Town Ministry August 03, 2016 I hope you won't mind if I indulge for a moment in some shameless self-promotion. Recently, the denomination I belong to and the one most affiliated with Gentle Reformation, the Reformed
infant baptism Hebrews 8 and the Credobaptist Objection: A Reply August 01, 2016 Paedobaptist: So let me get this straight, one your biggest objections to infant baptism rests on the understanding that the New Covenant is comprised of only the elect/regenerate? Credo: That's
The Glory of God Revealed in the Church August 01, 2016 Last week I left the beauty and glory of Southern California. I left behind a peaceful ocean. I left behind the mountain ranges that speak of his glory. I left behind palm trees
Catalyst Kingdom Catalysts August 01, 2016 As a younger man, I was privileged to do a pastoral internship under Dr. Roy Blackwood in Indianapolis. One of the many lessons he taught me and demonstrated with his life that summer
Ten Truths For Thomas July 30, 2016 I've just about finished writing an article on 'Preparing to Preach Isaiah', and having deposited 4k of weariness onto the treadmill, I'm in a position to type
3GT: Trinity Talk July 26, 2016 Other than a brief moment of chuckling at some pictures of Kyle in his younger years, we spent our time talking about the current scuffle over the Trinity. [audio mp3="https://threeguystheologizing.
A Guide to Christian Living Calvin on Christian Sobriety July 25, 2016 One of the devotional habits I have practiced over the past few summers is to read slowly, section-by-section, through A Guide to Christian Living. A gift from a friend, this small book is
David Murray Browse Worthy: Prayer Helps July 21, 2016 Noticed some prayer encouragements these past days being offered from a variety of sources. Here are a few links that may help you to pray with more strength, focus, and quantity. Weep, Love,
Congregation Help! My Congregation Struggles With My Preaching July 19, 2016 In a previous post [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/10/help-i-struggle-with-my-pastors-preaching/] I wrote about the real spiritual crisis some people have with regard to their pastor's preaching. Wanting to be fed,
Audio Picks July 18, 2016 * This week's episode ofThis American Life [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/] features an interesting look into the backroom, candidate vetting process of the Republican party. Its about wealthy donors and the game
Addiction The Immaturity of Addiction July 18, 2016 A person who has practiced addictive behaviors for a good portion of his life once told me an insight he had been given. Though it came from a secular source, this observation rings
Don’t waste your suffering #1 July 16, 2016 “If you live long enough you will suffer. The only alternative to not suffering is not living long enough”—with those cheering words Don Carson starts an address on suffering. He’s right;
nuthatch O Little Nuthatch July 15, 2016 O little nuthatch, From whence comes your name? Did you look a little crazed When from the shell you came? O little nuthatch, Can you explain this to me? How does your gray
Atheism Screaming Life July 13, 2016 I'm very happy to highly recommend the “for such a time as this” work and artistry of this sister in Christ. Pastors and other Christian counselors take note: If you want
C.S. Lewis on the Crux of the Problem July 12, 2016 "How did the Dark Power [Satan] go wrong? Here, no doubt, we ask a question to which human beings cannot give an answer with any certainty. A reasonable (and traditional) guess, based
Communicant Membership Helping a Covenant Child Prepare a Testimony July 11, 2016 When preparing young people who have grown up in the church to make a public profession of faith, the usual formulaic approach of writing down a testimony usually does not work. Asking them
Amos Let Justice Roll Down July 08, 2016 It has been a tumultuous week. Of course, in a very unfortunate way that almost seems normal. Turmoil, discord, confusion, and anarchy appear to be the new normal. That's the society
Alyssa McElheny A Wedding in the Woods July 07, 2016 Only the Lord could take one day of heart-breaking tragedy, combine it with another day of anticipated joy, and transform it into a time of overflowing grace and beauty. The day of tragic
The Letter of Ignatius to the Romans July 05, 2016 One theologian spoke thus, "Just as we become aware of a meteor only when, after traveling silently through space for untold millions of miles, it blazes briefly through the atmosphere before dying
mind Preaching to the Mind July 04, 2016 Sometimes we preachers fail in the pulpit simply because we forget what we are up against. We think if we are just pleasant enough or clever enough or loud enough, certainly we will
Countering the Happiness Project July 02, 2016 The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is to create a new government ministry—the country’s first ministry of happiness. It will be dedicated to “putting a smile on every face”. It also
al mohler Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism (Part 3) June 30, 2016 As has been noted by this first list of articles [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/10/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism/] then another post [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/14/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism-continued/] , a fascinating and important debate has
Gorge Thy Ears June 27, 2016 A few audio picks: * The men over at Reformed Forum weigh in on the current Trinitarian debate [http://reformedforum.org/ctc445/]. * A podcast affiliated with RadioLab has recently launched a new and superb
James 3:17 The Mask Will Not Work June 27, 2016 In a book on World War I that we have, there is a haunting picture that you can see above. The photo shows a line of a few American soldiers in France coming
Jesus’ Tears – No. 3 June 25, 2016 The hour is late. Christ has left Jerusalem with his disciples. They leave the warmth of the house and make their way out into the cold night, down into the Kidron valley and
