Don’t waste your suffering #3 August 20, 2016 Picture two avid sportsmen. Both Christians. Both sustain a career threatening injury. One is sorry that his playing days are over, he’ll miss game, it will be some time before he will
Some thoughts on visiting Niagara Falls August 19, 2016 [https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/P1010266.jpg]This time last month our family had the privilege of visiting Niagara Falls and spending 24 hours looking at the cascading water from
Family With Love, Your Single Daughter August 18, 2016 The following post is a guest article written by Rachel Dinkledine, a young woman I have had the pleasure of watching grow up since the day I took her brothers to see her
presbyterianism 3GT: Of Birthdays and Synods August 16, 2016 With the absence of Austin, Kyle and Barry forge ahead discussing the various happenings at Synod, as well as a few news items in the OPC and PCA. It’s a very Presbyterian
Evangelical Eloquence On Being Persuasive August 15, 2016 From parenting to preaching, seeking to persuade others about the truths of the Bible and obedience to it is a fine art. One can easily veer off course and come across as harsh,
Gene Edward Veith Seeing Is Believing August 09, 2016 This 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 Crown
Athanasius The Miraculous in the Mundane August 08, 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
suffering Don't Waste Your Suffering #2 August 06, 2016 Last time [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/07/16/dont-waste-your-suffering-1/] we started looking at the things which waste our suffering. Top of the list is a deficient trust in God.
To Condemn Surfing? Define Your Christianity. August 05, 2016 "Protestant missionaries... had forced surfing deep into the shadows... To Calvinists, surfing was a sinful exercise, leading only to unbridled licentiousness and godless impiety. Go surfing they pronounced from their pulpits, and
Justin Taylor When Trouble Comes August 04, 2016 So many resources to point you to! Justin Taylor interviews Philip Ryken below regarding his new book When Trouble Comes. Though I have not yet read it, I respect these men greatly and
Psalter Project The Psalter Project August 04, 2016 Here at Gentle Reformation, we love the recent rediscovery of singing the Psalms among many Christians. So many have never experienced this great treasure and we are happy to promote efforts to see
RPIC 2016 Messages August 04, 2016 As Nathan explained a few days ago, several of us at Gentle Reformation were at the quadrennial Reformed Presbyterian International Conference last week. A number of people have inquired how they might listen
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
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
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'
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
