The Value and Labor of Women in the Church March 04, 2016 Hannah gave thanks to God for his favor and provision. She prayed, “He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with
Blogs Meet the Puritans March 03, 2016 Pardon me for a Thursday afternoon interruption. I just wanted to steal a moment of your time and give a shameless promotion. Fortunately, it's not a shameless self-promotion, so hopefully you
A GenRef Update March 03, 2016 Though we basically like to blog rather than blog about our blogging, every now and then we like to update you about things going on behind the scenes here at Gentle Reformation. Here
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? A Brief Reflection March 01, 2016 Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? It seems to me that when the relationship between Islam and Christianity is engaged on this level, theologians of a more liberal bent are provided
Forgiveness Reassurance: The Needed Component in Reconciliation February 29, 2016 Resolving conflict is the most difficult task in pastoral work. Helping two parties who have been at odds - or even at one another's throats - work through sin issues to
Are You Singing with the Seraphs? February 26, 2016 The life and times of seraphs are taken up with song. They cry out day and night as they gaze upon the LORD. They ping-pong praise between them with antiphonal cries. Three things
Creation There is No "Junk" in God's World February 25, 2016 The human genome has around three billion base pairs of DNA, and yet our best estimates are that this massive amount of DNA only includes about 20,000 protein-coding genes. These genes amount
children Children in Worship February 25, 2016 An article yesterday over at Reformation 21 [http://www.reformation21.org/] on family-integrated worship [http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2016/02/is-familyintegrated-worship-th.php] caught my eye. I enjoyed the historical peek at a
Church Risen: Movies, Faith, and the Bible February 23, 2016 There's an old saying you're probably familiar with: “All that glitters is not gold.” It's an idiomatic reminder that appearances are not everything and often do not
A Game Recommendation. A Conference Recommendation February 22, 2016 Two recommendations today. One is for all you gamers out there. The other is for all of you. First, the gamers. I love a good thinking game. Portal and Portal 2 certainly come
Discipleship Discipleship in Jesus' Style February 22, 2016 The following is a guest post from Ken Smith. Ken is a retired RPCNA minister, former missionary, and perhaps is best known as the pastor whom the Lord used to bring Rosaria Butterfield
Better than Potter February 20, 2016 Fans of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter stories are counting the days until 12.00 am on 1 August, when her script of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will
The Means of Grace More than A Sentiment (Means of Grace #4) February 20, 2016 [https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Two-Cannons_art.jpg]Imagine a castle, armed with two large and dangerous canons, under attack. One is fired regularly; the other sits idle. You ask about
3GT Episode 11: Enter the Matrix February 18, 2016 [https://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3GT-logo8.jpeg]After a brief follow up on Satan's offering Christ the kingdoms of this world, the guys go philosophical, asking whether or not
Church growth Beware the Black Hole of Time February 16, 2016 I’m not thinking about the people who get their keys out during the last song and scurry away immediately after the benediction (or maybe during!). Nor am I thinking about those individuals
Black History Month A Father's Thoughts on the Purdue Situation February 15, 2016 Having a daughter attending Purdue University, I was concerned to read the news headlines and Facebook feeds about a controversial incident that took place this past week. To the best of my understanding,
Current Events Our Judge Is Jesus Christ February 13, 2016 Since the earliest centuries the Christian church, in accord with the teaching of Scripture, has confessed with united voice: “He will come to judge the living and the dead.” But what good is
Audio Sermons To Listen or Not To Listen: Audio Sermons February 11, 2016 We live in a day of instant access. Digital media has made most things available to us with a single click. This, of course, has brought untold benefits. We have more opportunities and
How should Christians Grieve? 3GT Short: On Grieving February 08, 2016 With hearts still raw from a number of unexpected deaths, we gather together to briefly discuss the role and place of grieving. https://threeguystheologizing.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/3gt-short-11.mp3 Download [https:
infant baptism Stepping Stones to Covenant Baptism February 08, 2016 Last night we watched from western Pennsylvania via Skype as our grandson, Max Mann, was baptized way out in Manhattan, Kansas. Though we wish we could have actually been there to be with
The Means of Grace More than a Conclusion (The Means of Grace #3) February 06, 2016 What is the high point of worship? The preaching of the word? The singing? What if there is an even higher pinnacle—a moment where God speaks, not so much to tell us
For Beauty and Glory February 05, 2016 Why do I love the way that Vermeer painted yellow? Can I describe the joy produced by concentric circles on an Art Deco water pitcher? What attracts people to spend thousands of dollars
biography Though Dead He Still Speaks--C.H.S February 04, 2016 Hanging on my wall just to the left of my desk is a small framed sheet of paper. The fragile paper is the palette upon which in faded purple ink are scribbled the
Browse Worthy: In the Trenches of the Cultural War February 04, 2016 Ashers’ Daniel McArthur Speaks Outside Court A bakery in Northern Ireland owned by a Christian family has been sued by homosexuals for refusing to bake a cake with Bert & Ernie on it
Children at the Lord's Table? Children at the Lord's Table? February 01, 2016 Frequently I am asked by seminary students or pastors about the question of children and the Lord's Supper. Several years ago, after some members asked questions about the teaching dubbed “paedocommunion”
