Discipleship Tears December 17, 2015 Today in my discipleship class at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, as part of my regular teaching on this subject, I will be sharing the slide below. As I seek to build into
Bruce Jenner The Trans Quest December 14, 2015 Used to be that the only "trannies" we heard of were transvestites, and then only occasionally. But no more. The trans prefix must be the most popular one on the market
Calvinism Why Are Some Reformed People Such Jerks? December 11, 2015 Almost ten years ago I read a piece by R. Scott Clark called: “Why (Some) Reformed People Are Such Jerks. [http://heidelblog.net/2013/07/why-some-reformed-people-are-such-jerks/]” The article was intended to address, as
Edward Donnelly Browse Worthy: Heaven and Hell December 10, 2015 In April of 2008, the congregation where I served as pastor in Indiana had Pastor Edward "Ted" Donnelly of the Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church of Belfast preach five times for outreach
D. A. Carson, Hebrews 7:12 and Christmas Trees December 08, 2015 R.C Sproul had this to say about D.A. Carson, "The leading and finest NT scholar on this planet is... Dr. D.A. Carson." (You can hear the quote here
Colorado Springs shooting Enough is Enough December 07, 2015 Following the shooting in Colorado Springs at the Planned Parenthood clinic during Thanksgiving week, our president addressed this tragedy and ended his remarks with these words [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/28/
Combat Women in Combat, Presbyterianism, and Cases of Conscience December 07, 2015 Presbyterianism has its advantages. One of those advantages is giving the church a framework by which to answer difficult questions. Last Thursday Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that all U.S. military combat
Of Scotch Whisky and Christmas Trees December 04, 2015 Scotch whisky and Christmas trees. Few topics can separate brethren as quickly as alcohol and Christmas. This is especially true in the Reformed and Presbyterian community. This time of year, those with the
Olivia Culpo Kyle's Mea Culpa December 03, 2015 Readers of Gentle Reformation, With the fear that this may be read as a bit of shameless self-promotion I want to respond to some criticism I have received over a previous article: "
Abstinence Tebow's Mea "Culpo" December 01, 2015 It is actually embarrassing what makes for "Christian" headlines these days. And, if you've been reading the news you've probably noticed that Tim Tebow is once again
Western Myths About Pluralism:The Real Basis of Civil Rights November 30, 2015 “On the 30th of April, 1999, during the Nato bombing of Serbia, Vaclev Havel, Czech president/philosopher, addressed both houses of the Canadian Parliament. And in his speech Havel shared his conviction that
Book of Psalms A Little Help with the Psalms November 30, 2015 A few resources to encourage your understanding of the Psalms. Listen and watch David Murray [http://www.biblestudytools.com/video/what-s-the-book-of-psalms-all-about.html] explain briefly how the Psalms help us to sing to Jesus
Amanda Blackburn If You Are Sad This Thanksgiving November 26, 2015 Though Thanksgiving Day will be filled with joy and happy memories for many, for others the holidays can remind them of loss and tragedy. Such is the case for the family of Amanda
3GT: On the Precipice of Send November 23, 2015 In this shortish episode, Barry and Austin take up the subject of emailing, focusing attention on the wildly mundane and the surprisingly serious. Download [https://threeguystheologizing.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/epsode-8.mp3]
John Owen Mole Patrol November 23, 2015 In cleaning out the tool shed upon moving into our home two years ago, I almost tossed out the funny looking, conical-shaped container of half-used mole poison left behind by the previous owner.
biography In Appreciation of C.S. Lewis November 23, 2015 Yesterday was the fifty-second anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis. Though his death was eclipsed by the assassination of John F. Kennedy on the same day, his legacy has endured. While
Pray for Muslims November 20, 2015 French bombs falling on ISIS strongholds and command centres. The British Prime Minister preparing the case to Parliament for British air strikes against ISIS. Facebook profile pictures with the French flag superimposed on
David Murray Browse Worthy: Immigration November 19, 2015 Jared pointed out some good reading about refugees yesterday. As the ISIS attacks and immigration issues call the church to exercise great wisdom, several other articles listed below are quite helpful as well.
A Few Audio Picks November 16, 2015 Atheist, Peter Atkins, was in fine form in the latest episode of Unbelievable (Has Science Explained Away God?). No. Seriously. Continual face palm. I haven't seen this level of obtuse blindness
A Simple Way to Pray Simple Praying for Complex Times November 16, 2015 As we see the inward, moral deterioration of the western world with waves of immigrants from other lands, many of whom are hostile to Christianity, coming to us, knowing how to pray directly
friendship Some Dogmatic Thoughts on Grace November 11, 2015 When I was five years old, my parents took me and my sister to a farm – I think it was a farm – I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings so much as
Baptism Cat Christians November 09, 2015 Recently we had some Christian friends from Asia over. As we discussed the church in their land, one of them used an analogy I had not heard before. She said a lot of
Grace Bearing The Cross of Silence November 06, 2015 Attention is often given to the words of Jesus. Rightly so! He is wisdom incarnate and his words are a wellspring of truth and life. But I wonder if you've ever
Look at the Fish! November 06, 2015 We live in a hurried society. We live in a society that tells the microwave to hurry up. We live in a time when we can get anything we want as soon as
Doctrine Browse Worthy: Doctrinal Quizzes November 05, 2015 Tim Challies has been running a series of quizzes on doctrine at his site. Going through these helps sharpen your mind and theological precision. So why not try one or two of the
