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"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

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The Christian Cure for Worry

September 18, 2015

Anxiety is big business. The average bookshop has hundreds of ‘self-help’ titles addressing people’s worries: their weight, looks, personality, sex life, health, assertiveness—you name it. Here’s a quote from one

Warren Peel Warren Peel
Center for Medical Progress

Browse Worthy: Drunk with the Blood

September 17, 2015

The tenth video from the Center for Medical Progress on Planned Parenthood's dealing in and profiting from the body parts of aborted fetuses has been released. Notice as you watch these

Barry York Barry York

Thoughts of a Recent Sojourner

September 14, 2015

I’m a man in a new place. In many ways it is all quite familiar. There are the usual fast food chains, Walmart, and shopping malls. But in many more ways, it

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A Timely Piece of Humble Pie

September 14, 2015

Wow! What a great weekend I have had! After teaching at the seminary Friday morning, a friend drove me out from Pennsylvania to Indiana for the organizational service of the Marion Reformed Presbyterian

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Discipleship

We Could Be Heroes (and maybe that's not good ...)

September 09, 2015

We have such low standards for heroes.  And I don’t just mean comic book superheroes:  Green Lantern…Hawkeye….Robin (!?!)  No matter how much we equivocate the term, these guys don’t deserve

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Qualities of Urgency in Preaching Seen in Peter's Pentecost Sermon

September 07, 2015

Martyn Lloyd-Jones once stated to preachers, “You are not simply imparting information, you are dealing with souls, you are dealing with pilgrims on the way to eternity, you are dealing with matters not

Barry York Barry York

The Timid Sheep

September 04, 2015

It does not take much reading in the newspaper or media sites to realize that our culture is rapidly changing. I am not saying that our culture is going from Christian to secular

Nathan Eshelman Nathan Eshelman
David Murray

Browse Worthy: Kim Davis

September 04, 2015

Yes, Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk refusing to sign marriage licenses for same sex couples, is doing the right thing. Here are four good reasons why, stated by others clearly and logically.

Barry York Barry York

Browse Worthy: As the Foundations Crumble

September 03, 2015

As Psalm 11:3 asks, "If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Though rhetorical in nature, still one thing the righteous must do is assess the damage accurately.

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Carl Trueman

3GT Episode 4: Grenades + Women = ?

September 01, 2015

Our latest episode of the 3GT podcast is up!  You can go here to download or listen below.  Here's a humorous description of what it contains written by one of us

Barry York Barry York
The Law of God

The Law of the Nations

August 31, 2015

Last week I posted a brief article on "The Law of the Church" to remind readers of the place God's Law is to have in the congregation and to

Barry York Barry York
Confessional theology

Doctrine and Evangelism

August 27, 2015

Several months ago I received the following email from a former student at Indiana University. “You do not remember me but I was in one of your Biology classes at IU. I teach

Richard Holdeman Richard Holdeman
Center for Medical Progress

Browse Worthy: The Horrors Continue

August 26, 2015

The eighth video from the Center for Medical Progress has been revealed, and the callousness of those working in the abortion and fetal body parts industry (Did I just say that?) continues to

Barry York Barry York
R.C. Sproul

The Law of the Church

August 24, 2015

As the church watches helplessly from the sidelines as one after another moral tenet of society falls, each one more rapidly than the previous one, she really only has herself to blame.  For

Barry York Barry York

Bearing fruit in old age

August 21, 2015

The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still

Warren Peel Warren Peel

Ashley Madison, Sin, and Judgment

August 20, 2015

The Greek philosopher Plato once told a story about an ancient and magical artifact known as the Ring of Gyges. This ring possessed the power to grant invisibility to the one who wore

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
Center for Medical Progress

Browse Worthy: The Evidence Continues to Mount

August 20, 2015

Today we are visiting dear friends who are expecting another child any day now.  The contrast between a loving, Christian home with a father and mother eagerly awaiting their gift from God, with

Barry York Barry York

A Long Time Dream Has Come True

August 18, 2015

Yesterday I received news that my transfer request to Pensacola, Florida was approved. It came in the form of a call from my Postmaster declaring, “You got Pensacola!” Immediately after that conversation, I

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The Local Pastor's Special Joys

August 17, 2015

Perhaps it is the more reflective days that summer brings.  Could be seeing old friends or at least hearing news from them. Or maybe I could chalk it up as a form of

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abortion

Stop the Conversation Stoppers!

August 12, 2015

As Bible-believing Christians continue to speak out against sinful, seismic social changes and against atrocities enacted in the name of health care, they are met with predictable charges of hypocrisy.  “You have no

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III

3GTing (Part 2)

August 11, 2015

Another endorsement has just rolled in for 3GT [http://3gt.fm/]! The most important commendation I could receive has come from the pen of my wife, Bekah. It is flattering to say the

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Blogging

The Joys of a Multi-Author Blog

August 10, 2015

Before I begin to give what the title suggests, one clarification must be given. This post should not be interpreted as a slam on single-author blogs or be read as if there is

Barry York Barry York
abortion

Browse Worthy: The Drumbeat Continues Against PP

August 06, 2015

Now the fifth video by the Center for Medical Progress has come out, and it just adds to the incriminating case against Planned Parenthood as whole body fetus sales are coldly discussed (Note:

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Self attestation of Scripture

Michael Kruger and Tim McGrew (Audio)

August 04, 2015

* The doctrine of Scripture's self-authentication is a jewel rarely discussed.  The implications run far and wide.  If you haven't yet considered this truth, or if you would like to

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Then You, My Love

August 03, 2015

If love must be awakened Then you, My Love, Stirred mine the day I first set eyes upon you. An ardor unceasing, Unrelenting, Never to be quiet again. If love is a banner

Barry York Barry York
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