Barry York

"She stretches out her hands to the distaff, and her hands grasp the spindle." -Proverbs 31:19 While having family worship at our table one morning this week with Miriam'

At our session meeting Wednesday night, our elders decided to begin a Men's Society at Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church. Having seen a need to help men grow in the grace of

Often people and even congregations boast of "No Creed but Christ" or "No Creed but the Bible," meaning they are downplaying the importance of having formulated doctrines of the

I do not often shout at my wife. If not for some foolish moments of indiscretion in my youth, I could even say I never shout at her. Why? Well, I would like

Despite the fact that I re-sprained the arch of my left foot doing so, and had to hobble the rest of the way through it, I thoroughly enjoyed getting out on the basketball

While I was in the Philippines in 2004, Miriam orchestrated, with the help of several friends in the church, the redecoration of my office. I had worked in it for months with it

Every so often I don the role of Embarrasem Keillor and tell the congregation a story such as the one below about the saints of a church named Sycamore located near Lake Woes-Be-Gone.

When it comes to college education, perhaps you should not listen to me. * My oldest son is only a senior in high school, so I cannot yet claim to speak from family experience.

Now look carefully at the title. This is not entitled blogology, which would be the study of the history of weblogs and their societal impact. Neither is it **_blogistics, _**which would measure the

Recently a friend who attends our church asked me: "Would you give me some scripture that supports the church's decision to be so selective in who partakes in communion?...As

_“Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the

Almost every newspaper or news magazine likes to tout that they are unbias and objective in their reporting. Yet all of us, when retelling events we have witnessed or researched (which is at

Last post (see below) I explained how I suffer from Celiaism. I know how annoying people can be who insist on telling you about every ache and pain of their condition, but bear

I thought I would use this blog site to announce that recently I have been diagnosed with a condition known as "Celiaism." Perhaps I should have called each of you personally

My last blog (see below) told the story of the missionary Boniface. He cut down the Oak of Thor in the Middle Ages to remove the superstitious idol from among the Germanic people

(At a college dinner the other night, I read the following story with the title above.) With his boots crunching the fallen leaves beneath him, and the early morning mist beginning to fade

"Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be **_noticed by men _**when they are fasting. Truly

Some Megachurches Close for Christmas [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/06/D8EB5R608.html]- How do you like that for a title? I'm not making it up. Look for

On Sunday evening, November 20th, our family was heading home after a wonderful Thanksgiving Psalm Sing in Lafayette, our hearts full of the grace and wonder of God. As we drove east on

The encroachment of government on personal rights and responsibilities is the result of our increasingly godless society. As man trusts the Lord less, he puts his trust in other men, particularly rulers, more.

Having been exposed a great deal recently to psychiatric wards, waiting rooms and mental health counselors (Clarification: Not for myself), I have been amazed at the number of people seeking counseling. The wards

Perhaps you have noticed I have not blogged for over a month. Yet today I'm offering two blogs (see below). What's the deal? Two brief explanations. First has been

My wife and I decided to teach the primary class in our Sabbath School program at the church this fall quarter. As the pastor, I must confess I have thought on more than

"For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit

I know only Baptists and a cute boy in a politically correct movie are supposed to be the "free willy" types. Far be it from a Presbyterian to be labelled such.