confrontation Dealing With Someone Else's Sin September 21, 2016 Being a pastor means a significant portion of my work revolves around the odious task of dealing with someone's sin. Whether I'm preaching about it, counseling through it, praying
3GT: Which Path? September 20, 2016 [http://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3GT-logo8.jpeg]The gents begin by discussing the contours of a credible profession of faith (with an eye on Trump). Next comes a brief exploration of
3GT: Which Path? September 20, 2016 [http://gentlereformation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3GT-logo8.jpeg]The gents begin by discussing the contours of a credible profession of faith (with an eye on Trump). Next comes a brief exploration of
J.I. Packer Clarification on Mortification September 19, 2016 Last week I treated a short section of John Owen's work _The Mortification of Sin. _Without seeking to go through the entire work, I wanted to follow it up with another
suffering Don't waste your suffering #5 September 17, 2016 A Promise to Cling to A series of four articles on suffering is all very well, but when you’re in the thick of it sometimes all you can do is cling to
Why kiss your bride through a veil?! September 16, 2016 I’m in the middle of teaching an intensive introduction to New Testament Greek for the ministry students at our seminary this month. It’s a pretty heavy month (though moreso for the
Tutored by a Nasty Flu September 15, 2016 Forgive the lateness and silliness of this post. I'm still trying to recover. In the midst of a week of starting a new school year, attending meetings, and speaking at a
The Long View: Developing Faithfulness September 14, 2016 Kessler Boulevard carves a scenic route through Indianapolis and through the neighborhood where I serve as a pastor. Almost five years ago, I rounded a corner on Kessler and beheld a ghastly scene:
John Owen Awakening Sin to Kill It September 12, 2016 In his work _The Mortification of Sin, _John Owen gives page after page of help in how to "kill sin before it kills you." In one section, he speaks of "
Carl Trueman The Monster We Created: Councils, Brand Names, and Celebrities September 12, 2016 In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, a young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, conjures up a way to give life to the nonliving. His ambition leads him to an unorthodox science experiment that breeds
Father Questioning Our Father September 08, 2016 I love questions. Want to know why? Partly because of their power to reveal hearts. The question I just asked revealed your heart toward me and this article. Though I and others may
Family Marriage Tweets September 07, 2016 My lovely wife and I recently celebrated our seventeenth anniversary. As a way to honor the occasion and make some spiritual use of it, I tweeted out #17thoughtsonmarriage over the course of a
Barry Danylak Follow Up from "With Love, Your Single Daughter" September 05, 2016 The following post is another article written by Rachel Dinkledine, who wrote a popular post a few weeks ago called With Love, Your Single Daughter [http://gentlereformation.com/2016/08/18/with-love-your-single-daughter/]. Rachel