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Barry York

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RPTS President & Professor of Pastoral Theology, Author of Hitting the Marks, Blogs at Gentle Reformation

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Barry York

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Witchcraft in the Church

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The Scriptures warn God's people strongly against the occult and its practices. The Law of God states plainly, "If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face...

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A Personal Tribute to Pastor Kit Swartz

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Recently, I received the news that Walter "Kit" Swartz, a faithful and beloved pastor in the Reformed Presbyterian Church and an author here on Gentle Reformation, passed into glory on December 10th....

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3 months

Frontline Report on the Annual Leaf War

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A mature oak tree has an average of 200,000 leaves that grow each year. With a few dozen such trees on or surrounding our lawn, you can do the math. But in case you cannot, that means this all-in-one...

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4 months

The Great Wizardry of Oz

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If you are currently on social media platforms at all, such as Facebook, X, or YouTube, surely you have noticed that the algorithms are set to feature video clips of Oz Pearlman. This mentalist-mag...

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Barry York

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6 months

The Church and Kirk

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The days following the Charlie Kirk assassination have already proven to be a cultural phenomenon. Seemingly, every post on social media addresses it in one way or another. The major networks are...

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6 months

Ten Blessings of Attending Evening Services

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While attending an evening worship service recently, I was again impressed by the joyful blessing of simply being there with God and His people. Though I have shared before the biblical reasons for...

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7 months

Who Killed Jesus?

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This article originally appeared on Ligonier.org. Murder mysteries are popular these days. Agatha Christie’s fiction works continue to be read by a new generation, making her the best-selling author...

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7 months

“Air is not more necessary to the lungs than prayer is to the preacher.” E. M. Bounds

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7 months

The Outrage Age https://t.co/AFTW3X9HLU

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No denying that everyone around us is in a tizzy, which, fittingly, it seems, just happened to be the Wordle of the day recently. Whether face-to-face at yet the latest protest over something going...

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Barry York

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10 months

The Wrong Template

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Recently, at a seminary event, I was seated at a table with a missionary and his family. We were honoring the man, who was from Northern Ireland and had an Irish surname. Although he had spent two...

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Barry York

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1 year

SSA is SSA

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Our increasingly avant-garde modern world loves to play word games. All around the Pittsburgh area where I work, you will see signs on front lawns, the sides of city buses, shop windows, and church...

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1 year

Slander Handler

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Slander is one of the most insidious sins of all. Deliberately spreading lies and falsehoods against someone to ruin their life, reputation, and relationships is a great evil. When this sin occurs in...

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Barry York

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1 year

New Logo, Same RPTS

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The following article is sponsored by Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary and originally appeared in the Reformed Presbyterian Witness magazine in the January/February 2025 issue. Used by...

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Dead Men Walking Podcast

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1 year

Matchup #1 @The_Kings_Hall vs @barryjyork

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Personal Covenanting

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As you began the 2025 calendar year, surely you heard friends engaging in the annual tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Often, these resolutions involve personal commitments to such matters...

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1 year

A Children's Sermon on a Difficult Command

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Each month, my fellow pastor or I give a children's sermon on the memory passage of that month. This month, our children and families are memorizing Luke 14:26-27, 33. After they had gathered around...

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1 year

Episode 322: Worshiptainment with Matthew Everhard https://t.co/27pFSJDMHv via @3GTpodcast

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On this episode of Three Guys Theologizing, a doctor is in the house! Yes, Dr. Matthew Everhard, Pastor of Gospel Fellowship PCA and RPTS Adjunct Professor, joins the guys once again and offers a p…

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Barry York

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1 year

RPTS Tribute to Dr. Dennis “Denny” Prutow

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The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary Board, Faculty, and Administration mourn the loss of Dr. Dennis “Denny” Prutow, our Professor of Homiletics & Pastoral Theology Emeritus and former Dean...

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Barry York

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1 year

A-preachin' and a-teachin' and a-bloggin' and a-podcastin' and...

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Lately, I’ve heard a good number of jokes about podcasts. Here's one. When women talk about others, it’s called gossip, but when men do it, it’s called a podcast. Here's another one. What do you...

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Defiant L’s

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Ben Carson: "She didn't have time to think about what she was going to say. She said what's in her heart" on Kamala Harris saying "you're at the wrong rally" after man shouts "Jesus is Lord." https://t.co/Tv85mrQsLV

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