As the parishioner points out, some may be making people aware of other topics this month. But October is Pastor Appreciation Month. So he explores the subject of gratitude for pastors with the local pastor and the professor pastor. Scott begins by asking the other two to share about influential pastors in their own lives … Continue reading Episode 200: Showing Some Love for Shepherds
One of the guys has a podcasting addiction, and it’s not the parishioner or the prof. The latter two discovered that the pastor has started a daily, brief news podcast for kids, and they want, well, the scoop on it! Turns out that Kyle’s wife is the one that encouraged this habit. Seeing a lack … Continue reading Episode 199: The Daily Scoop News
When it comes to Reformed theology, people have many misconceptions about what it actually teaches. On this episode of 3GT, the guys slay some of the mythological dragons that loom large around Calvinistic teaching. What kind of myths? Oh, things such as believing in the doctrine of election means Reformed Christians do not evangelize. Or … Continue reading Episode 198: Reformed Mythology
The 3GTers are joined on this episode by Dr. Nathan Eshelman. Under California lockdowns, with fires raging all around him, Nathan bravely takes on a topic sure to bring even more challenges to him. He addresses the subject of moderation as developed by the Puritan William Perkins. Having dug into Perkins’ writings on moderation, Nathan … Continue reading Episode 197: The Virtue of Moderation
After several false starts, Delightful Scott, Meal Ticket Kyle, and Lowly Co-Host Barry finally get to the topic at hand. With the new academic year starting up, what challenges are seminaries facing? They start off by talking about the difficulties the Corona crisis has brought to schools. From there, they discuss models of theological education, … Continue reading Episode 196: Challenges in Theological Education
This episode begins with the (strange) discussion of just how delightful our parishioner is. But the guys quickly get back on track to the topic at hand, which is the importance of hospitality. The conversation is a pretty zesty one. Hospitality is quickly defined. Its Biblical importance is highlighted. Anecdotes of it are given. Distinctions … Continue reading Episode 195: Keys to Hospitality
As a boy, our parishioner used to look up certain Bible passages in church and titter over them. You know, texts such as Deuteronomy 23:12-14, 1 Kings 14:10, or about anywhere in the Song of Solomon. Now, as a dad, he wonders how these texts are to be handled with children and the church. What … Continue reading Episode 194: R-Rated Passages?
Okay – 3GT took that title from a Baptist preacher. But it works, so on we go! In this episode, after they discuss how unique a parishioner they have on their hands, the guys look at the short, pithy apostolic admonitions in the epistles. Places such as Romans 12:9-21 or 1 Thessalonians 5:14-26, where these … Continue reading Episode 193: A Holy Miscellany
After the boys banter a bit, they get down to the subject at hand. The parishioner wants the preacher and preaching teacher to tell him what prophetic preaching is. They begin by telling what it is not. Prophetic preaching is not lecturing, teaching, or giving a running commentary of the text. Rather, it is preaching … Continue reading Episode 192: Prophetic Preaching
In the middle of summer, with all its Covid craziness, the guys decide to relax a bit, let their hair down (at least two of them), and give listeners a peek behind the podcast curtain. So if you want to learn more about the 3GT wizards behind the mics, go ahead and push the play … Continue reading Episode 191: Behind the Curtain
Three Guys Theologizing 