Kyle decided to actually listen to a podcast. It’s clear we’re going to have to make him stop! For he starts asking lots of questions about stuff we think others should know (Guess which podcast he was listening to?) in the categories of the theological, practical, historical and so forth. So we discuss things as … Continue reading Episode 78: Stuff You Should (Maybe?) Know
The three guys enjoy a discussion on the place of illustrations in a sermon. The purposes of an illustration are highlighted. What constitutes a proper versus a misused illustration is tackled a bit, with some examples given of each. Attention to word imagery by preachers is encouraged. Sources for illustrations are given. Along the way … Continue reading Episode 77: Sermon Windows
A few weeks have passed since a teenage gunman killed seventeen people in a high school in Parkland, Florida. 3GT offers a somber episode regarding it. Aaron, Barry, and Kyle discuss why tragic events like this happen and possible ways we ought to respond. Listen to this latest episode of 3GT as we mourn, pray, … Continue reading Episode 76: School Shootings
So Aaron asks, “How are we to confess our sins to God?” We don’t believe we need a confessional booth with a priest forgiving us of our sins. Yet what do we believe? How should sin be confessed in corporate worship? The guys discuss the importance of acknowledging our sins before God, seeking His forgiveness … Continue reading Episode 75: Confessing Sin in Worship
Many in the church suffer with depression and the questions it raises. Aren’t Christians always supposed to be happy? So is it sinful to be depressed? Is it always a spiritual problem? Where do you go for help? How do you help someone with it? Are resources outside the church an option? Are medications ever … Continue reading Episode 74: De(com)pression
Why would the 3GTers want to talk about the Democratic primary for the governor’s race in Texas? Because one candidate who is promoting a pro-choice position is an elder in a Reformed church, and other elders in his denomination are calling him to repent! The guys use this situation to delve into the underlying theological … Continue reading Episode 73: When Two Kingdoms Become One
Kyle’s been cruisin’ again. Did he really say he had been to the Copacabana? Progreso, Mexico? Anyway, it got the guys talking about R&R, vacations, sabbaths, and even sabbaticals. Questions arise. How do you slow down and disconnect in this fast-paced world in which we live? What principles of rest do the Scriptures give us? … Continue reading Episode 72: Hitting the Pause Button
Talk about a man in an iron cage today, and people will think of mixed martial arts. But there was a time when all that would have come to mind is the scene of a character in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. The man was trapped in an iron cage because, as he said, “I have so … Continue reading Episode 71: Man in the Iron Cage (No, Not the MMA Kind)
The so-called Super Bowl Sunday is coming soon. But these three guys don’t seem too excited about it. Why? Are they just nerdy mama’s boys? Partially. Fuddy-duddy Sabbatarians? Probably. Legalistic killjoys? Careful! Just tune in and listen to why you might want to tune in and listen in a whole different way this coming Sunday! … Continue reading Episode 70: Super Duper Sunday
Now, for our most ironic episode yet. Yes, a podcast where we talk about being quiet! With the digital age readily providing megaphones such as Facebook and Twitter to make our every thought known, believers should consider anew the Biblical wisdom regarding silence. The 3GTers point out how restless hearts create restless tongues. Meddling, self-inflation, … Continue reading Episode 69: The Sound of Silence
Three Guys Theologizing 