Jesus Commissions the Twelve
01. June 2012
When Jesus sent out His men on their first ministry venture, His instruction included this forcible word: “Freely you have received; freely give.” ...
Archive | June, 2012
Technology and the Christian Life
01. June 2012
To open the Bible is to step into a world in which shepherding, farming, swords and plowshares were the stuff of everyday life. The gospel message is ...
Faithful God
01. June 2012
Man has never been very good at keeping his word. Whether talking about business contracts, marriage, politics, or any other area of life, we see the ...
Brief Notes
01. June 2012
Brief Notes Births Duke, Ava Lynn Elizabeth, Nov. 20, to Jonny and Sara Duke. Ava Lynn joins brothers John, Jeremy and Case, and sister Autumn. ...
Instruments in Worship
01. June 2012
God is concerned with the way we worship Him. In 2 Samuel 6, we read that a man named Uzzah died because he touched God’s ark of the covenant—even ...
A Word to Graduates
01. June 2012
May and June mark commencement season. All over the country, young people march with caps and gowns and receive their diplomas. High schools, ...
Life as a Third-Culture Kid
01. June 2012
I call Colorado my home. It is not because I’m ashamed that I grew up in China; quite the contrary. I’m very thankful that the Lord gave me that ...
In Memoriam: Rev. John McMillan
01. June 2012
Rev. John McMillan Aug. 18, 1922–Nov. 14, 2011 (First RPC of Beaver Falls, Pa.) Rev. John McMillan, age 89, died Nov. 14, 2011, at home. Rev. ...
In Memoriam: John Ivar Nelson
01. June 2012
John Ivar Nelson, July 4, 1921–Jan. 13, 2012 (Westminster, Colo., RPC) John was a loved and respected man who, with his dear wife, Marie, moved ...
My Home Away from Home
01. June 2012
Ever since 1981 when my father, Jim Neely, became the director of nursing for the Reformed Presbyterian Home in Pittsburgh, “the Home” has been an ...
Commencement 2012
01. June 2012
Each spring, Dr. and Mrs. O’Neill, along with Mark and Sharon Sampson, host a dessert for graduating seniors. While sampling delicious baked goods ...
Small Church, Strong Faith
01. June 2012
Hebron RP Church Location: Clay Center, Kan. Organized: Nov. 9, 1871 Members: 41 communicant; 20 baptized Pastors: Ron Graham & ...
Time for a New Plan
01. June 2012
All ministry is local. No matter how big or broad the brush of the message, it always comes down to the Holy Spirit convicting a person’s heart and ...
Helping Youth Take up the Faith
01. June 2012
Because I’m a public school teacher by day, I’ve been deeply invested in the success of young people for quite some time. I’ve always desired ...
The Realities of Death and Joy
01. June 2012
My purpose in writing this is to emphasize two tremendous realities that Beverly and I experienced because of our son’ s death: the reality of death ...
The Train Wreck of My Conversion
01. June 2012
On Feb. 14, 1999, I started to go to the Syracuse Reformed Presbyterian Church—and not for research. Even though I felt like a freak in that church, ...
The Compliant Rebel
01. June 2012
The Testimony of Bill Boyle My story is not only about how God confronted me with my sin and worked repentance in my life, but also how He worked in ...
RPTS Commencement 2012
01. June 2012
Each spring, Dr. and Mrs. O’Neill, along with Mark and Sharon Sampson, host a dessert for graduating seniors. While sampling delicious baked goods ...
The Gospel & Sexual Orientation
01. June 2012
The following article is an expanded version of what appeared in the print edition of the RP Witness. This expanded article includes the points of ...