Mobilizing Peace by Piece
26. May 2016
Peace by Piece speaks to a child’s experience of relocating. What is it that makes moving so difficult? The whole foundation of your life is set to ...
Archive | May, 2016
Here and There, But Not Everywhere
13. May 2016
Most of the year our staff works here at 7408 Penn Avenue, but as the weather warms there are opportunities to work outside the office walls and to ...
Transplanted into the RPCNA
13. May 2016
Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Presbytery: Alleghenies Membership: 18 communicant; 24 baptized Pastor: Paul Martin and Tom Reid, regular pulpit ...
The Kingdom of Heaven in the Middle Kingdom
13. May 2016
Perhaps thinking of Jesus’ parable of the pearl of great price, Jim Elliot once wrote, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that ...
I Was a Stranger
13. May 2016
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” —Matthew 25:35 Due to the expansion of the European Union and the economic recession, Irish RPs have ...
Being Welcome Somewhere
13. May 2016
How did your hospitality start? Our hospitality together began when we were members First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, Calif. Our ...
A Sign to Open the Door
13. May 2016
For security purposes, some of the names, details, and images in this article are vague. On March 13, about 35 people gathered for a worship service ...
The Unique Classroom
13. May 2016
Everything is bigger in Texas. At least, that is how the saying goes. Not surprisingly, there are some Reformed Presbyterians in Texas with some big ...
The Graduate and the Gap
13. May 2016
You made it! After over a decade of education, complete with countless mathematical calculations and English essays, you are ready to graduate from ...
Leviticus and the Focal Point of Holiness
13. May 2016
Exodus ends, “In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month” (40:17). Leviticus continues the story of God’s people ...
In Memoriam: David W. Long
13. May 2016
David W. Long, pastor of Lafayette, Ind., RPC for over 31 years, entered into his heavenly rest on Jan. 9, 2016, after a 9-month battle with melanoma. ...
The Relics of a Titus 2 Man
13. May 2016
The disappearance of the Indiana University (IU) paddle had been a mystery for several years. Jenny, Dave Long’s beloved wife and ministry partner, ...
I Feel Like A Miracle
13. May 2016
I am a 54-year-old Christian who is recovering from a life of sin, alcohol, & drug abuse. The reason I am alive today is because God has a purpose ...
Confidence Under Persecution
13. May 2016
Psalm 129 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Knocked down but not knocked out (see 2 Cor. 4:9) Keywords: persecuted, not prevailed; ...
Around the Church
13. May 2016
Topeka, Kan., RPC Former Topeka RPC pastor Bob McFarland completed 11 years in the part-time position of Regional Home Missionary for Midwest ...
Are We Called God’s Flock in Error?
13. May 2016
Perhaps the most historically memorable verse describing God’s people as His flock is Psalm 100:3. Psalters for centuries read, “We are His flock; ...
An RP Oasis
13. May 2016
Imagine traveling across a desert. Everything you see and touch is dry and lifeless. Japan is a spiritual desert, where every part of the culture is ...