A Godly Heritage
18. July 2016
When asked where I grew up, my typical answer is “in America.” I was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and lived in Barnet, Vt., and Oakdale, Ill., before ...
Archive | July, 2016
Overcoming Synod’s Catch-22
15. July 2016
If every person counts, and every vote counts, and every moment counts, that puts a lot of pressure on a group to operate at peak capacity. How does ...
Reviews
15. July 2016
Knox: The Life and Legacy of Scotland’s Controversial Reformer Trinity Digital Film 2016 | 77 minutes, $17 (buy) $7.50 (rent) The name John Knox ...
Refuge in Coastal Churches
15. July 2016
The experience of the New Testament Church began at Pentecost when many people heard the gospel in their native tongue. As those diverse peoples left ...
Out of the Depths
15. July 2016
Pilgrims coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the three great feasts (Exod. 23:14-17) would literally enact the imagery of this psalm as they came out of ...
Numbers and the Church in the Wilderness
15. July 2016
The Book of Numbers is broken into five sections that outline three encampments and two travelogues. In Numbers 1:1-10:10, Israel prepares for ...
Manhattan, Kan., RPC
15. July 2016
Location: Manhattan, Kan. Organization: Dec. 11, 2013 Membership: 32 communicant; 10 baptized Pastor: Jonathan Haney Website: ...
Imitating God
15. July 2016
Imagine a young boy ambling happily about his house when something startling happens, stopping him in his tracks. His eyes widen, his face contorts ...
Friends and Faithfulness Beyond Senior Year
15. July 2016
Now that it’s over, I can speak from experience. Senior year is weird. It is also a lot of fun: an easier school load (because you’re almost done, ...
Entrusted with Tithes and Testimonies
15. July 2016
You might know that the Board of Trustees reviews the investment portfolio of the church, oversees the building loans and general mortgages that the ...
Don’t Waste Your… Fifth Metatarsal
15. July 2016
You may have heard of John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life. Less known is his short booklet Don’t Waste Your Cancer, written on the eve of ...
Around the Church
15. July 2016
Rose Point (New Castle, Pa.) RPC Charles Brown, pastor Nolan Curran received the NCO of the Year award and Caleb Curran the Cadet of the Year award ...
A Purpose to It All
15. July 2016
Several years ago I shared my love of words with you in a testimony for the Witness. I’ve lived what seems like at least 8 lifetimes since ...
A Familiar Name and Perfect Timing
15. July 2016
God put a desire in my heart to work in the mission field at a young age. Little did I know that He was calling me to a field right here in the United ...
20 Years of RP Missions
15. July 2016
I first met Matt when I was in college. My roommate was preparing for an RP Missions trip to France, and Matt and I helped her sign and stuff ...
Words from Those Who’ve Served
15. July 2016
Jonathan Haney, pastor of the Manhattan, Kan., RPC, went to Uganda in 2007. “The trip to Uganda was used by the Lord to direct me into pastoral ...
Energy and Basic Skills, at Least
15. July 2016
Theresa Gazo Bloom went on her first RP Missions trip to Phoenix, Ariz., in the winter of 2004 when she had just turned 16. She helped out on the ...