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Archive | September, 2016

A Goat-Raising Professor-Attorney-Coach

16. September 2016

When I was a child, my family took in foster children. I was exposed to the harsh realities of broken families when we took in a four-year-old boy ...

Around the Church

16. September 2016

Ice Water, Frisbees, and Fourth-of-July Seeds Bruce Martin, pastor The Ridgefield Park, N.J., RPC began making plans for the local Independence Day ...

One Lasting Gift

16. September 2016

For over 30 years, the RPCNA has benefited from the Cecil J. S. MacLaughlin Trust Fund. The income for 2015 from Mrs. MacLaughlin’s trust fund to ...

An RP Lookalike

16. September 2016

“Wait—you’re not RP?” At Geneva College I confront this question on a regular basis. Students and even professors are baffled to learn that I ...

The Gospel According to Moses

14. September 2016

The key text of Deuteronomy is clear. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and ...

Spiritual Maturity

14. September 2016

Psalm 131 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Humbling oneself and hoping in the Lord keywords: proud, composed, and hope Psalms 130 ...

A Good Soldier

14. September 2016

Picture two occasions: first, a sunny Lord’s Day morning as people file into church; second, a blood-drenched battlefield in a warzone. It’s hard ...

Getting Your Writing Published

14. September 2016

You write fairly well. You have something to say. You might even have a first draft, a paper or article to expand, or research to share. You want to ...

Life with a View

14. September 2016

As we settle into a hotel room, one of the first things we do is check the view. Especially if we’re on vacation, we hope to have a room that ...

Into Your Neighbor’s Universe

12. September 2016

Your house might be close to your neighbor’s house, and might even have similar architecture. But when you traipse out your front door, down the ...

Finding Joy in Widowhood

12. September 2016

Where and how did each of you meet your husbands? Jean: My parents were godly people who worked hard on a farm. My father always said he wanted my ...

Ottawa RPC

12. September 2016

Pastor Rich Ganz and his wife, Nancy, at Ottawa RPC’s 35th anniversary celebration with the gift presented to them by the congregation. Location: ...

Vote Outside Your Polling Place

12. September 2016

Who should you vote for in November’s election, if you’re in the U.S.? There were times in this magazine’s history when it featured information ...