Running the Race
08. March 2017
I crouched at the starting line, poised, every nerve taut. This was it. No turning back. The shimmering heat and starting gun rose slowly, silently ...
Archive | March, 2017
Tech, Tweets, and Tattoos
08. March 2017
Anyone over 30 will remember a time when the household phone was attached to the wall, when messages between school friends were passed discreetly in ...
Faithful Plodding in an Event-Driven World
08. March 2017
As one of hundreds of thousands of people at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2017, I was genuinely pleased to be led on the trip ...
Our King Has Come
08. March 2017
The book of Judges accentuates the people’s need for a king. Ruth promises the coming of the king. The books of Samuel record the king’s arrival. ...
The Blessing of God
08. March 2017
Psalm 134 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: As we bless God, He blesses us Keywords: the Lord, ...
Great Reformers
08. March 2017
The last issue of the Witness reminded readers that 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses, an event used to ...
The Cornerstone and the RPCNA
08. March 2017
R.P. Like many of you, I am a covenant child, and I grew up with this acronym so frequently around me that it was practically painted on the back of ...
Book Reviews
08. March 2017
What does a Yale-educated lawyer in San Francisco have in common with a hillbilly from Appalachia? Probably not a lot. But in the New York Times ...
Fifty Million Neighbors
08. March 2017
Fifty million people live in the Northeast I-95 corridor—one out of every six Americans. Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston incubate ...
Working Another Type of Field
08. March 2017
I grew up in Tennessee on 200 acres of farmland that has been in my family for over 100 years. My father still farms this acreage as a hobby, raising ...
Rebuilding the Walls
08. March 2017
In the dramatic opening of his book, Nehemiah, a trusted official in the Persian Empire, receives news of Jerusalem from Jewish travelers: “The ...
Parenting Young Kids
08. March 2017
What are some of the unique blessings and challenges of parenting young kids? Young children are both cute and funny. They mispronounce words and ...
First (Cambridge, Mass.) RPC
08. March 2017
Location: Cambridge, Mass. Presbytery: Atlantic Organization: July 1895 Membership: 45 communicant; 23 baptized Elders: Tom Fisher, Tim ...
The Elephant-Sized Hole
08. March 2017
There is a side to the story we don’t talk about often. You’ll read in the Witness about pastors accepting a call to a new congregation. You’ll ...