Adam Kuehner and Craig Scott | May/June 2019 Issue
There is a common saying in Reformed circles that goes something like this: “We are called to faithfulness, not fruitfulness.” There is some truth ...
Jacob Rhoda | May/June 2019 Issue
During my sophomore year at Wheaton College, I led a small group Bible study in my dorm through Wheaton’s “Discipleship Small Groups” ministry. ...
Michelle Kim and Clara Mauser | May/June 2019 Issue
Two teens were interviewed about reading The Gospel Comes with a House Key together. What made you choose to read this book? MICHELLE: I had heard a ...
Mark Sampson | May/June 2019 Issue
When looking for a pastor, one does not just stop by a favorite big box or do-it-yourself store. One could spend countless, fruitless hours wandering ...
Martin Blocki | May/June 2019 Issue
In 1993 the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America asked the Reformed Presbyterian Woman’s Association (RPWA) to oversee a ...
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Lori McCracken | May/June 2019 Issue
I’m not known for decisiveness, hence my moniker (aptly and lovingly assigned): Our Lady of the Options. Upon receiving a request for a written ...
Kit Swartz | May/June 2019 Issue
The joyful privilege of the teaching ministry in Oswego, N.Y., RPC has been mine since Dec. 2, 1980, and is scheduled to conclude on Dec. 31, 2020. I ...
Technologies like the smartphone have utterly changed daily life over the past two decades. How can we develop wisdom and courage when life changes so ...
John M. Mitchell | May/June 2019 Issue
The work of deacons is spiritual service as well as administrative. According to the RPCNA Constitution, the first duty of deacons is “to maintain ...
Tabatha Stivason | May/June 2019 Issue
I have always loved crafts. So when my family initially arrived in Gibsonia, Pa., I organized an informal night where people could come and share a ...
In 1986, Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC) was planted in Olathe, Kan., as a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America. Soon it moved to South ...
Preparation began in September for a surprise celebration for Pastor David Coon. November marked the 40th year that he has been shepherding his flock ...
Lorrie Meneely | May/June 2019 Issue
Frank and Olive Walker became very special friends of the residents at the Reformed Presbyterian Home. Even though they lived across the country from ...
Kit Swartz | May/June 2019 Issue
Each of the five books of the Psalter closes with a doxology in pure praise to God (41:13; 72:18–19; 89:52; 106:48; 150:1–6). Psalm 147 is the ...
Drew Gordon | May/June 2019 Issue
Routine. That’s what it was. Neither drudgery nor joy; this was part of my work and I was following through. That was the spirit in which I drove to ...
Warren Peel | May/June 2019 Issue
Our 15-year-old daughter, Rebekah, is preparing for a hiking expedition in a few weeks as she works toward a particular award. She and her team will ...
There is never a dull moment around Elaine. She tells stories, she laughs at herself, and she asks you questions that go beyond, “How was your ...
My life is full of play. I work as a professional cellist in Pittsburgh, Pa., and my job is to play all day. But the day quickly shifts from playing ...
Three things stand out about this year’s RPCNA Synod, and they are all the same thing. Synod has a few purposes, but a basic one is serving as ...
Location: San Diego, Calif. Presbytery: Pacific Coast Organization: Mar. 30, 1954 Membership: 37 communicant; 18 baptized Pastor: Vacant Website: ...