Unlikely Odds, Together God’s
14. May 2020
I was about six. I had just finished watching a TV program and began to cry because it made me ponder the concept of death. I was afraid I would no ...
Archive | May, 2020
The Laboratory of the Real World
14. May 2020
We studied with great intensity, listening to lectures, viewing videos, and even watching live demonstrations. But there was the inevitable time in ...
What’s the Real Purpose of Deacons?
14. May 2020
I’m one of the deacons at my church. When I read Acts 6, I feel like we should be doing everything we can to help the poor around us, but some of ...
RP Church Life During the Pandemic
14. May 2020
To find out how Reformed Presbyterian congregations have been worshiping and ministering during the pandemic, the RP Witness sent a survey to about 20 ...
‘A Necessary Part’
14. May 2020
The Form of the Larger Catechism Catechisms were not new during the Reformation. They were a method of Christian teaching dating back to the time of ...
The Wisdom from Above Is Reasonable
14. May 2020
We live in an increasingly polarized world. Everything is binary. Nuance is suspect. Taking time to understand another is tantamount to compromise. ...
Dealing with Uncertainty
14. May 2020
I do not know what situation you read this in. Normally I could assume that you are a typical young person in the early summer, glad that school is ...
An International Quest for Truth
14. May 2020
When Mandy and I left France in late 2019 with our one-year-old son Caleb, our dog, and five suitcases, we could never have imagined what lay ahead. ...
The Gift of Generosity
14. May 2020
For the past 35 years the Genevans choir has performed for the residents, family, and staff at the Reformed Presbyterian Home in Pittsburgh, Pa. On ...
How Shall We Then Vote?
14. May 2020
The 2020 election primaries are underway, and, on Nov. 3, millions of Americans will go to the polls to vote. There is a lot at stake in this year’s ...
Caring for Aging Parents
14. May 2020
Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you” (Ex. 20:12). Caring for your father or ...
New Creation RPC
14. May 2020
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Cor. 5:17). It’s easy enough to take a ...
Around the Church May 2020
14. May 2020
Four young people from the congregation—Jayna Bailey, Tava Goerner, Bashia Korten, and Joel Schaefer—declared their personal faith in the Lord ...
The Upside of Quarantines
14. May 2020
In Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous play No Exit, three people gradually realize they are stuck in a room with each other for eternity. No communication ...
RP Church Life During the Pandemic: Unexpected Blessings
14. May 2020
Unexpected Blessings As Pastor Adam Kuehner of Southfield RPC said, “Rather astonishingly, the Lord’s countenance has shined more radiantly upon ...