Cherishing Special Friends
05. March 2021
Cherishing those who are developmentally or physically disabled is a critical mission of the church. In some circles we use related terms like ...
Archive | March, 2021
Not a Good Testimony?
05. March 2021
Bowie, Maryland I threw myself onto my bed and burst into tears. My dad had just announced that we would be moving to Papua New Guinea (PNG), a ...
Teaching Your Children about Money
05. March 2021
In Galatians 5:22-23 we are told that “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and ...
Loving God with the Heart—and Mind
05. March 2021
Reformed Presbyterians are often taught to think kingdom. The church, from its Scottish roots, has emphasized the doctrine of Christ’s kingship as ...
First RPC Durham
05. March 2021
First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham began when the current pastor, Kent Butterfield, queried the Southern Church Extension Committee of the ...
Book Reviews
05. March 2021
Why does our modern military have combat helicopters named for the Comanche, Apache, and Kiowa? Who were they to be thus honored? They ...
100 Years of Geneva College Engineering
05. March 2021
In 1921, a member of the Geneva College Board of Trustees wrote a report to the Reformed Presbyterian Synod that included the news that an engineering ...
Our Savior’s Prayer for Unity
05. March 2021
The psalmist exclaimed, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” It was no mean task to bring together the warring ...
Grasp History Before You Are History
05. March 2021
If you’re around long enough, people assume you’ve always been there, like the woodwork. That’s true for me and the Reformed Presbyterian ...
Churches That Aren’t There Anymore
05. March 2021
Editor’s note: Whether you are new to the Reformed Presbyterian Church or a lifetime member, we hope this new column engages you with its brief look ...
Understanding the Benediction
05. March 2021
During the benediction, should we look at the pastor or should we bow our heads and close our eyes? Good question! It is a scene we know: public ...
What Can I Believe, and What Should I Do?
05. March 2021
The English Puritan Thomas Doolittle once complained that too many in the church listen to sermons like riddles—with little understanding and a lot ...
Avoiding Complaining in Difficult Times
05. March 2021
For over a decade, many Pacific Coast Presbytery youth have looked forward to the annual, end-of-year PacPres Youth Conference. It’s always a time ...
Around the Church March 2021
05. March 2021
The congregation has benefited from the preaching of our pastor, Charles Brown, as well as from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary student Ian ...
COVID and The Sixth Commandment
05. March 2021
A concerning issue with the article “The Christian and the COVID Vaccine” (Jan./Feb. 2021) is the polarizing nature of it, especially in a time of ...
Giving Children the Scoop
04. March 2021
On Apr. 23, 1994, I woke up before the sun. It was Saturday morning, which meant it was the one day of the week I got to tag along with my dad on his ...