Archive | May, 2022
The Journey: A Personal Essay
09. May 2022
I. The end of June scorched the earth and sweat dripped off me as I stood over the stove, pulling up pieces of fried chicken out of their golden ...
Hopkinton Psalm Singers 1945
09. May 2022
Aunt Alice carries the tune, marks time with her fingers on top of the pew. “When Zion’s exiles God brought back…” I follow, singing ...
2022 Creative Arts Contest Winners
09. May 2022
The RP Witness staff thanks each of our entrants, who entrusted us with over 100 written, composed, performed, or crafted works of art; our judges, ...
God Had Other Plans
09. May 2022
May 29, 1972, was the day I gave up my life. I am here to tell you how and why that happened. My mother was English and married my father during ...
Hebron RPC
09. May 2022
Hebron (Clay Center, Kan.) RPC celebrated its 150th anniversary on Oct. 23, with over 85 people joining in person and by livestream. Former pastors J. ...
Pastoral Implications of Christ’s Rule
09. May 2022
The sovereign rule of God over the universe is generally accepted among Christians. However, the advocates of open theism—theologians who teach that ...
The Preacher and Counseling
09. May 2022
Shepherding as Counseling When I was a high school senior, I told my pastor I wanted to be a pastor of counseling. Without missing a beat, he said to ...
God Provides
09. May 2022
This year, the Reformed Presbyterian Home celebrates its 125th anniversary. We celebrate God’s abundant goodness and grace in all those years. In ...
A Traveling Preacher
09. May 2022
Few now remember the name of Rev. John Black. That’s hardly surprising, since he was born more than 250 years ago. As one of the most important ...
First RPC of Cambridge
09. May 2022
Congregants, friends, and former congregants gathered at First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cambridge (FRPCC) on Aug. 21–22 to celebrate the ...
Acknowledging God’s Sovereignty
09. May 2022
Have you ever found yourself being misunderstood? Perhaps you were trying to help, only to ruin everything. Maybe romantic feelings you found ...
The Psalm Most Royal
09. May 2022
Many of the psalms are deemed “royal psalms.” Whether they are psalms that declare God is king (such as Psalms 93–99) or ones that feature ...
Ambassadors for Christ
09. May 2022
Last summer, when I was 15, I went to a mock government camp for homeschoolers called iGov-ern run by HSLDA. At the camp, we participated in a ...
Times Like This
09. May 2022
As the shells rip overhead, exploding somewhere behind the Marine, he presses himself deeper into the mud, wishing he were another three feet deeper. ...
Thirsty Thursdays
09. May 2022
Have you read an entire book of the Bible in one sitting? (Third John doesn’t count.) When was the last time? If you’re like me, before I started ...
Eastvale RPC
09. May 2022
Location: Beaver Falls, Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Organization: 1886–1889 Membership: 46 communicant; 10 baptized Pastor: Micah ...
How Much Does a Lie Cost?
09. May 2022
Whether the narrative is George Orwell’s 1984 or Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the proverb reads the same: Lying is hard work. Think about the vast ...