Passing on the Faith
12. September 2022
Last year, Bloomington, Ind., RPC celebrated 200 years as an organized church—worshiping, proclaiming, and serving Christ in southern Indiana. To ...
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Around the Church September 2022
12. September 2022
Orlando, Fla., RPC Nathan Eshelman, pastor The annual Night on the Town Dinner was held May 19 at Servando’s Restaurant in honor of our graduates: ...
The Preacher and Systematic Theology
12. September 2022
The great Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield once said, “The systematic theologian is pre-eminently a preacher of the gospel.” The preacher’s ...
A Story That Needs Telling
12. September 2022
“Q. 124. What was the extent of the Covenanter Church in her glory? Under the General Assembly [in Scotland] there were 14 synods, 68 ...
New Brand, Same Mission
12. September 2022
I distinctly remember when I first heard about Geneva College. In 2008, a mentor vouched for the transformative power of Geneva’s higher education ...
Have Minister, Will Travel
12. September 2022
Note: This article distinguishes pastor and minister. Minister is any teaching elder, while pastor is a teaching elder currently installed in a ...
Missionaries and Money
12. September 2022
This is a good question. It reminded me of the missionary visits to my childhood church, which were always an exciting time. We enjoyed a special ...
Look Through the Window
12. September 2022
A glass window stands before us. We can look at the window itself, studying and admiring it for what it is. Or, we can look through the glass to what ...
Messianic Psalms
12. September 2022
The psalter was not given to focus, finally, on former glory days of a posthumous, Israelite prince. Certainly, much is lost if we gloss over the ...
Stability in Hard Times
12. September 2022
Struggles are inevitable in this earthly life. The current day is no exception. Many churches lack pastors, do not own a church building, and worry ...
Go West, Young Man (or Woman)
12. September 2022
“Go west, young man” was a common phrase to be heard during America’s westward expansion in the 19th Century. As a family in the Pacific ...
New Wife, New State, New Church
12. September 2022
The lyrics to the Oklahoma State Anthem are from the words of the hit Broadway musical Oklahoma! by Oscar Hammerstein II. For those who aren’t ...
Covid, Social Media, and Politics
12. September 2022
The Witness surveyed several teaching and ruling elders on how they and their congregations handled some of the big societal challenges of the past ...
The Ninth Commandment in the Life of the Church
12. September 2022
Contemporary political discourse has devolved into nothing short of shouting matches. He who has the loudest voice wins. There is little honest ...
Trying to Find Value by Running Stupid-Far
12. September 2022
It’s dark. It’s Jan. 1 and it’s so cold. My thighs are burning. Forty-nine percent of me is screaming, Stop! And 51 percent of me sets its jaw ...
Congregation of the Month: Ridgefield Park RPC
12. September 2022
Location: Ridgefield Park, N.J. Presbytery: Atlantic Organization: December 26, 1797 Membership: 17 communicant; 3 baptized Pastor: Andrew ...
Not Checking the Boxes
12. September 2022
I see some of my neighbors on social media more than I see them in person. That’s not entirely an incriminating statement, as we’ve all been more ...