Don Reed Joins Seminary Staff
July 30, 2012
Don Reed joined the staff of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) in June as director of planned giving. The seminary board announced ...
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Reaping God’s Blessing
July 30, 2012
Congregation of the Month
The congregation was established in the early 1970s as an outreach of the Syracuse RPC. Greg and Karen Moberg were here from the start, and we are ...
Merciful God
Ian Wise | July 30, 2012
Psalm of the Month
Psalm 106 Psalm Category: Psalm of Remembrance Central Thought: Remembering our sin and Christ’s salvation is essential to knowing present ...
In Memoriam: Dr. “Joe” McFarland
July 30, 2012
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Congregational News
William Joseph McFarland, president emeritus of Geneva College, rose to join his Lord on Jan. 27, 2012, at age 82. He was born in Sterling, Kan., on ...
God Always Provides
July 30, 2012
Testimonies
The Big Umbrella Ruth Spear There was a big black umbrella way back in the closet under the stairway. I was told it was used in China when my parents ...
Do Your Neighbors Know You’re There?
Dennis J. Prutow | July 30, 2012
A presbytery met in their denomination’s church building in a small rural town in the upper Midwest. Since I was interested in evangelism, outreach, ...
Church Planting
July 30, 2012
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Home Missions
Our Lord Jesus has been building His church all through the world over the past 20 centuries, with especially exciting growth now occurring in Africa ...
Brief Notes
July 30, 2012
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Congregational News
Births Blackwood, Felicity Eliora, Oct. 29, to Zachary and Flo Blackwood. Grandparents are Ed and Nancy Blackwood of Frankston, Australia, RPC and ...
Around the Church
July 30, 2012
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Thirtieth anniversary celebration for Ottawa Theological Hall Sept. 8 will mark 30 years since the first convocation of Ottawa Theological Hall. An ...
Jesus Commissions the Twelve
Kenneth G. Smith | June 01, 2012
Series
When Jesus sent out His men on their first ministry venture, His instruction included this forcible word: “Freely you have received; freely give.” ...
Technology and the Christian Life
June 01, 2012
Gentle Reformation
To open the Bible is to step into a world in which shepherding, farming, swords and plowshares were the stuff of everyday life. The gospel message is ...
Faithful God
Ian Wise | June 01, 2012
Psalm of the Month
Man has never been very good at keeping his word. Whether talking about business contracts, marriage, politics, or any other area of life, we see the ...
Brief Notes
June 01, 2012
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Congregational News
Brief Notes Births Duke, Ava Lynn Elizabeth, Nov. 20, to Jonny and Sara Duke. Ava Lynn joins brothers John, Jeremy and Case, and sister Autumn. ...
Instruments in Worship
June 01, 2012
Kids Page
God is concerned with the way we worship Him. In 2 Samuel 6, we read that a man named Uzzah died because he touched God’s ark of the covenant—even ...
A Word to Graduates
Dennis J. Prutow | June 01, 2012
Learn & Live
May and June mark commencement season. All over the country, young people march with caps and gowns and receive their diplomas. High schools, ...
Life as a Third-Culture Kid
June 01, 2012
Youth Witness
I call Colorado my home. It is not because I’m ashamed that I grew up in China; quite the contrary. I’m very thankful that the Lord gave me that ...
In Memoriam: Rev. John McMillan
June 01, 2012
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Rev. John McMillan Aug. 18, 1922–Nov. 14, 2011 (First RPC of Beaver Falls, Pa.) Rev. John McMillan, age 89, died Nov. 14, 2011, at home. Rev. ...
In Memoriam: John Ivar Nelson
June 01, 2012
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John Ivar Nelson, July 4, 1921–Jan. 13, 2012 (Westminster, Colo., RPC) John was a loved and respected man who, with his dear wife, Marie, moved ...
My Home Away from Home
June 01, 2012
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RP Home
Ever since 1981 when my father, Jim Neely, became the director of nursing for the Reformed Presbyterian Home in Pittsburgh, “the Home” has been an ...
Commencement 2012
June 01, 2012
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Seminary
Each spring, Dr. and Mrs. O’Neill, along with Mark and Sharon Sampson, host a dessert for graduating seniors. While sampling delicious baked goods ...