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A Reformed Witness in Southwest Iowa

October 28, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Clarinda, Iowa Presbytery: Midwest Organized: 1855 Membership: 23 communicant; 7 baptized Pastor: Jack Baumgardner The Clarinda ...


A Good King is Hard to Find

October 28, 2009

Christian Living /  God’s Word in Your World 

It took slightly more than half a year for the jubilation regarding the election of President Barrack Obama to fade away. The entire nation, even many ...


The G-20 Summit from Ground Level

October 18, 2009

Viewpoint 

I didn’t have an exclusive press pass to watch the leaders of the free world unite for the G-20 Summit on Sept. 24-25. But since it seemed unlikely ...


Revitalized Pastor, Revitalized Church

October 18, 2009

Theme Articles 

The following story is fictional. Any similarities in the accounts or descriptions to any person, living or dead, might not be purely coincidental. P ...


Messiah the Prophet

Gordon J. Keddie | October 18, 2009

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm Category: Historical psalm Central Thought: God has been a faithful Shepherd of His people throughout history. Those who cannot remember the ...


Making a Change

October 18, 2009

Agency Features /  Publications 

In the life of a congregation, transitioning to a new book of worship song is a significant event. For a Reformed Presbyterian congregation that has ...


Love and the Law

Dennis J. Prutow | October 18, 2009

Learn & Live 

We were stopped at a traffic light in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bumper sticker on the car in front of us asked a simple question. “What would ...


Grandma’s Story: The Story of Nadzia

September 30, 2009

Kids Page 

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.” —Isaiah 12:2 My name is Melissa. I have been sharing a precious gift ...


Working to End Abortion in the Southwest

September 29, 2009

News /  Congregational News 

The Reformed Presbyterian Church has a long history of taking a stand against injustice. So it is not surprising that First RPC in Phoenix, Ariz. has ...


Who Rules the Rulers?

September 29, 2009

Learn & Live 

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You” (Ps. 22:27, NASB). The ...



RP Military Personnel and Christian Duty

September 29, 2009

Theme Articles 

Romans 13:4 says, “For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is ...


Facebook and the Face of Christ

September 29, 2009

Viewpoint 

Though it has been available to the general public for just three years, the social-networking web site Facebook has 250 million users worldwide. That ...


Complaining To God

Gordon J. Keddie | September 29, 2009

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: God shows us how to cry out to Him—and how to receive consolation in those times. When bad ...


An Old Newcomer’s Perspective

September 29, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Location: White Lake, N.Y. Presbytery: Atlantic Organized: 1808 Membership: 87 communicant; 17 baptized Pastor: David Coon (Cathy) What is it about ...


WORLD Magazine Expands Its Coverage

September 09, 2009

WORLD magazine’s parent organization recently announced a multi-year strategy to transform WORLD from a print and web magazine into a comprehensive ...


Turning 175

August 11, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Southfield RPC Location: Southfield, Mich. Presbytery: Great Lakes–Gulf Organized: 1834 Membership: 40 communicant; 25 baptized Pastor: James ...


Those Who Don’t Learn from History

August 11, 2009

Viewpoint 

One of my recent tasks as editorial assistant was to excerpt Crown & Covenant Publications’ new book, Political Danger, by James R. Willson, for ...


The Emerging Church (Part 4 of 4)

August 11, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

Though it feels to you like months have passed, it has only been a day since you learned of your friend’s “Emergent” faith. Yet these hours have ...


That the World May Know

August 11, 2009

Kids Page 

Memory Verse: “This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3). When Jesus was in ...