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Finding a Spouse

February 09, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

Whether you are a woman seeking a future husband, or a man seeking a future wife, the same two-word summation serves as a sound, basic marker. While ...


Ronald W. Nickerson as Editor, 1971-1979

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

“We believe it a healthy sign to be able to print reasoned explanations for both sides of the matter.” —Ronald W. Nickerson By the end of the ...


Opening Doors in Wyoming

January 01, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Laramie RPC Location: Laramie, Wyo. Presbytery: Midwest Organization Date: Not yet organized. The work of church planting was begun in January ...




Dr. M. W. Dougherty as Editor, 1958-71

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

Dr. D. Raymond Taggart, editor of the Covenanter Witness, died on Nov. 12, 1958. Mrs. Taggart and their daughter Martha prepared the next few issues ...


Dr. D. Raymond Taggart as Editor, 1933-57

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

*Post-WWI Conflicts**—An editor is often required to be umpire or referee of his periodical when controversies arise about its contents and readers ...


Donald J. McCrory as Editor, 1979–86

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

Early in 1979, Rev. Nickerson received a call from the Washington, Iowa, RPC to be their pastor. He accepted the call and that summer Synod elected ...


Blast from the Past —“Olds” from 1972

January 01, 2009

News /  Congregational News /  Missions News 

Mission Work in Japan Witness readers have been aware of the fact that a new psalter has been a great need. The exciting part now is that the final ...


A Year of Milestones

January 01, 2009

Viewpoint 

I am seldom enamored by anniversaries of organizations. I think I was raised in a generation that undervalues history, and some of that rubbed off on ...


Our Church Papers

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

It has been no major service which the present writer rendered in this field. For a number of years the responsibility for editing and publishing ...


The Founding of The Christian Nation

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

This article is excerpted from two articles written by Dr. W. J. Coleman and Dr. D. Raymond Taggart as printed in the Sept. 13, 1944, Covenanter ...


New Year’s Challenge

December 08, 2008

Learn & Live 

Here is a challenge for the coming year. Look at the Psalms and the singing of the Psalms in a new light. In so doing, trust the Lord to use this ...


Necessary Food

December 08, 2008

Kids Page 

Memory: “I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed the Words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” —Job ...


Expanding to Campus and Community

December 08, 2008

Congregation of the Month 

Bloomington RPC Location: Bloomington, Indiana Presbytery: Great Lakes–Gulf Organized: October 10, 1821 Membership: 77 communicant, 45 ...


Defining Moments 2008: The Year in Review

December 05, 2008

Theme Articles 

Many year-end lists are putting the election of the first African-American president of the United States as the news story of the year. Indeed, the ...


Change for Whose Sake?

December 05, 2008

Viewpoint 

The year 2008 really was different. While it’s customary to retrospect at this time of year, 2008 was an especially good year for seeing trends. In ...


Bridging the Gap

December 05, 2008

Theme Articles /  News /  Congregational News 

On Oct. 23-25, the North Hills RPC in Pittsburgh, Pa., sponsored a series of events featuring Dr. Walt Mueller, well-known speaker on youth culture ...


Let God Be Magnified!

December 01, 2008

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 70 Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: As we face various kinds of opposition, we take heart in calling out to God, rejoicing ...


Books Worth Reading or Avoiding

December 01, 2008

Reviews 

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, by Richard Bauckham, Eerdmans, 2006. Reviewed by Pastor Bill Edgar. Nine books have shaped my understanding of the ...