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In Life and in Death

Patricia Boyle | June 08, 2008

Agency Features /  Global Missions /  News /  Missions News 

March 15 was a warm spring day under a cloudless sky. The mimosa tree in the yard next to the Okamoto Keiyaku RP Church glowed with the brightest of ...


Book Reviews

June 08, 2008

Reviews 

Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor, Hendrickson Classic Biographies. Hardback, 247 pages. Reviewed by Laura Streit, high ...


A Tale of Two Churches

June 06, 2008

Congregation of the Month 

First RPC of Beaver Falls Location: Beaver Falls, Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Organized: Nov. 10, 1874 Membership: 130 communicant; 29 ...


Age-Appropriate Worship

Dennis J. Prutow | June 05, 2008

Learn & Live 

One popular argument regarding the use of musical instruments in worship runs like this: Worship in the church today is a foretaste of heaven. The ...


Age-Appropriate Worship

Dennis J. Prutow | June 05, 2008

Learn & Live 

One popular argument regarding the use of musical instruments in worship runs like this: Worship in the church today is a foretaste of heaven. The ...


A War of Words

June 04, 2008

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 64 Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: Verbal attacks can be very damaging, and we are prone to fear them. The answer comes not ...



Watch That Attitude!

Virginia McBurney | May 08, 2008

Kids Page 

We can learn godly (and some ungodly) ways of thinking from the interesting lives of God’s people in the Old Testament. Look at the ATTITUDES listed ...


Analyzing Terrorism

Dr. Tom Copeland | May 08, 2008

Theme Articles 

The editor of the Witness recently sat down with Professor Tom Copeland to discuss his new book on terrorism and the class entitiled “global ...


Twin Towers of Siloam

Drew Gordon | May 08, 2008

Viewpoint 

Being present at the bedside of a dying person has a deep impact on those witnesses. Often they are spurred to a deeper appreciation of life and ...


I See Myself Changing

May 08, 2008

Testimonies 

As a child, I feared many things, one of which was Halloween. On a particularly dark Halloween night, when I was about 5 years old, I made a ...


Harps in Revelation

Dennis J. Prutow | May 08, 2008

Learn & Live 

In previous columns we have examined arguments for the use of musical instruments in public worship from the book of Psalms and have found those ...


The Pursuit of God

May 08, 2008

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 63 Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: To know God is to find in Him the true satisfaction for which we yearn. The heart of ...


Springs in the City

May 05, 2008

Congregation of the Month 

Springs Reformed Church Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Presbytery: Midwest Organized: Jan. 17, 1981 Membership: 162 baptized and ...


Confronting World Views with God’s Truth

Grant Van Leuven | May 05, 2008

Agency Features /  Seminary 

“In your heart, you know that God exists, don’t you?” This was the question that a seminary student asked his workout partner last year while ...


Waiting Silently

March 09, 2008

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 62 Psalm Category: Individual Psalm of Confidence Central Thought: Even in times of great adversity, we can have peace knowing that we are ...


Exclusively Yours

Anthony Selvaggio | March 08, 2008

Theme Articles 

*Excerpted from** What the Bible Teaches About Marriage, **© Anthony T. Selvaggio (ISBN 0-85234-634-4). Reprinted by permission of the author and ...


Encouragement, Not Entertainment

Drew Gordon | March 08, 2008

Viewpoint 

When marriage is in the news, it’s almost always bad news. Marriage laws are being challenged, marriage benefits are being eliminated, and marriage ...


Book Reviews

March 08, 2008

Reviews 

CONTENDING FOR OUR ALL: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen and J. Gresham Machen, by John Piper, Crossway, ...


Ways to Grow

Virginia McBurney | March 03, 2008

When I look at a wood floor, I see that each board is different. Wood grain colors vary and can run in opposite, irregular directions­, making each ...