January 01, 2007
The American Humanist Association (AHA) has filed a lawsuit saying the civil rights of a Florida humanist were violated when he was forced to pass an ...
January 01, 2007
A California appeals court on Dec. 4 reversed a lower court decision that had determined that the transfer of the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial to ...
January 01, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives failed to muster the “super-majority” needed to pass the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, H.R. 6099. Though the ...
Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2007
A hush fell over the ministry of worship class during the first session. After the preliminaries, I began my first teaching module, titled “Worship ...
Patricia Boyle | January 01, 2007
Hebrews 10:23-25 gives a good guideline for gatherings like Women’s Missionary Fellowship (WMF). Surely one of the best stimulations to love and do ...
January 01, 2007
Even the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) might endorse some of the following church-state partnerships. In Boston, police and pastors together ...
January 01, 2007
The Southside, Ind., RPC has approved plans to expand their building with a 375-seat worship area and has instructed Architectural Concepts, Inc., to ...
Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2007
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is ...
Matthew Adamo | January 01, 2007
When I was a child, my family occasionally attended a Lutheran church near my house. We didn’t go often, so I didn’t hear the gospel or come to a ...
January 01, 2007
Orlando RPC Location: Orlando, Fla. Presbytery: Great Lakes–Gulf Organization: Dec. 2, 1920 Membership: 36 communicant; 17 baptized Pastor: ...
Drew Gordon | January 01, 2007
“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to McDonalds makes you a hamburger,” is a saying popularized by ...
December 09, 2006
Psalm Category: Song of Zion Central Thought: Our security is found in God and in Him alone. Keyword: Sapon (v. 2). Sapon is translated as ...
December 01, 2006
These days, a search for Waldo McBurney on the internet will bring up pages of hits. His name is popping up everywhere, from news articles to ...
Karen Olson | December 01, 2006
“Patty! Patty!” the toddlers chant, peering out the front window in excitement as Patricia Meier, director of Robin’s Nest, walks up the ...
Bill Edgar | December 01, 2006
In 1924, Kemal Ataturk shocked the Muslim world. Since 1517, the Ottoman Emperor had held the title of Caliph, successor of Mohammad and, in theory, ...
William H. Chellis | December 01, 2006
American Theocracy? At the beginning of the 21st Century, the word theocracy has come into vogue. Critics of America’s “religious right” have ...
Dennis Prutow | December 01, 2006
Self-control is the final piece of the fruit of the Spirit in Paul’s list (Gal. 5:22-23). It is a virtue. With self-control you have strength or ...
Claudia Britt | December 01, 2006
As we sit outside on a pleasant summer morning, a cool breeze caresses our bare arms. The porch glider sways rhythmically in spite of our combined ...
December 01, 2006
Sculpture It does not avoid the chisel. It blinks a long once, then stares forever without obtrusion or haughty squint. Its chin holds without ...
December 01, 2006
Annunciation The uncreated Word spoke, and all was created. The Lord gave the Word, and all was given— First, your garden home, and every fruit ...
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Presbytery: Midwest Organization: 1981 Membership: 101 communicant; 56 baptized Pastor: Ed Blackwood Website: ...
This article is an excerpt from chapter 5 of God Breathed: Connecting through Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself. I will never ...
In the early years of the Witness, it was published weekly, and correspondents reported many small events in their congregations. Here are some news ...
Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church Dr. Alan D. Strange | Crossway, 2024, 149 pages, $17.99 | Reviewed by ...