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What Should We Do With All the Embryos?

Richard Holdeman | July 01, 2006

Theme Articles 

When I speak on this issue, I am often asked what should be done with all the embryos frozen in fertility clinics. The best estimates are that there ...


A Christian Perspective On Our Stem Cell Culture

Richard Holdeman | July 01, 2006

Theme Articles 

Stem Cell Culture It is a fascinating commentary on our times that a political candidate’s position on a matter relating to cell biological ...


An Old Church Planting New Ones

July 01, 2006

Congregation of the Month 

First RP Church of Cambridge Location: Cambridge, Mass. Presbytery: Atlantic Organization Date: July 9, 1895 Membership: 86 communicant, 29 ...


Following Up

Drew Gordon | July 01, 2006

Viewpoint 

Thank you for the supportive comments on “The Editor’s Agenda” from last month’s Viewpoint. One thing mentioned in that editorial is that we ...


From Passion to Promise

June 19, 2006

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm Category: Psalm of Lament Central Thought: Psalm 41 reveals the passion of the king, the plea of the king, and the promises to the king. Key ...


Small Helpers

Virginia McBurney | June 01, 2006

Kids Page 

“…doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.” —Ephesians 6:6-7 God made snails ...


Just Visiting

June 01, 2006

News /  Congregational News 

The Southside Reformed Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Ind., had some interesting visitors this spring. For the fourth year, a pair of Mallard ...


Around the Church

June 01, 2006

News /  Congregational News /  Denominational News 

Shawnee, Kan., RPC Wade Mann, pastor Nathan Beard was the summer intern last year and preached through the book of Titus during his 10-week stay. He ...


What a Year It Was

Grant Van Leuven | June 01, 2006

Agency Features /  Seminary 

A great deal of faculty change was experienced last year by the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pa. After Dr. Ed Robson and ...


Good News After School

Cynthia Mangan | June 01, 2006

News /  Congregational News 

Silence fills the halls of Crooked Creek Elementary School on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Ind. Children’s brightly colored artwork adorns ...


Peace

Dennis Prutow | June 01, 2006

Learn & Live 

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,…” (Gal. 5:22). We all crave peace of heart and conscience. Unrest, anxiety, guilt, anger, and ...


De Regno Christi: King of Ages

Bill Edgar | June 01, 2006

I grew up in the RP Church with five distinctive principles: exclusive psalmody, a cappella singing, political dissent, no membership in secret ...


De Regno Christi: The West’s Last Hope

William H. Chellis | June 01, 2006

Our Distinctive Yet Catholic Principles Having come to Christ and joined the Church, I quickly learned that Reformed Presbyterians delight to speak ...


The Blogging Church

Heidi Filbert | June 01, 2006

Theme Articles 

Blog–“The term blog is a blend of the terms web and log, leading to web log, weblog, and finally blog. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or ...


Logging On

Heidi Filbert | June 01, 2006

Theme Articles 

“People looking for a church today will use Google before they resort to the Yellow Pages,” Pastor Gordon Keddie, of Southside (Indianapolis, ...


The Lord Multiplies His Church in Indiana

June 01, 2006

Congregation of the Month 

Second RPC Location: Indianapolis, Ind. Presbytery: Great Lakes–Gulf Organization date: 1964 Membership: 220 communicant, 109 baptized Pastors: ...


Small Congregations Get a Big Bullhorn

Drew Gordon | June 01, 2006

Viewpoint 

About a year ago I began to hear comments from pastors that I hadn’t heard prior to that. Some pastors told me that at least half of the visitors to ...


A Tale of Three Kings

May 15, 2006

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm Category: Psalm of Deliverance Central Thought: Psalm 40 tells the tale of three kings—one who failed to obey, one who desired to obey, and ...