January 01, 2006
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can ...
January 01, 2006
Hebron (Clay Center, Kan.) RPC RONALD GRAHAM, PASTOR Steve McMahan was the congregational representative to Synod in June. A Covenanter Youth ...
Russ Pulliam | January 01, 2006
Known as the hatchet man when he worked for President Nixon, Charles Colson has been changed by Christ, and the Republican Party has changed with ...
Shih-hua Yang | January 01, 2006
Ever since I was little, I have had trouble remembering things. I used to think maybe my life was too ordinary to be worth remembering. Little did I ...
Stacie Shopp | January 01, 2006
It started with a phone call. Katya needed me. She was getting married in a month (Russians will do that kind of thing) and needed help with the ...
Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2006
As we discussed last month, Christ entered the world to suffer and die. But why by blood? Leviticus 17:11 says, “For the life of the flesh is in the ...
Laurie Filson | January 01, 2006
She walks with a long cane outstretched before her. The tip lightly grazes the floor feeling for any obstacles. Her pretty blue eyes stare straight ...
January 01, 2006
THE FRACTURE OF FAITH: Recovering Belief of the Gospel in a Postmodern World, by Douglas Vickers, Christian Focus, 2000. Reviewed by Verne ...
January 01, 2006
Sola Fide: The Erosion of the Chief Article Justification is by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone. This is the article by which ...
Verne Rosenberger | January 01, 2006
What happened in the life of Martin Luther, nearly 500 years ago, was a personal discovery of the meaning of faith that had been lost in the Medieval ...
January 01, 2006
Rose Point RP Church Location: New Castle, Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Organized: 1834 Pastor: Bob Schmidtberger Membership: 67 communicant, 13 ...
Drew Gordon | January 01, 2006
This is a thank-you note. We do send out specific thank-you notes during the year, but when we really take mental inventory of who has supported our ...
December 14, 2005
Psalm Category: Hymn of Praise Central Thought: In Psalm 36, David examines this topic by exploring the result, reach, and reversal of the Fall. Key ...
December 08, 2005
About nine years ago, an organization called the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals (www.alliancenet.org) held its first major meeting of evangelical ...
Lynne H. Gordon | December 08, 2005
How God gave Sycamore (Kokomo, Ind.) RP Church its building is an amazing story, according to Miriam York, wife of Pastor Barry York. That’s why it ...
December 08, 2005
The Reformation _______________________ Calvin: A Biography, by Bernard Cottret, translated by M. Wallace McDonald, Eerdmans, 2000. Reviewed by RPTS ...
December 08, 2005
Where Christianity Is Strongest, Giving Is Greatest Bible Belt residents are among the most generous in the nation, according to the Catalogue of ...
Steve McMahan | December 08, 2005
The mere mention of finances often causes eyes to glaze over at Synod, and we suspect that financial articles are quickly skimmed or skipped by all ...
Tom Reid | December 08, 2005
Whatever God wants to communicate to mankind must be communicated through our five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, or sound. In medieval Roman ...
Ken Orr | December 08, 2005
We put our heads down and plow through the day. Big responsibilities, little chores, and many interruptions keep us busy. Before we know it, a week ...
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 ...