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Brian Coombs, Kenneth Smith | February 03, 2002

Interviews /  Agency Features /  Home Missions 

The following interview with Pastors Brian Coombs and Kenneth Smith of the Syracuse Reformed Presbyterian Church elicits their response to having ...


What’s Special About Worshiping Together?

Dennis J. Prutow | February 02, 2002

Learn & Live 

Worship is giving honor and praise to God, who alone is worthy of all glory and blessing. When we gather together in worship as the assembly of ...


A Testimony of Two Schools

Anna Adjemian and Violet Wright | February 02, 2002

Youth Witness 

“So, do you believe I’m going to hell?” my friend asks me sweetly. He likes to try to put me in awkward situations. For him to admit ...


The Postmodernist Next Door

February 02, 2002

Interviews 

How do you determine what is right and what is wrong? Just weigh things out according to consequences. What my parents taught…what my religion ...


Will God Bless America?

Alan Keyes | February 01, 2002

Theme Articles 

Alan Keyes, former ambassador to the U. N. and presidential candidate, calls Americans to consider how God will respond to their cries for security ...


Father–Son Presidents Deserve Honors

Russ Pulliam | January 25, 2002

Watchwords 

They were giants in an age of some very big giants. Consequently, Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams have not always attracted the honor and ...


‘GO’ Means Go

Stephen Wright | January 15, 2002

Theme Articles 

“You will learn a lot,” I was told. I was on my first trip to America. It was 1999, and I had just finished my studies at the Irish RP seminary. I ...


Blessings and Opportunities Overseas

Joyce Schofield | January 15, 2002

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

The Foreign Mission Board (FMB) has much for which to be thankful and has many opportunities to explore as we work to spread the gospel of Jesus ...


Draw Near in Worship

Dennis J. Prutow | January 15, 2002

Learn & Live 

What does pastor mean when he quotes the phrase, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you”? We can go back to a command of God to ancient ...


Finding Treasure

Alicia M. Deibert | January 15, 2002

Youth Witness 

God’s marvelous direction in bringing me to Geneva College more than three years ago was also His hand leading my family into the RP Church. ...


For I Have Been Sustained By Thee

Jenny Baumgardner | January 15, 2002

Testimonies 

On Jan. 5, 1946, Charlotte Brim, age 33, her mother, and her cousin Fred started out on a trip from Indianapolis, Ind., to see family and friends in ...


A Pilgrim in Prison

Carol Wright | January 15, 2002

Kids Page 

One dark night in England more than 300 years ago a man was preparing to preach to a group of eager listeners who had gathered quietly. These were ...


Before the Rain

Drew Gordon, Andy McCracken | January 15, 2002

Interviews 

How did you become so involved with this topic? My interest in Postmodernism began in 1992 working as a campus minister at Indiana University in ...


Around the Church January 2002

January 15, 2002

News /  Congregational News 

Pastor Finley has completed a series of sermons from the book of Malachi. Several months earlier, the congrega­tion studied the book of ...


Relatively Sure

Drew Gordon | January 15, 2002

Viewpoint 

Do you feel comfortable with your own understanding of the culture around you? Do you assume that you can readily understand the meaning of statements ...


An Editor Edits Himself

Drew Gordon | December 30, 2001

Since this issue of the magazine looks hack, I thought I’d do some reminiscing. My “history” with the magazine is a mere 15 years, which seems ...


A Busy Wife and Mother

Carol Wright | December 27, 2001

On July 28, 1727, a tall, thin man married a lovely 17-year-old girl. The groom was Jonathan Edwards, who became a great preacher and writer. The ...


A President to Remember

Russ Pulliam | December 27, 2001

Like George W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote but won the presidency in the electoral college. Also like George Bush, Harrison tried to ...


A Record Number of Records

Lynne H. Gordon | December 27, 2001

In 1974, Crown & Covenant had half its recordings on vinyl long-playing albums and half on cassettes. Most readers younger than 20 years old ...


What Is Worship, Anyway?

Dennis J. Prutow | December 27, 2001

Learn & Live 

What is worship? Our word worship is an elided form of the Old English, worth-ship. We ascribe ultimate worth and worthiness to the One we worship. He ...