The State of the RPCNA in 2021
June 18, 2021
Psalm 32:6-7: “For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found. Surely in a flood of great waters they shall ...
June 18, 2021
Psalm 32:6-7: “For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found. Surely in a flood of great waters they shall ...
June 17, 2021
On Wednesday, June 16 the 190th RPCNA Synod reconvened for its second full day with devotions from Pastor John Edgar (Elkins Park RPC) on “The Gift ...
June 16, 2021
After careful deliberation, the RPCNA Synod today confirmed a special resolution presented by Canadian RP churches petitioning to become a distinct ...
June 15, 2021
Tonight the 189th meeting of the RPCNA Synod convened. And so did the 190th! Cancellation of the 2020 Synod meeting (due to COVID) meant that Synod ...
June 11, 2021
COVID has changed Synod’s work too. After the cancelling of last year’s Reformed Presbyterian Synod meeting due to pandemic realities, the 2021 ...
Drew Gordon | May/June 2021 Issue
If a pastor or church leader makes the national news, it’s usually not good news. But most pastors are not like those we read about in the national ...
Bridget Carroll | May/June 2021 Issue
I was sitting on a hard bench with two other missionaries. One of them spoke the local language; and, as the congregation prayed together, he ...
Our congregation was blessed when pastor-elect Nathan Eshelman joined us on Sunday, Feb. 28, for worship along with his family. They moved from ...
Audrey McMahan | May/June 2021 Issue
While most events have been canceled recently, the youth of the Presbytery of the Alleghenies (POA) enjoyed their first retreat in over a year. Much ...
Cara Todhunter | May/June 2021 Issue
The pandemic has affected many facets of our residents’ lives at the RP Home—including their mealtime. For the past year, the residents have had ...
Andrew Stewart | May/June 2021 Issue
In this series of articles on the unity of the Church, we have considered passages from Scripture that demonstrate the visible beauty and the ...
Nathaniel Pockras | May/June 2021 Issue
For most of the 20th Century, Reformed Presbyterian missionaries served in Cyprus, founding what today is the Greek Evangelical Church. American ...
James Faris and Noah Bailey | May/June 2021 Issue
It is common to hear the question, “Why do Calvinists evangelize?” But here, we consider how, which is also a good question. How do we speak the ...
Nathan Eshelman | May/June 2021 Issue
What’s the book about?” That’s an exciting question for those who love to read. The narrative unfolds and ensues as words become sentences and ...
Barry York | May/June 2021 Issue
As a pastor, I have witnessed many parents sending their children off to college or into marriage by giving them special, parting words. These words, ...
Nadia Spirydovich | May/June 2021 Issue
Over the past four years, I have changed. I started out as shy, nervous, afraid to talk to anyone new, and terrified of leading. Now, while I can ...
Mark Sampson | May/June 2021 Issue
His loud voice boomed across the airport’s departure lounge as he argued in very, shall I say, colorful language on the phone. As he approached the ...
Barry York | May/June 2021 Issue
Editor’s note: We are pleased to offer this new regular feature, written by different faculty members of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological ...
Denise Morrow | May/June 2021 Issue
On a warm June day nearly 20 years ago, my husband, Sam, and I stood before our family and friends promising to love and cherish each other until ...
Abby Archer | May/June 2021 Issue
1820, John and Thomas Moore completed the lengthy journey from South Carolina to Bloomington, Ind. These Christians left the southern state where ...
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 ...