An RP Pastor's Wife | May/June 2021 Issue
“Did you think the pastorate was going to be this hard?” My husband and I were lunching at the RP International Conference with another pastor ...
Bob Hemphill | May 10, 2021
Here is an excerpt from the newly released book in the Windmill Pete series by Rev. Bob Hemphill. This fiction series is “designed for adventurers ...
Nathaniel Pockras | April 01, 2021
We’re familiar with the Reformed Presbyterian Witness today, but what do we know about previous RPCNA magazines? Several short-lived periodicals in ...
Brad Johnston | March 05, 2021
Cherishing those who are developmentally or physically disabled is a critical mission of the church. In some circles we use related terms like ...
Krista K. | March/April 2021 Issue
Bowie, Maryland I threw myself onto my bed and burst into tears. My dad had just announced that we would be moving to Papua New Guinea (PNG), a ...
Bill Roberts | March/April 2021 Issue
In Galatians 5:22-23 we are told that “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and ...
Russ Pulliam | March/April 2021 Issue
Reformed Presbyterians are often taught to think kingdom. The church, from its Scottish roots, has emphasized the doctrine of Christ’s kingship as ...
First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham began when the current pastor, Kent Butterfield, queried the Southern Church Extension Committee of the ...
Why does our modern military have combat helicopters named for the Comanche, Apache, and Kiowa? Who were they to be thus honored? They ...
Caleb McCracken | March/April 2021 Issue
In 1921, a member of the Geneva College Board of Trustees wrote a report to the Reformed Presbyterian Synod that included the news that an engineering ...
Andrew Stewart | March/April 2021 Issue
The psalmist exclaimed, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” It was no mean task to bring together the warring ...
Drew Gordon | March/April 2021 Issue
If you’re around long enough, people assume you’ve always been there, like the woodwork. That’s true for me and the Reformed Presbyterian ...
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Nathaniel Pockras | March/April 2021 Issue
Editor’s note: Whether you are new to the Reformed Presbyterian Church or a lifetime member, we hope this new column engages you with its brief look ...
James Faris and Noah Bailey | March/April 2021 Issue
During the benediction, should we look at the pastor or should we bow our heads and close our eyes? Good question! It is a scene we know: public ...
Kyle Borg | March/April 2021 Issue
The English Puritan Thomas Doolittle once complained that too many in the church listen to sermons like riddles—with little understanding and a lot ...
Anna Eshelman | March/April 2021 Issue
For over a decade, many Pacific Coast Presbytery youth have looked forward to the annual, end-of-year PacPres Youth Conference. It’s always a time ...
The congregation has benefited from the preaching of our pastor, Charles Brown, as well as from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary student Ian ...
A concerning issue with the article “The Christian and the COVID Vaccine” (Jan./Feb. 2021) is the polarizing nature of it, especially in a time of ...
Kyle Borg | March/April 2021 Issue
On Apr. 23, 1994, I woke up before the sun. It was Saturday morning, which meant it was the one day of the week I got to tag along with my dad on his ...
Philip and Hélène Choinière-Shields | January/February 2021 Issue
This story begins and ends with a vision. The shortest psalm in the Bible, Psalm 117, reads: “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! ...
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 ...