A rectangle of light shot into the room as my mother rushed in. We children had gone to bed. In a hurried whisper Mom told me something had happened ...
Gordon J. Keddie | January/February 2018 Issue
In May, I sent the completed manuscript of my recent book, Prayers of the Bible, to our denominational publisher, Crown & Covenant Publications.1 ...
On Nov. 29, 1974, a service of dedication was conducted as the Kansas City and Olathe, Kan., RP congregations merged to form the Reformed Presbyterian ...
Kit Swartz | January/February 2018 Issue
Psalm 139 is often and rightly referenced when declaring that human life unequivocally begins at conception. But it is critical that we understand the ...
Greg Burgreen | January/February 2018 Issue
As soon as my daughter Lily and I stepped into the meeting room of the Atlanta Presbyterian Fellowship, we anticipated that this would be an ...
Patrick Mangan | January/February 2018 Issue
When I first attended Second Reformed Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, I did so without an understanding of the theological background of the ...
Brian and Heather Panichelle | January/February 2018 Issue
During a conversation around the table at a large family gathering, one of your covenant children begins to make noises, subtle at first, then ...
Dennis J. Prutow | January/February 2018 Issue
John gives the purpose of his Gospel here: “Many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this ...
Andrew Quigley | January/February 2018 Issue
Andrew Melville was born in 1545 in Montrose, Scotland. He was the youngest of nine sons. Orphaned in childhood, he was raised by his eldest brother, ...
Drew Gordon | January/February 2018 Issue
You had one job!” became a catchphrase after the 2001 movie Ocean’s Eleven. It has come to epitomize both the humor and costliness of taking our ...
If God saved the chief of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15) and used him in mighty ways, can He not do the same with you? If the power of God is made perfect in ...
David Pulliam | November/December 2017 Issue
How do you disciple a generation that is very different from all previous generations? I am referring mainly to those who are 20-somethings, though ...
Kyle Borg | November/December 2017 Issue
Anyone who knows Ken G. Smith, retired pastor in the RPCNA, knows that the discipleship of men is not simply a book, but a ministry he has given his ...
Dennis J. Prutow | November/December 2017 Issue
Mark 8:22–26 presents a two-stage miracle occurring almost in the center of this 16-chapter book. They came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind ...
Ken Smith | November/December 2017 Issue
When I have spoken about the matter of training with church leaders, I have often run into the question, Where do you get such men? The thought behind ...
Jerry O'Neill | November/December 2017 Issue
Recently my wife and I sat at our dining room table enjoying a dessert of “It’ll Kill Ya Pie,” discussing with a young urban pastor and his wife ...
Mark Sampson | November/December 2017 Issue
Homes come in many sizes and shapes. They protect us from the elements and are the places of great moments and memories of family life. Your home is ...
Mary Brown | November/December 2017 Issue
Married couples are often asked how they met. Answers will come forth with delight—answers that are filled with fond memories and meaningful detail. ...
Adrienne Haney | November/December 2017 Issue
I was born into a Christian home with two godly parents. They are still happily married. The Bible and church were a foundation to our household ...
The only congregation of the RPCNA in the state of Wyoming is in Laramie, a small city sprawled across a broad valley along Interstate 80 where the ...
Though unfamiliar to some, since at least Augustine it’s commonplace to speak of man’s fourfold state: the state of innocency, the state of ...
I recently learned that quite a few people inquire with the RP Witness for practical suggestions on how congregations can find encouragement for ...
Having grown up in the midst of war-torn Iran and in a strictly Muslim family, at age nine Naghmeh Panahi nonetheless heard the Word of God and ...