Russ Pulliam | May/June 2017 Issue
“The first to plead his case seems just, until another comes and examines him” (Prov. 18:17). In a majority report, white people came to the ...
Theological Foundations Backpacking Trip (TFB) is a program hosted by the Westminster RPC with the help of other congregations along the front range ...
Gordon Keddie | May/June 2017 Issue
Now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God… to give us a peg in His holy place (Ezra 9:8). It once fell to me to read ...
Location: Quinter, Kan. Presbytery: Midwest Organization: July 1887 Membership: 26 communicant; 5 baptized Pastor: Matthew Sexton Website: ...
Maria Rockhill | March/April 2017 Issue
I crouched at the starting line, poised, every nerve taut. This was it. No turning back. The shimmering heat and starting gun rose slowly, silently ...
Aaron Sams and Gabriel Wingfield | March/April 2017 Issue
Anyone over 30 will remember a time when the household phone was attached to the wall, when messages between school friends were passed discreetly in ...
Dr. Joel S. Ward with Jenny Gleim | March/April 2017 Issue
As one of hundreds of thousands of people at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2017, I was genuinely pleased to be led on the trip ...
Dennis J. Prutow | March/April 2017 Issue
The book of Judges accentuates the people’s need for a king. Ruth promises the coming of the king. The books of Samuel record the king’s arrival. ...
Kit Swartz | March/April 2017 Issue
Psalm 134 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: As we bless God, He blesses us Keywords: the Lord, ...
Barry York | March/April 2017 Issue
The last issue of the Witness reminded readers that 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses, an event used to ...
Joshua De Jong | March/April 2017 Issue
R.P. Like many of you, I am a covenant child, and I grew up with this acronym so frequently around me that it was practically painted on the back of ...
What does a Yale-educated lawyer in San Francisco have in common with a hillbilly from Appalachia? Probably not a lot. But in the New York Times ...
Duran Perkins | March/April 2017 Issue
Fifty million people live in the Northeast I-95 corridor—one out of every six Americans. Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston incubate ...
Kelli Trexler | March/April 2017 Issue
I grew up in Tennessee on 200 acres of farmland that has been in my family for over 100 years. My father still farms this acreage as a hobby, raising ...
Daniel and Esther Howe | March/April 2017 Issue
In the dramatic opening of his book, Nehemiah, a trusted official in the Persian Empire, receives news of Jerusalem from Jewish travelers: “The ...
Adam and Anne Niess | March/April 2017 Issue
What are some of the unique blessings and challenges of parenting young kids? Young children are both cute and funny. They mispronounce words and ...
Location: Cambridge, Mass. Presbytery: Atlantic Organization: July 1895 Membership: 45 communicant; 23 baptized Elders: Tom Fisher, Tim ...
Drew Gordon | March/April 2017 Issue
There is a side to the story we don’t talk about often. You’ll read in the Witness about pastors accepting a call to a new congregation. You’ll ...
Rejoice with Us as We Celebrate God’s Faithfulness to the Washington, Iowa, RPC over the Past 175 Years! Daniel Drost, pastor At our 175th ...
Anonymous Author | January/February 2017 Issue
When you think of India, a host of pictures rush into your mind. Vibrant colors sprinkled and splattered as a gesture of communal celebration. ...
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 ...