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Getting Your Writing Published

Becca Byers and Drew Gordon | September 14, 2016

Agency Features /  Publications 

You write fairly well. You have something to say. You might even have a first draft, a paper or article to expand, or research to share. You want to ...



Life with a View

Stephen Rhoda | September 14, 2016

Viewpoint 

As we settle into a hotel room, one of the first things we do is check the view. Especially if we’re on vacation, we hope to have a room that ...


Into Your Neighbor’s Universe

Brad Johnston | September 12, 2016

Theme Articles 

Your house might be close to your neighbor’s house, and might even have similar architecture. But when you traipse out your front door, down the ...


Finding Joy in Widowhood

Kati Lynn Davis | September 12, 2016

RP Living 

Where and how did each of you meet your husbands? Jean: My parents were godly people who worked hard on a farm. My father always said he wanted my ...


Ottawa RPC

September 12, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Pastor Rich Ganz and his wife, Nancy, at Ottawa RPC’s 35th anniversary celebration with the gift presented to them by the congregation. Location: ...


Vote Outside Your Polling Place

Drew Gordon | September 12, 2016

Viewpoint 

Who should you vote for in November’s election, if you’re in the U.S.? There were times in this magazine’s history when it featured information ...


What the Reformed Presbyterian Conference Means to Me

Terrill Curran | August 26, 2016

Christian Living /  Agency Features /  RP International Conference 

My husband and I came into the Reformed Presbyterian denomination by way of the Oswego, N.Y., RPC in 1985. Since that time, we have enjoyed several ...


RP International Conference 2016

Drew Gordon | August 08, 2016

Agency Features /  RP International Conference /  News /  Denominational News 

Perhaps it was the most-recorded Reformed Presbyterian event in history. Nearly 2,000 Reformed Presbyterians with luggage and cell phones converged on ...


A Godly Heritage

Bruce Martin | July 18, 2016

Testimonies 

When asked where I grew up, my typical answer is “in America.” I was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and lived in Barnet, Vt., and Oakdale, Ill., before ...


Overcoming Synod’s Catch-22

Drew Gordon | July 15, 2016

Viewpoint 

If every person counts, and every vote counts, and every moment counts, that puts a lot of pressure on a group to operate at peak capacity. How does ...


Reviews

Kyle Borg | July 15, 2016

Reviews 

Knox: The Life and Legacy of Scotland’s Controversial Reformer Trinity Digital Film 2016 | 77 minutes, $17 (buy) $7.50 (rent) The name John Knox ...


Refuge in Coastal Churches

Nathan Eshelman | July 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Home Missions 

The experience of the New Testament Church began at Pentecost when many people heard the gospel in their native tongue. As those diverse peoples left ...


Out of the Depths

Kit Swartz | July 15, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Pilgrims coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the three great feasts (Exod. 23:14-17) would literally enact the imagery of this psalm as they came out of ...


Numbers and the Church in the Wilderness

Dennis Prutow | July 15, 2016

Learn & Live 

The Book of Numbers is broken into five sections that outline three encampments and two travelogues. In Numbers 1:1-10:10, Israel prepares for ...


Manhattan, Kan., RPC

Hannah Peterman | July 15, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Manhattan, Kan. Organization: Dec. 11, 2013 Membership: 32 communicant; 10 baptized Pastor: Jonathan Haney Website: ...


Imitating God

Rut Etheridge | July 15, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Imagine a young boy ambling happily about his house when something startling happens, stopping him in his tracks. His eyes widen, his face contorts ...


Friends and Faithfulness Beyond Senior Year

Katrina Gazo | July 15, 2016

Youth Witness 

Now that it’s over, I can speak from experience. Senior year is weird. It is also a lot of fun: an easier school load (because you’re almost done, ...


Entrusted with Tithes and Testimonies

July 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Finance 

You might know that the Board of Trustees reviews the investment portfolio of the church, oversees the building loans and general mortgages that the ...


Don’t Waste Your… Fifth Metatarsal

David Webber | July 15, 2016

You may have heard of John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life. Less known is his short booklet Don’t Waste Your Cancer, written on the eve of ...