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The Best Agriculture Handbook

Russ Pulliam | November 30, 2016

Watchwords 

Gina Sheets was a high-level agricultural official in the Indiana state government. Husband Travis Sheets was a farmer in Clinton County and a member ...


The One Way to Church Success

Andrew Quigley | November 30, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

On a recent trip to the U.S., I had the opportunity to visit a friend. He’s someone I’ve only known a few years, but every time I’m in his ...


Ambassadors at Home

Dean Filson | November 30, 2016

RP Living 

Sowing Seeds We first met Omar* and his wife and their two young children last November. Zach and Beth Smith had encouraged us to invite this young ...


Stillwater RPC

November 23, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Stillwater, Okla. Presbytery: Midwest Organiztion: July 1991 Membership: 46 communicant; 24 baptized Pastor: Bruce Parnell Website: ...


Equipping People for a Changing World

Drew Gordon | November 23, 2016

Theme Articles /  Interviews 

The Witness editor sat down with Calvin Troup just days after his inauguration as Geneva’s 20th president to discuss his long history with Geneva ...


Fun to be Around

Michael Kearney | November 23, 2016

Theme Articles 

Recently Geneva College experienced a temporary power outage that left students in their apartments on a hot summer evening without electricity. If ...


A Goat-Raising Professor-Attorney-Coach

Christen Adels | September 16, 2016

Testimonies 

When I was a child, my family took in foster children. I was exposed to the harsh realities of broken families when we took in a four-year-old boy ...


Around the Church

September 16, 2016

News /  Congregational News 

Ice Water, Frisbees, and Fourth-of-July Seeds Bruce Martin, pastor The Ridgefield Park, N.J., RPC began making plans for the local Independence Day ...


One Lasting Gift

John M. Mitchell | September 16, 2016

Christian Living 

For over 30 years, the RPCNA has benefited from the Cecil J. S. MacLaughlin Trust Fund. The income for 2015 from Mrs. MacLaughlin’s trust fund to ...


An RP Lookalike

Michael Kearney | September 16, 2016

Agency Features /  Geneva College 

“Wait—you’re not RP?” At Geneva College I confront this question on a regular basis. Students and even professors are baffled to learn that I ...


The Gospel According to Moses

Dennis J. Prutow | September 14, 2016

Learn & Live 

The key text of Deuteronomy is clear. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and ...


Spiritual Maturity

Kit Swartz | September 14, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 131 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Humbling oneself and hoping in the Lord keywords: proud, composed, and hope Psalms 130 ...


A Good Soldier

Warren Peel | September 14, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Picture two occasions: first, a sunny Lord’s Day morning as people file into church; second, a blood-drenched battlefield in a warzone. It’s hard ...


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 ...