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Words from Those Who’ve Served

Heidi Filbert | July 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

Jonathan Haney, pastor of the Manhattan, Kan., RPC, went to Uganda in 2007. “The trip to Uganda was used by the Lord to direct me into pastoral ...


Energy and Basic Skills, at Least

Theresa Gazo | July 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

Theresa Gazo Bloom went on her first RP Missions trip to Phoenix, Ariz., in the winter of 2004 when she had just turned 16. She helped out on the ...


Synod Preview 2016

Drew Gordon | June 23, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

Daily reports from Synod will be posted on RPWitness.org. Look for play-by-play RP Synod updates on the RP Witness Facebook page and on the Reformed ...


Synod 1916

John M. Mitchell | June 20, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

Where and When Synod opened Wednesday morning, June 7, 1916 and ended Tuesday evening, June 13, in the Chicago RP Church. Synod’s practice was to ...


Synod 1816

John M. Mitchell | June 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Synod 

The fifth Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America met in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1816. Following is some information about this young ...


Mobilizing Peace by Piece

Maria Rockhill & staff | May 26, 2016

Interviews 

Peace by Piece speaks to a child’s experience of relocating. What is it that makes moving so difficult? The whole foundation of your life is set to ...


Here and There, But Not Everywhere

Drew Gordon | May 13, 2016

Viewpoint 

Most of the year our staff works here at 7408 Penn Avenue, but as the weather warms there are opportunities to work outside the office walls and to ...


Transplanted into the RPCNA

May 13, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Presbytery: Alleghenies Membership: 18 communicant; 24 baptized Pastor: Paul Martin and Tom Reid, regular pulpit ...


The Kingdom of Heaven in the Middle Kingdom

Anonymous Author | May 13, 2016

Theme Articles 

Perhaps thinking of Jesus’ parable of the pearl of great price, Jim Elliot once wrote, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that ...


I Was a Stranger

Philip McCollum | May 13, 2016

Theme Articles 

“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” —Matthew 25:35 Due to the expansion of the Euro­pean Union and the economic recession, Irish RPs have ...


Being Welcome Somewhere

John & Cindy Greene | May 13, 2016

Theme Articles /  Christian Living 

How did your hospitality start? Our hospitality together began when we were members First Orthodox Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, Calif. Our ...


A Sign to Open the Door

Harry Metzger | May 13, 2016

Theme Articles 

For security purposes, some of the names, details, and images in this article are vague. On March 13, about 35 people gathered for a worship service ...


The Unique Classroom

Mark Sampson | May 13, 2016

Agency Features /  Seminary 

Everything is bigger in Texas. At least, that is how the saying goes. Not surprisingly, there are some Reformed Presbyterians in Texas with some big ...


The Graduate and the Gap

Taylor Dymond | May 13, 2016

Youth Witness 

You made it! After over a decade of education, complete with countless mathematical calculations and English essays, you are ready to graduate from ...


Leviticus and the Focal Point of Holiness

Dennis J. Prutow | May 13, 2016

Learn & Live 

Exodus ends, “In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month” (40:17). Leviticus continues the story of God’s people ...


In Memoriam: David W. Long

May 13, 2016

News /  Congregational News 

David W. Long, pastor of Lafayette, Ind., RPC for over 31 years, entered into his heavenly rest on Jan. 9, 2016, after a 9-month battle with melanoma. ...


The Relics of a Titus 2 Man

Jerri Faris | May 13, 2016

Christian Living 

The disappearance of the Indiana University (IU) paddle had been a mystery for several years. Jenny, Dave Long’s beloved wife and ministry partner, ...


I Feel Like A Miracle

Lynn Rice | May 13, 2016

Testimonies 

I am a 54-year-old Christian who is recovering from a life of sin, alcohol, & drug abuse. The reason I am alive today is because God has a purpose ...


Confidence Under Persecution

Kit Swartz | May 13, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 129 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Knocked down but not knocked out (see 2 Cor. 4:9) Keywords: persecuted, not prevailed; ...


Around the Church

May 13, 2016

News /  Congregational News 

Topeka, Kan., RPC Former Topeka RPC pastor Bob McFarland completed 11 years in the part-time position of Regional Home Missionary for Midwest ...