Forbidden Meal

Jordan Cravens | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

The fruit tempting sits The Serpent deceptive comes And the bite fatal.

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Abba

Diane Gaskins | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

< p>Judge’s comments: Careful treatment of the biblical concept of father. Meadows of Mercy, Rest of my mind, alleys of anguish are all I can ...

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A Sestina: My Dad’s Beard

Eleni Blackwood | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

< p>Judge’s comments: Accomplished treatment of a difficult verse form. Everyone has a father, But I’m sure the relationship is different for ...

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The Voyage of the Bumblebee

Audrey McMahan | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

Judge’s Comments: Great characters, fun details, clever story! Some spots cram in too many plot points due to word count limits. Generally, though, ...

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The Seed of Sycamore

November 02, 2015

Congregation of the Month 

Marion RPC Location: Marion, Ind. Presbytery: Great Lakes-Gulf Organization: 2015 Pastor: Jason Camery Web site: marionrpc.org The history of ...

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The Doctor’s Daughter

Susannah Gorden | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

Judge’s comments: Well written, poignant, well paced. The details are nice, lovely. As a vignette, this works beautifully, although the story lover ...

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Babel

Andrew Schep | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

Judge’s comments: Fine treatment of the biblical account. In the prosperity of words, you ask for certainty; all I’ve got is what I heard from ...

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The Wind Continues

Kathryn Stegall | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

< p>Judge’s comments: I commend you on this difficult treatment of the OT verse. Time spent at that or this remains a hollow cry ...

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The Christian Crutch

Henry Patterson | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

Judge’s comments: Short, pithy, clever. It keeps close to its lovely metaphor throughout…until the end when the metaphor is suddenly dropped in ...

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Sermon Notes for Psalm 8

Andrew Schep | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

< p>Judge’s comments: Best free verse entry; particularly strong concluding envoy. My computer glows with the claim of a science teacher: that ...

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REmaker Work Conference

Mark Sampson | November 02, 2015

Agency Features /  Seminary 

When you live in an older house, there tend to be a lot of things that go wrong. When that house is a large mansion built in the late 1800s, this is ...

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Pray for Revival

Kit Swartz | November 02, 2015

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 126 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: The Lord will certainly send revival Key Words: turning, sorrow, joy Psalm 126 is the ...

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One Step Forward to Follow the Call

Hao Lu | November 02, 2015

Testimonies 

I was born and raised in China, and I was trained, as most Chinese children of the time, to be an atheist. This training successfully kept me from any ...

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Nicole & the Dust Bunny

Virginia McBurney | November 02, 2015

Theme Articles 

It was dark under the bed, and quiet, except for little sneezes. They had trouble breathing in the growing crowd. More and more dust bunnies were ...

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Jeroboam’s Political Legacy

Dennis J. Prutow | November 02, 2015

Learn & Live 

There is a growing divide between the so-called political class and the people. The former pays lip service to biblical Christianity while exalting ...

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How Does Excellence Happen?

Drew Gordon | November 02, 2015

Viewpoint 

When I saw news photos of the small inland city of Columbia, S.C., floating on two feet of rainfall, it evoked memories. As a 12-year-old I ...

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From the Mountaintop

Michaela Williams | November 02, 2015

Youth Witness 

The Theological Foundations Backpacking (TFB) trip is a once-in-a-lifetime, I-will-remember-this-for-as-long-as-I-live experience. You may have seen ...

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Flourishing at the RP Home

Rebecca King | November 02, 2015

Agency Features /  RP Home 

Late summer and fall brought an abundance of opportunities for fun and fellowship for the RP Home residents, family, employees, and friends. Though ...

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Dogs of the Bible

Rebecca Byers | November 02, 2015

Kids Page 

Dogs are mentioned over 20 times in the Bible! Unlike most dogs in North America, which are cared for as pets, most of the dogs in the Bible were wild ...

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Around the Church

November 02, 2015

News /  Congregational News 

Westminster, Colo., RPC Shane Sapp, pastor  On June 13, the Westminster women enjoyed a baby shower for Kim Fox in the home of Alison Wood.  For ...

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