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In Memoriam: Edward Leonard Roby

May 06, 2015

News /  Congregational News 

Edward Leonard Roby, age 98, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 2, 2015. Edward was born in Hetherton, Montmorency County, Mich., on Aug. 19, 1916. He ...


Dogma and the Family Dog

Maria Rockhill | May 06, 2015

Christian Living 

In A Comedy of Errors, William Shakes­peare portrays the frustration of parents deceived by their twin children’s deliberate identity switching. As ...


Around the Church

May 06, 2015

News /  Congregational News /  Denominational News 

The Dallas RP Mission Church became a fully organized congregation on Mar. 6. Twenty-one elders and others from Midwest Presbytery gathered to ...


‘A Very Vocal but Simple Publication’

James Faris | May 06, 2015

Gentle Reformation 

In 1979, Dr. J.G. Vos wrote: “When I returned from missionary service in the Far East in 1941, I found the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North ...


Standing Next to the Skyscraper

Rut Etheridge | May 06, 2015

Agency Features /  Geneva College 

Imagine standing right next to a skyscraper. That close up, it’s not impressive. The most interesting part may be the used chewing gum that some ...



Why Should the Work Cease?

Gordon Keddie | March 06, 2015

Theme Articles 

It is very easy, at the best of times, to become “weary in well-doing” (Gal. 6:9). Physical tiredness alone can do this, but spiritual ...


The Joy of the Church

Kit Swartz | March 06, 2015

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 122 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: I love to go to church! Key Words: the house of the Lord, Jerusalem, peace A Song of ...


Sowing, Watering, Ministering

March 06, 2015

Congregation of the Month 

Okamoto Keiyaku RP Church Location: Okamoto, Kobe, Japan Presbytery: Japan Organization Date: 1975 Membership: 23 communicant; 22 ...


Serving Christ in a Visual World

Karen Reyburn | March 06, 2015

Testimonies 

As a photographer and a Christian, I see things differently. When I go for a walk, I take note of how the glowing sky combines colors. When someone ...


RP Witness Detective Club: What is my soul?

Rebecca Byers | March 06, 2015

Kids Page 

SPECIAL NOTICE: Are you an artist? Can you draw or paint or make crafts? Then submit your artwork to the 2015 Kid’s Art Contest! Ask a grownup to ...


Persecution Is Complicated

Drew Gordon | March 06, 2015

Viewpoint 

Persecution can be hard to identify. The severe forms of it may be crystal clear, especially outside the West where some believers suffer physical ...


The Opposition of the Day

Rebecca Byers | March 06, 2015

Seven Supreme Court Cases to Know Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2015) – 5-4 decision on healthcare ruled that the government cannot require faith-based ...


My Comfort in Affliction

Amanda Slikker | March 06, 2015

Testimonies 

Nine years ago I was playing rugby as a freshman at the U.S. Naval Academy. I leaned over a girl I had just tackled and she stood suddenly, driving at ...


Meet the Home Mission Board

Nathan Eshelman | March 06, 2015

Agency Features /  Home Missions 

STEVE BRADLEY grew up in Southern California and came to faith at age six through the ministry of Calvary Baptist Church.  In his early twenties, he ...


Mann-ing the Geneva Connections

Holly Vizino | March 06, 2015

Agency Features /  Geneva College 

Far from her hometown of Colorado Springs, junior Heidi Mann is blossoming under the support of church and extended family at Geneva College. Growing ...



God’s Freedom of Choice

Dennis J. Prutow | March 06, 2015

Learn & Live 

You probably believe in the freedom of choice. Good! But we have a problem when we choose, and the problem is our very bad attitudes. Genesis 6:5 ...


A Girl Born Facing Outside

Jeanette Li, transl. by Rose Huston | March 06, 2015

Theme Articles 

The second edition of Jeanette Li was recently published by Crown & Covenant Publications. What follows are excerpts from that book (with chapter ...


Where Men Defended

Jeremy Nelson and Raymond Dymond | January 05, 2015

Congregation of the Month 

RPC of Wyoming Valley Location: Forty Fort, Pa. Organized: Joined RPCNA in 2011 Members: 7 communicant; 12 baptized Pastor: Raymond Dymond Web: ...