A Heart for Students, Missions, and the Globe
05. March 2024
Dr. Jonathan Watt is a Bible and linguistics professor at Geneva College, and he is very passionate about missions. Born in Sydney, Australia, Watt ...
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Trauma on the Mission Field
05. March 2024
I was served a witness subpoena today. I know what you’re probably thinking—what an unsettling way to start an article for the RP Witness! It is ...
The God of the Story, and the God of Your Story
10. January 2024
The story proper of the book of Ruth begins in verse 6, with Naomi in a desperate situation, overwhelmed with grief and loneliness and financially ...
The New Roman Roads
10. January 2024
We used to have to wait months to hear back from the board,” one former Reformed Presbyterian missionary shared with me as she reflected on what was ...
Growing Ministers to Plant Churches
10. January 2024
Introduction In a passage that greatly informs the missionary prayers of the church, we read, “After these things the Lord appointed seventy others ...
A Household Established by a Household of Faith
22. November 2023
The Scripture reveals that getting old was not supposed to happen. Because of Adam and Eve’s sin, all of us are getting old (Gen. 2:17, 3:19). Adam ...
The Joy of Giving
22. November 2023
When we think about the duty of giving, we may be tempted to think first of ourselves: what good givers we are, how we fail, or how we desire to ...
An Unexpected Turn of Events
22. November 2023
Churches located near military bases know the challenges of serving military families. Long separations from family, multiple moves, unpredictable ...
A Day for Feasting
18. September 2023
This new series from Grassmarket Press aims to provide clear, concise books on Christian doctrine and life from a Reformed and Presbyterian ...
How Do We Approach Learning as Christians?
18. September 2023
A quality college education invites students into great questions of the human condition, the history of the world, and the fabric of creation. It ...
More than a Camp
18. September 2023
Several years ago, when the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) met jointly with the Synod of the Associate Reformed ...
Not Where Christ Has Already Been Named
26. July 2023
Introduction Years ago, four friends and I decided to skydive for our 21st birthdays. I heard from others more than once, “Why would you jump ...
New and Crazy-Good
26. July 2023
Things have been crazy this year, but in the best possible ways. It’s May as I type this, and, so far this year, RP Global Missions board members ...
Tough Decisions and the Gospel in Motion
26. July 2023
The week’s morning devotional services were on “Rejoicing in Christ’s Resurrection” from 1 Corinthians 15. Pastor Pete Smith of Covenant ...
Day 4: “Landing the Plane” of a Church Court
23. June 2023
The RPCNA Synod week wrapped on day 4. Delegates were spiritually refreshed by the preaching of Pastor Martin Blocki (North Hills [Pittsburgh, Pa.] ...
Day 3: Teaching Institutions and Tough Deliberations
23. June 2023
The third full day of the 191st Synod dawned bright and clear in Marion, Ind. In our morning worship the beautiful text of 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 ...
Synods of the Past
22. June 2023
For many years, the RPCNA Synod has met at conference centers such as hotels or universities. Until the early 20th Century, this was not the ...
Day 2: Moving in All Directions with the Gospel
21. June 2023
This engaging day began with an encouraging move toward Scripture through the preaching of the Word by Pastor Matthew Ma (North Hills [Pittsburgh, ...
Day 1: Kicking Off as a Court of Christ’s Church
20. June 2023
The 191st Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America convened today on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. The ...
Presbytery News from the RPCNA
20. June 2023
RPCNA Presbyteries met separately on Synod’s first afternoon; then everyone joined together again to hear reports from all six North American ...