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 ...
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Know What Time It Is
22. November 2023
In October, Rosaria Butterfield discussed her new book with the Witness editor. Dr. Butterfield is the author of Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely ...
A Place to Call Home
18. September 2023
I want to testify to how the Lord has dealt graciously with me by pointing out two significant truths of this life. The Reality of Death My earliest ...
Gordon J. Keddie
18. September 2023
Gordon James Keddie was born on Dec. 29, 1944, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to David and Norah Keddie. He was baptized in Chalmers Church of Scotland ...
Sacrifices by Fire
18. September 2023
I knew the day would come. My life, like yours, is increasingly becoming a digital one. At home, I was moving more and more away from filing papers ...
The Covichords of 1957
18. September 2023
It is hard to believe that more than 60 years have gone by since we made that long trip together,” said Wayne Spear, a member of the 1957 Covichords ...
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 ...
Freed from a Lifelong Burden
26. July 2023
One day while working at Geneva College (1997–2000), I stopped in the bookstore and bought What Is So Amazing about Grace? by Philip Yancey. Reading ...
Leaders, the Good and the Bad
26. July 2023
“Spiritual abuse is when a spiritual leader…wields his position of spiritual authority in such a way that he manipulates, domineers, bullies, and ...
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 ...
A Model of Prayer
26. July 2023
Often people associate the book of 2 Thessalonians with some aspect of the second coming of Christ, and they should. The opening chapter contains a ...
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 ...
Verse and Virtue
26. July 2023
The judicious reader may appreciate the irony that the beauty of poetry is here defended with the logic of prose. But, just as an awe-inspiring ...
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, ...