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A Familiar Name and Perfect Timing

Heather DiBeneddeto | July 15, 2016

Theme Articles 

God put a desire in my heart to work in the mission field at a young age. Little did I know that He was calling me to a field right here in the United ...


20 Years of RP Missions

Heidi Filbert | July 15, 2016

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

I first met Matt when I was in college. My roommate was preparing for an RP Missions trip to France, and Matt and I helped her sign and stuff ...


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 ...


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 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 ...


An RP Oasis

Kihei and Amelia Takiura | May 13, 2016

Agency Features 

Imagine traveling across a desert. Everything you see and touch is dry and lifeless. Japan is a spiritual desert, where every part of the culture is ...


A Light in an Outcast’s Basement

Brooke Demott | March 23, 2016

Testimonies 

Sitting on the floor of a dimly lit basement in a rented house in Buffalo, N.Y., bleary-eyed and defeated, I watched the phone as it rang. My reflexes ...


Your Covenant and the New Covenant

John Edgar | March 02, 2016

Theme Articles 

What do membership vows mean? Church membership vows summarize what it means to be a Christian, telling you what Christians believe and are called to ...


The Church Community

Gabriel Wingfield | March 02, 2016

Theme Articles 

What do you picture when you think about your church? As a youngster, I pictured our church building. Our dad designed it just before I was born. It ...


Sport or Sabbath?

Herb & Patty McCracken, with Jake McCracken | March 02, 2016

Christian Living 

Why do you think it’s important to honor the Lord’s Day by forgoing team and league sports—even if your children have committed to the ...