Lessons from Rachel
13. March 2023
It was a privilege to grow up with a sister with special needs. Rachel had an uncomplicated birth, was a beautiful baby, and appeared healthy. Around ...
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Reckoning with the Real Image of God
16. January 2023
These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the ...
Rivers of Living Water
16. January 2023
Jesus promised that the one who believes in Him as Savior and Lord would experience “rivers of living water” flowing forth from his heart (John ...
What Is Love?
16. January 2023
The Bedrock Series from Grassmarket Press aims to provide clear, concise books on Christian doctrine and life from a Reformed and Presbyterian ...
Strength for the Weary
16. January 2023
Discouragement. Disappointment. Frustration. These can be experienced by any pastor facing the trials of shepherding God’s flock, but they are ...
Learn, Go, and Share
16. January 2023
We’ve all heard the arguments for and against short-term missions. I don’t plan to rehash all of that. But let’s look closer at one of the ...
Worshiping Around the World
16. January 2023
One blessing of the pandemic was that it allowed us not only to participate in our local worship services but also to connect with Reformed ...
A Journey of God’s Covenantal Faithfulness
11. November 2022
Bethany Growing up in a covenant family is easy to take for granted. You might not feel like you have much of a testimony because you don’t even ...
Reflections on Teaching Genesis 1
11. November 2022
Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it” (Mark 10:15). To ...
Book Reviews November 2022
11. November 2022
As an admissions intern at Geneva College years ago, I gave tours to prospective students. Part of my spiel always involved the school’s staunch ...
Marking 125 Years of Faithful Service
11. November 2022
The Reformed Presbyterian Home held an open house in June in honor of its 125th anniversary. The Founder’s Day gathering featured singing, ...
Go West, Young Man
11. November 2022
March 2020 began a long season of unusual happenings around the world. With the shutdown of much of the world’s economy, we all experienced ...
Meet Your Trustees
11. November 2022
Vida Grace Brown I was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and raised to know the Lord from a very young age, attending North Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.) RPC as ...
This Message Must Go Out
11. November 2022
As those disciples were standing on that mountaintop, do you think that they had to be cajoled into going?” David Platt asked this rhetorical ...
Passing on the Faith
12. September 2022
Last year, Bloomington, Ind., RPC celebrated 200 years as an organized church—worshiping, proclaiming, and serving Christ in southern Indiana. To ...
The Preacher and Systematic Theology
12. September 2022
The great Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield once said, “The systematic theologian is pre-eminently a preacher of the gospel.” The preacher’s ...
A Story That Needs Telling
12. September 2022
“Q. 124. What was the extent of the Covenanter Church in her glory? Under the General Assembly [in Scotland] there were 14 synods, 68 ...
New Brand, Same Mission
12. September 2022
I distinctly remember when I first heard about Geneva College. In 2008, a mentor vouched for the transformative power of Geneva’s higher education ...
New Wife, New State, New Church
12. September 2022
The lyrics to the Oklahoma State Anthem are from the words of the hit Broadway musical Oklahoma! by Oscar Hammerstein II. For those who aren’t ...
Covid, Social Media, and Politics
12. September 2022
The Witness surveyed several teaching and ruling elders on how they and their congregations handled some of the big societal challenges of the past ...