Against My Inclination
Thomas Wolf | November/December 2023 Issue
At age 11, I said in my heart that there is no God. Having been born in Communist East Germany on Oct. 7, 1976, I was taught from early childhood that ...
Thomas Wolf | November/December 2023 Issue
At age 11, I said in my heart that there is no God. Having been born in Communist East Germany on Oct. 7, 1976, I was taught from early childhood that ...
C.J. Williams | November/December 2023 Issue
Our God is a God who hears us, and He has created us in His image to hear Him (Ps. 65:2; 85:8). In the life of faith, much depends on hearing. Saving ...
Sabbath keeping has become unpopular. For some, the fourth commandment can conjure up images of boredom or sitting in church all day. Rhode Island ...
David Weir | November/December 2023 Issue
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 ...
Tom Seaman | November/December 2023 Issue
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 ...
Mark Sampson | November/December 2023 Issue
Churches located near military bases know the challenges of serving military families. Long separations from family, multiple moves, unpredictable ...
In October, Rosaria Butterfield discussed her new book with the Witness editor. Dr. Butterfield is the author of Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely ...
Ed Schisler | September/October 2023 Issue
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 ...
David Whitla | September/October 2023 Issue
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 ...
Barry York | September/October 2023 Issue
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 ...
Robert McFarland | September/October 2023 Issue
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 ...
Daniel Howe | September/October 2023 Issue
This new series from Grassmarket Press aims to provide clear, concise books on Christian doctrine and life from a Reformed and Presbyterian ...
Calvin L. Troup | September/October 2023 Issue
A quality college education invites students into great questions of the human condition, the history of the world, and the fabric of creation. It ...
Jeff Lesslie | September/October 2023 Issue
Several years ago, when the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) met jointly with the Synod of the Associate Reformed ...
Caleb McCracken | September/October 2023 Issue
Next summer, the Reformed Presbyterian International Conference (RPIC) will be held for the first time since 2016. Planning for the conference is well ...
Patricia Boyle | July/August 2023 Issue
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 ...
“Spiritual abuse is when a spiritual leader…wields his position of spiritual authority in such a way that he manipulates, domineers, bullies, and ...
Ryan Hemphill | July/August 2023 Issue
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 ...
Jeff Stivason | July/August 2023 Issue
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 ...
Heather H. | July/August 2023 Issue
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 ...
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Presbytery: Midwest Organization: 1981 Membership: 101 communicant; 56 baptized Pastor: Ed Blackwood Website: ...
This article is an excerpt from chapter 5 of God Breathed: Connecting through Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself. I will never ...
In the early years of the Witness, it was published weekly, and correspondents reported many small events in their congregations. Here are some news ...
Empowered Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Spiritual Mission of the Church Dr. Alan D. Strange | Crossway, 2024, 149 pages, $17.99 | Reviewed by ...