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Donald J. McCrory as Editor, 1979–86

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

Early in 1979, Rev. Nickerson received a call from the Washington, Iowa, RPC to be their pastor. He accepted the call and that summer Synod elected ...


Our Church Papers

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

It has been no major service which the present writer rendered in this field. For a number of years the responsibility for editing and publishing ...


The Founding of The Christian Nation

January 01, 2009

Theme Articles /  Series 

This article is excerpted from two articles written by Dr. W. J. Coleman and Dr. D. Raymond Taggart as printed in the Sept. 13, 1944, Covenanter ...


Defining Moments 2008: The Year in Review

December 05, 2008

Theme Articles 

Many year-end lists are putting the election of the first African-American president of the United States as the news story of the year. Indeed, the ...


Bridging the Gap

December 05, 2008

Theme Articles /  News /  Congregational News 

On Oct. 23-25, the North Hills RPC in Pittsburgh, Pa., sponsored a series of events featuring Dr. Walt Mueller, well-known speaker on youth culture ...


Books Worth Reading or Avoiding

December 01, 2008

Reviews 

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, by Richard Bauckham, Eerdmans, 2006. Reviewed by Pastor Bill Edgar. Nine books have shaped my understanding of the ...


Why I Hunt

November 21, 2008

Christian Living 

Millions of Americans and Canadians take to the woods during hunting season. For some, hunting is a nostalgic tradition. For others, hunting means ...


What’s a Denomination?

November 21, 2008

Agency Features /  Finance 

What is a denomination? People will answer this question in a variety of ways. Perhaps members of varying denominations will answer it differently. ...


Every Life a Story: Thomas Richard Hutcheson

November 21, 2008

Interviews 

Not long ago, an author from Kansas heard of a retired pastor who she thought had a story worth telling. She featured him on her blog site as the ...


Early Days of a Denominational Ministry

November 21, 2008

Agency Features /  RP Home 

In 1890, a member of the Wilkinsburg Reformed Presbyterian Church lost her hand. Unable to work and therefore unable to support herself, she applied ...


A Call to Shepherds

November 12, 2008

Agency Features /  Seminary 

Jesus and the apostles were returning from a time of ministry, in which there had been “many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as ...


Emails from Julie

October 08, 2008

Theme Articles 

These are excerpts of Julie Pilling’s emails to her family, friends, and prayer warriors. For sake of space, much detail was omitted, including some ...


Finding Home on College Hill

October 08, 2008

Christian Living 

Like any denomination, the face of the RPCNA is as diverse as its members. With countless stories and memories, they bring their testimonies of ...



Book Reviews

September 09, 2008

Reviews 

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by Francis S. Collins, Simon & Schuster, 2006. Paperback, 305 pp., $15. Reviewed by ...


Long Time Passing

Gordon Keddie | September 09, 2008

Devotionals 

This devotional message was preached on Aug. 3 at the McMillan family reunion celebrating the 60th wedding anniversary of Rev. John M. and Marion E. ...


Excerpts from Take Charge of Your Life

Dr. Richard Ganz | September 09, 2008

Theme Articles 

The Grace of a Take-Charge Life It is easy to be a rule keeper. It is easy to be proud about the issues we believe are important. It is easy to look ...


Take-Home Value

Stephanie Adjemian | August 08, 2008

Theme Articles /  Agency Features /  RP International Conference 

“Every moment of life is a statement to God of what you think of Him.” Discomfort rippled through the crowd of 200 teenagers stacked in Calvin ...


RPI Retrospective

Drew Gordon | August 08, 2008

Agency Features /  RP International Conference /  Viewpoint 

I wondered at the Reformed Presbyterian International Conference this year how many photos were being taken. A lot more people have digital cameras ...


Close Despite Separation

Kalli Sterrett | August 08, 2008

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

My husband Bill and I live in Larnaca, Cyprus, where Bill is pastor of the Trinity Christian Community Fellowship (TCCF) congregation of the Reformed ...