Tori Sturm | November/December 2024 Issue
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice ...
Nathaniel Pockras | November/December 2024 Issue
In the early years of the Witness, it was published weekly, and correspondents reported many small events in their congregations. Here are some news ...
Noah Bailey and Pete Smith | November/December 2024 Issue
The technical and timely details of this question are beyond this author’s ability to address. “Widely used technology” eludes this relic, who ...
Shawn Anderson | November/December 2024 Issue
Sin is not merely breaking the rules; it is a personal assault on the very character and being of God. When we speak of sin, we aren’t discussing ...
Jeff Stivason | November/December 2024 Issue
Introduction The book of Malachi unfolds during Israel’s postexilic era. The people have returned from Medo-Persian domination, and Nehemiah has ...
Emily Mann | November/December 2024 Issue
The St. Louis In May 1939, the German ship St. Louis carried 937 Jews fleeing Germany headed to safety in Cuba. For the two-week journey, they felt ...
Joel R. Beeke | November/December 2024 Issue
As you know, life in this valley of tears can be quite discouraging. Before arriving in glory, we continue to wrestle with the world, the flesh, and ...
Mark Alvin Gray | November/December 2024 Issue
“You have cancer.” In October 2021, I heard those dreaded words. I was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer, and soon radiation, ...
Libby Pinson | November/December 2024 Issue
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Presbytery: Midwest Organization: 1981 Membership: 101 communicant; 56 baptized Pastor: Ed Blackwood Website: ...
Drew Gordon | November/December 2024 Issue
The deck of my house is perhaps 12 feet from my neighbors’ deck. Often, when sitting on my deck or taking my dog out for a run, I’d glimpse an old ...
Nathaniel Pockras | September/October 2024 Issue
In the early years of American independence, eastern Vermont was one of the Reformed Presbyterian Church’s strongest regions, due to an unusual ...
Noah Bailey and Pete Smith | September/October 2024 Issue
My wife and I recently became grandparents. A grandson was born in May and then another in June. While neither lives close to us, these births have ...
Kyle Borg | September/October 2024 Issue
Though unfamiliar to some, since at least Augustine it’s commonplace to speak of man’s fourfold state: the state of innocency, the state of ...
Andrew Kerr | September/October 2024 Issue
Introductory Remarks The prophet Zechariah, grandson of Iddo, born of priestly stock, had a name—“Yah remembers”—that reminds saints in ...
Charity Williams and Alice Odom | September/October 2024 Issue
A Fresh Perspective on RPIC by Charity Williams The 2024 Reformed Presbyterian International Conference was a blessing to me in more ways than one. ...
Katie Mann | September/October 2024 Issue
The only congregation of the RPCNA in the state of Wyoming is in Laramie, a small city sprawled across a broad valley along Interstate 80 where the ...
Drew Gordon | September/October 2024 Issue
They say you should never discuss religion or politics, but it’s hard to determine where the adage started. You don’t have to be a sage to ...
Nathaniel Pockras | July/August 2024 Issue
John McMillan was the first Reformed Presbyterian minister. Born in 1669 and ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1701, he quickly began calling for ...
Noah Bailey and Pete Smith | July/August 2024 Issue
In John 15:5, Jesus told His disciples, “I am the vine; you are the branches.” The church of Jesus Christ is a unified community, ...
Nathan Eshelman | July/August 2024 Issue
When a covenant child is baptized in the church, we celebrate. We celebrate the growth of the church; we make promises to pray for the child as he or ...
There is never a dull moment around Elaine. She tells stories, she laughs at herself, and she asks you questions that go beyond, “How was your ...
My life is full of play. I work as a professional cellist in Pittsburgh, Pa., and my job is to play all day. But the day quickly shifts from playing ...
Three things stand out about this year’s RPCNA Synod, and they are all the same thing. Synod has a few purposes, but a basic one is serving as ...
Location: San Diego, Calif. Presbytery: Pacific Coast Organization: Mar. 30, 1954 Membership: 37 communicant; 18 baptized Pastor: Vacant Website: ...