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What Is Worship, Anyway?

Dennis J. Prutow | December 27, 2001

Learn & Live 

What is worship? Our word worship is an elided form of the Old English, worth-ship. We ascribe ultimate worth and worthiness to the One we worship. He ...


Smuggler for a Reason

Eric Moore | December 27, 2001

Youth Witness 

The people in China are very hungry to hear about their Creator-God, as this translated letter from a person in China demonstrates. This new believer ...


Ultimate Security

Dennis J. Prutow | November 27, 2001

Learn & Live 

In the wake of 9-11, many people are fearful and uncertain. Are we secure? Are we safe? Will death come in the mailbox? With the movement of troops ...


My 100 Grandparents

Natalie Weir | November 27, 2001

Youth Witness 

Psalm 92 says of God’s people, “They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, ‘The LORD is upright he is ...


What’s in a Name Change?

Drew Gordon | November 27, 2001

Viewpoint 

A small but significant change will take place in the Witness this January. The name of this official denominational publication will change from the ...


Second Sight

Drew Gordon | October 22, 2001

Viewpoint 

There hasn’t been a slow news day since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Not even close. And it will be a long time before there is another slow news ...


Eric Liddell: On Fire for the Gospel

Carol Wright | September 14, 2001

Kids Page 

Have you ever seen the movie Chariots of Fire? If you have, you know the story of Eric Liddell and the 1924 Olympics. He was the fastest ...


Covenant Nourishment

Dennis J. Prutow | September 14, 2001

Learn & Live 

When Christ instituted the sacrament of the Lords supper, He spoke simple yet profound words regarding the cup and His own blood. “This is My blood ...


Faithful until Death

Carol Wright | July 11, 2001

Kids Page 

D not fear what you are about to suffer… Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life… He who overcomes will not be hurt ...


Quandary in the Court

Russ Pulliam | July 11, 2001

Watchwords 

Perhaps still looking for the wisdom of Solomon, the US. Supreme Court is not showing an inclination to take up the controversy over display of the ...


Marked Men and Women

Dennis J. Prutow | July 11, 2001

Learn & Live 

Four thousand years ago, God made a tremendous promise to Abraham. “I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; ...


SonRise Party 2001

Shannon Elder and David Blackwood | July 11, 2001

Youth Witness 

Once a year, the Great Lakes-Gulf Presbytery hosts an overnight party. “The SonRise Party” is usually held in March or April. This year’s event ...


Heroes I Found Easily

Drew Gordon | July 11, 2001

Viewpoint 

Everyone knows that the heroes of the Bible were tale heroes—fallible people but people whose foundations were built on solid rock and who were ...


Covenant Love

Dennis J. Prutow | June 30, 2001

Learn & Live 

Here is another statement of God’s covenant promise to ancient Israel: “I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be ...


Silent No More

Drew Gordon | June 11, 2001

Viewpoint 

Does it make you angry when a drunk driver kills a child on a local highway? Does it make you angry to hear how much liquor is being regularly sewed ...


Memories for a Lifetime

Anna Roberts | January 02, 2001

Agency Features /  RP International Conference /  Youth Witness 

I had been waiting for four years for the next International Conference. I had had such a good time in junior high that I was dying to come back ...