James Faris and Noah Bailey | July/August 2021 Issue
The jest sometimes circulates synod meetings: Everything has been said, but not everyone has said it. A presbytery sometimes gets so far into the ...
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Nathan Eshelman | July/August 2021 Issue
Twenty years ago, when I began reading theology, I was excited and eager. I had so many questions and couldn’t wait to discover the answers. But ...
James Faris | July/August 2021 Issue
The historical psalms stir our souls by helping us remember God’s actions for His people in the past, reviving our hope, and shaping the contours of ...
Philomena Hanna | July/August 2021 Issue
I live in South Sudan, Africa. I have two brothers, Lucas and Xavier, and two sisters, Rowan and Evangeline. My family and the Smith family, Lydia ...
Lauren Scavo-Fulk | July/August 2021 Issue
The term “Christian art” for me, and I expect for many others, raises memories of walking into the Christian bookstore and seeing canvas prints of ...
Adam Kuehner | July/August 2021 Issue
Location: Southfield, Michigan Presbytery: Great Lakes-Gulf Organization: 1834 Membership: 44 communicant; 18 baptized Pastor: Adam ...
Drew Gordon | July/August 2021 Issue
Incomparable. On the heels of a global pandemic, with some restrictions still in place and yet with the option of videoconference participation, this ...
Drew Gordon | May/June 2021 Issue
If a pastor or church leader makes the national news, it’s usually not good news. But most pastors are not like those we read about in the national ...
Nathaniel Pockras | May/June 2021 Issue
For most of the 20th Century, Reformed Presbyterian missionaries served in Cyprus, founding what today is the Greek Evangelical Church. American ...
James Faris and Noah Bailey | May/June 2021 Issue
It is common to hear the question, “Why do Calvinists evangelize?” But here, we consider how, which is also a good question. How do we speak the ...
Nathan Eshelman | May/June 2021 Issue
What’s the book about?” That’s an exciting question for those who love to read. The narrative unfolds and ensues as words become sentences and ...
Barry York | May/June 2021 Issue
As a pastor, I have witnessed many parents sending their children off to college or into marriage by giving them special, parting words. These words, ...
Nadia Spirydovich | May/June 2021 Issue
Over the past four years, I have changed. I started out as shy, nervous, afraid to talk to anyone new, and terrified of leading. Now, while I can ...
Denise Morrow | May/June 2021 Issue
On a warm June day nearly 20 years ago, my husband, Sam, and I stood before our family and friends promising to love and cherish each other until ...
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Abby Archer | May/June 2021 Issue
1820, John and Thomas Moore completed the lengthy journey from South Carolina to Bloomington, Ind. These Christians left the southern state where ...
Nathaniel Pockras | April 01, 2021
We’re familiar with the Reformed Presbyterian Witness today, but what do we know about previous RPCNA magazines? Several short-lived periodicals in ...
First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham began when the current pastor, Kent Butterfield, queried the Southern Church Extension Committee of the ...
Drew Gordon | March/April 2021 Issue
If you’re around long enough, people assume you’ve always been there, like the woodwork. That’s true for me and the Reformed Presbyterian ...
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Nathaniel Pockras | March/April 2021 Issue
Editor’s note: Whether you are new to the Reformed Presbyterian Church or a lifetime member, we hope this new column engages you with its brief look ...
James Faris and Noah Bailey | March/April 2021 Issue
During the benediction, should we look at the pastor or should we bow our heads and close our eyes? Good question! It is a scene we know: public ...