Cory Veldhuizen | November/December 2017 Issue
I first heard the letters GBS put together in the emergency room of Aultman hospital on Jan. 26. While a neurologist looked for a reflex hammer, my ...
Nathan Eshelman | November/December 2017 Issue
“The most perfect school of Christ…since the days of the apostles.”1 Many have heard these words concerning Reformation-era Geneva, penned ...
Joshua De Jong | November/December 2017 Issue
College or the early years of adulthood is a pivotal time for most people, particularly if they leave home. It is in college, and away from home, that ...
The Seattle Reformed Presbyterian Church was established in the 1890s by a commission of the then-Kansas Presbytery in a fairly new city with some ...
Kit Swartz | November/December 2017 Issue
Psalms 138–145 are the final section of psalms particularly connected to David, which together make up more than half of the book. These include the ...
Drew Gordon | September/October 2017 Issue
There are a lot of invisible things in the visible church. When we think of a particular congregation, we might think about the impact of its key ...
Warren Peel | September/October 2017 Issue
The name of the second-generation Swiss Reformer Henry Bullinger (Zwingli’s successor in Zurich) is not nearly as well known today as that of ...
______________________________________________ While as a congregation we have our roots in Scottish Highlanders who came to Toronto many decades ...
It is likely the psalmist recently returned to Jerusalem from Babylon, rejoicing to come home (Ps. 126) but feeling devastated by the sight of barren ...
Dan and Stephanie Yost | September/October 2017 Issue
Vintage Cowboy Cottage (VCC) is a bed & breakfast (Airbnb style) we started in 2016. Stephanie has always wanted to have a B&B, and, because ...
Dennis J. Prutow | September/October 2017 Issue
As our King, Christ “must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet” (1 Cor. 15:25). These enemies hate Christ; they also hate you and ...
Josh De Jong | September/October 2017 Issue
Forty hours a week on a golf course may sound like fun to some people, but it is not always fun. It is forty hours of being out in the elements, ...
Drew Gordon | July/August 2017 Issue
All but one of the characters in The Emperor’s New Clothes would feel right at home in the 21st Century. Today the pint-sized realist of the story ...
Psalm 136 Psalm Category: Hymn of Praise Central Thought: Thank the Lord for His everlasting lovingkindness Keywords: thanks, lovingkindness, ...
Tim Erney | July/August 2017 Issue
Young Men’s Bible Study (YMBS) has been a huge part of my life. The Columbus RP youth organized YMBS quite a while ago—and Young Women’s Bible ...
Dennis J. Prutow | July/August 2017 Issue
1. Psalm explanations are not Bible studies. They prepare people for worship and singing. Study and worship are two different activities. To be sure, ...
Lydia Goerner | July/August 2017 Issue
On Thursday nights, a small group from the Oswego Reformed Presbyterian Church gathers in elder Kevin Plummer’s home with their psalters and ...
Drew Gordon | May 31, 2017
My mother’s name was never on the marquee. She was never in the front when the spotlight shone. Her passion was to be a pastor’s wife, a mother, a ...
God promised Abraham a land for his offspring and family. “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river ...
Kit Swartz | May/June 2017 Issue
Introduction Psalms 135 and 136 have numerous connections that make them one of many pairs of psalms in the psalter (e.g., 43–44; 126–127). ...
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 ...