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The Promise of Joshua

Dennis J. Prutow | November 30, 2016

Learn & Live 

Moses is dead, and Joshua is the new leader of God’s people (Deut. 31:23; 34:5; Josh. 1:1-9). He leads the people across the Jordan as on dry ...


A Covenanter Ghost Town

Noah Bailey | November 30, 2016

Viewpoint 

“Oh, I’m a Reformed Presbyterian.” We stood stunned inside the Renfrow-Miller Museum in Billings, Okla. This town had lost its Reformed ...


The Lord Ascends into Zion

Kit Swartz | November 30, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 132 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents, Royal Psalms Central Thought: David’s throne is established on the Lord’s throne Keywords: ...


The Best Agriculture Handbook

Russ Pulliam | November 30, 2016

Watchwords 

Gina Sheets was a high-level agricultural official in the Indiana state government. Husband Travis Sheets was a farmer in Clinton County and a member ...


The One Way to Church Success

Andrew Quigley | November 30, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

On a recent trip to the U.S., I had the opportunity to visit a friend. He’s someone I’ve only known a few years, but every time I’m in his ...


Ambassadors at Home

Dean Filson | November 30, 2016

RP Living 

Sowing Seeds We first met Omar* and his wife and their two young children last November. Zach and Beth Smith had encouraged us to invite this young ...


Stillwater RPC

November 23, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Stillwater, Okla. Presbytery: Midwest Organiztion: July 1991 Membership: 46 communicant; 24 baptized Pastor: Bruce Parnell Website: ...


The Gospel According to Moses

Dennis J. Prutow | September 14, 2016

Learn & Live 

The key text of Deuteronomy is clear. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and ...


Spiritual Maturity

Kit Swartz | September 14, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 131 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Humbling oneself and hoping in the Lord keywords: proud, composed, and hope Psalms 130 ...


A Good Soldier

Warren Peel | September 14, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Picture two occasions: first, a sunny Lord’s Day morning as people file into church; second, a blood-drenched battlefield in a warzone. It’s hard ...



Life with a View

Stephen Rhoda | September 14, 2016

Viewpoint 

As we settle into a hotel room, one of the first things we do is check the view. Especially if we’re on vacation, we hope to have a room that ...


Finding Joy in Widowhood

Kati Lynn Davis | September 12, 2016

RP Living 

Where and how did each of you meet your husbands? Jean: My parents were godly people who worked hard on a farm. My father always said he wanted my ...


Ottawa RPC

September 12, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Pastor Rich Ganz and his wife, Nancy, at Ottawa RPC’s 35th anniversary celebration with the gift presented to them by the congregation. Location: ...


Vote Outside Your Polling Place

Drew Gordon | September 12, 2016

Viewpoint 

Who should you vote for in November’s election, if you’re in the U.S.? There were times in this magazine’s history when it featured information ...


Overcoming Synod’s Catch-22

Drew Gordon | July 15, 2016

Viewpoint 

If every person counts, and every vote counts, and every moment counts, that puts a lot of pressure on a group to operate at peak capacity. How does ...


Out of the Depths

Kit Swartz | July 15, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Pilgrims coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the three great feasts (Exod. 23:14-17) would literally enact the imagery of this psalm as they came out of ...


Numbers and the Church in the Wilderness

Dennis Prutow | July 15, 2016

Learn & Live 

The Book of Numbers is broken into five sections that outline three encampments and two travelogues. In Numbers 1:1-10:10, Israel prepares for ...


Manhattan, Kan., RPC

Hannah Peterman | July 15, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Manhattan, Kan. Organization: Dec. 11, 2013 Membership: 32 communicant; 10 baptized Pastor: Jonathan Haney Website: ...


Imitating God

Rut Etheridge | July 15, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Imagine a young boy ambling happily about his house when something startling happens, stopping him in his tracks. His eyes widen, his face contorts ...