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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 ...


Friends and Faithfulness Beyond Senior Year

Katrina Gazo | July 15, 2016

Youth Witness 

Now that it’s over, I can speak from experience. Senior year is weird. It is also a lot of fun: an easier school load (because you’re almost done, ...


Here and There, But Not Everywhere

Drew Gordon | May 13, 2016

Viewpoint 

Most of the year our staff works here at 7408 Penn Avenue, but as the weather warms there are opportunities to work outside the office walls and to ...


Transplanted into the RPCNA

May 13, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Presbytery: Alleghenies Membership: 18 communicant; 24 baptized Pastor: Paul Martin and Tom Reid, regular pulpit ...


The Graduate and the Gap

Taylor Dymond | May 13, 2016

Youth Witness 

You made it! After over a decade of education, complete with countless mathematical calculations and English essays, you are ready to graduate from ...


Leviticus and the Focal Point of Holiness

Dennis J. Prutow | May 13, 2016

Learn & Live 

Exodus ends, “In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month” (40:17). Leviticus continues the story of God’s people ...


Confidence Under Persecution

Kit Swartz | May 13, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 129 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: Knocked down but not knocked out (see 2 Cor. 4:9) Keywords: persecuted, not prevailed; ...


Are We Called God’s Flock in Error?

James Faris | May 13, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Perhaps the most historically memorable verse describing God’s people as His flock is Psalm 100:3. Psalters for centuries read, “We are His flock; ...


The Blessings of Faithfulness

Kit Swartz | March 02, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 128 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: The Lord blesses faithful people keywords: blessed, fear Psalm 128 is the ninth in the ...