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Justification and Murder in the Dark

Mirthe Ophoff | March 02, 2016

Youth Witness 

Youth Conference. According to my internet search, a youth conference is a large-scale event held for a few days, and often hosted by Christian ...


Exodus’ Redeemed Covenant Worshiping Community

Dennis J. Prutow | March 01, 2016

Learn & Live 

At the end of Genesis, the sons of Israel are in Egypt and Joseph dies. At the beginning of Exodus, the sons of Israel “increased greatly” (Exod. ...


Dallas, Tex., RPC

March 01, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Flower Mound, Tex. Presbytery: Midwest Organization Date:  Mar. 6, 2015 Membership: 21 communicant, 17 baptized Pastor: Mark ...


Three New Things

Drew Gordon | January 04, 2016

Viewpoint 

Since it’s the new year, I’m going to write about new things. Three new things. And, for balance, one old thing. New look. The magazine’s ...


What is SWORP?

January 04, 2016

Congregation of the Month 

Southwest Ohio RPC Location: Manson, Ohio Presbytery: Great Lakes - Gulf Organization: Nov. 2015 Membership: 16 communicant; baptized Pastor: ...


The Genesis of the Gospel

Dennis J. Prutow | January 04, 2016

Learn & Live 

Genesis has three main divisions. Genesis 1–11 begins with creation and takes us up to the time of Abraham. Genesis 12–36 zooms in on the stories ...


The Body of Christ

Rich Holdeman | January 04, 2016

Gentle Reformation 

Your body is a conglomeration of trillions of cells working to keep you alive. There are over a hundred distinct types of cells that are coordinated ...


Everything Depends on God

Kit Swartz | January 04, 2016

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 127 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: God is the giver of every good and perfect gift Keywords: house, city, children, labor, ...


Blitzing Sodom

Tim Weir | January 04, 2016

Youth Witness 

When I was 10, I would play pickup tackle football for hours. Since we didn’t have linemen and I was a boy of ample proportions, I was always ...


The Seed of Sycamore

November 02, 2015

Congregation of the Month 

Marion RPC Location: Marion, Ind. Presbytery: Great Lakes-Gulf Organization: 2015 Pastor: Jason Camery Web site: marionrpc.org The history of ...


Pray for Revival

Kit Swartz | November 02, 2015

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 126 Psalm Category: Song of Ascents Central Thought: The Lord will certainly send revival Key Words: turning, sorrow, joy Psalm 126 is the ...


Jeroboam’s Political Legacy

Dennis J. Prutow | November 02, 2015

Learn & Live 

There is a growing divide between the so-called political class and the people. The former pays lip service to biblical Christianity while exalting ...


How Does Excellence Happen?

Drew Gordon | November 02, 2015

Viewpoint 

When I saw news photos of the small inland city of Columbia, S.C., floating on two feet of rainfall, it evoked memories. As a 12-year-old I ...


From the Mountaintop

Michaela Williams | November 02, 2015

Youth Witness 

The Theological Foundations Backpacking (TFB) trip is a once-in-a-lifetime, I-will-remember-this-for-as-long-as-I-live experience. You may have seen ...


Dogs of the Bible

Rebecca Byers | November 02, 2015

Kids Page 

Dogs are mentioned over 20 times in the Bible! Unlike most dogs in North America, which are cared for as pets, most of the dogs in the Bible were wild ...


A Church Full of Priests

Nathan Eshelman | November 02, 2015

Gentle Reformation 

The metaphor of priesthood is a metaphor for privilege, access, and witness on behalf of God. Whether we say the “priesthood of all believers” or ...


When I Consider the Heavens

Drew Gordon | September 11, 2015

Viewpoint 

A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me A sense of ...


The Church as the New Israel

Barry York | September 11, 2015

Gentle Reformation 

Of all the metaphors the Bible uses to describe the Church, perhaps the richest is that of the Church as the new, or spiritual, Israel. Sadly, ...


Preserved to Persevere (Psalm 125)

Kit Swartz | September 09, 2015

Psalm of the Month 

A Song of Ascents Psalm 125 is the sixth in the Songs of Ascents (120-134). The overall theme of the series is ascending to the temple in Jerusalem ...


Perseverance of the Saints

Dennis J. Prutow | September 09, 2015

Learn & Live 

We all come into the world stained with sin. Just as every sip of properly brewed tea is equally infused with color and flavor, so every aspect of ...