March 01, 2014
Like you, I’ve continued learning long after my formal schooling was finished. One of the things I’ve learned a lot about is education itself. ...
March 01, 2014
Shelter RPC Location: Edmonton, Alberta Members: 18 communicant; 19 baptized Organized: 2010 Pastor: Bob Hackett We aren’t the only church in ...
March 01, 2014
Psalm 116 Psalm Category: Public praises to God Central Thought: What can I give to God for saving me? Keywords: death, Lord, call, thank, ...
March 01, 2014
The bulk of the Bible is narrative, stories told to make a point. It is quite common to ask the question, “What’s the moral of the story?” This ...
March 01, 2014
How do you feel when someone picks a fight with you? Do you ever want to play a mean trick on someone who has been mean to you? Have you ever heard ...
February 01, 2014
When I choose to waste breath on conversation, I prefer longer, one-on-one conversations to group banter about the weather, headlines, or what’s ...
February 01, 2014
All Saints RP Church Location: Brea, Calif. Membership: 50 communicant; 12 baptized Organized: 2012 Pastor: John Sawtelle Our History All Saints ...
February 01, 2014
The church continually needs men and women committed to a gentle reformation, and I am encouraged to pursue the same by considering examples of saints ...
February 01, 2014
Psalm 115 Psalm Category: Public praises to God Central Thought: The Lord alone is worthy of ultimate trust and praise. Keywords: idols (vv. 4-8, ...
February 01, 2014
Metaphors are implied comparisons. When Jesus says, “I am the true vine,” He compares Himself to a fruit-bearing plant (John 15:1). Jesus then ...
February 01, 2014
The Bible says that “The FEAR of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” What does that mean? Some people might think that when the Bible talks ...
December 01, 2013
Tucson RP Mission Church Location: Tucson, Ariz. Presbytery: Pacific Coast Membership: 11 communicants; 14 adherents Pastor: Jason Ryce Our Brief ...
December 01, 2013
The agonizing cries, which could only proceed from the most tortured of human souls, pierced the silence of my imagination. I could almost smell the ...
December 01, 2013
Psalm 114 Psalm Category: Public praise to God. Central Thought: God delivers both from and to. Key Words: tremble (v. 7); skip (vv. 4,6) The ...
Dennis J. Prutow | December 01, 2013
Remember these basic definitions and rules regarding similes and parables? Similes are formal comparisons. Parables are extended similes. If a parable ...
December 01, 2013
Memorize “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). Learn • ...
October 01, 2013
Though I didn’t watch this year’s Emmy Awards show, I know it was controversial. The show changed the way it memorializes TV stars and staff who ...
October 01, 2013
FULTON, N.Y., RPC Location: Fulton, N.Y. Organized: 1994 Presbytery: St. Lawrence Members: 23 communicant; 19 baptized Pastor: Nicholas ...
October 01, 2013
Some people in the church seem to have the spiritual gift of discouragement. It seems that all they ever do is discourage others. Truthfully, we are ...
October 01, 2013
Psalm 113 Psalm Category: Public praise to God Central Thought: The God who is lifted up is also the God who lifts up. Key word: Praise (vv. 1, 3, ...
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 ...