Something Out of Nothing
16. January 2023
Questions about the creation of the world have generated a lot of discussion from our scientifically theorizing and speculative society. At least on a ...
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Hosea
16. January 2023
The Apostle Peter gave a pattern for the way we should think about the ministry of the Old Testament prophets. He wrote that their prophecies about ...
Dancing for Christ
16. January 2023
I have been a dancer for the last 10 years at Pazaz Christian Dance Academy (PCDA) in Greensburg, Pa. The last two years, I have also been a part of ...
Breaking of Bread
16. January 2023
Heidi Goerner After our worship service, everyone is hungry for food as well as the spiritual opportunities to grow in Christ. Discussing the sermon, ...
Congregation of the Month: Oswego RPC
16. January 2023
Location: Oswego, N.Y. Presbytery: St. Lawrence Organization: Oct. 7, 1980 Membership: 57 communicant; 15 baptized Pastor: Gabriel ...
Still Standing for a Lost Cause
16. January 2023
Just three miles off the interstate was a town that time forgot. It looked like a place I might have walked in my childhood. I was returning from the ...
A True Global Missionary
11. November 2022
Most RP foreign missionaries have served in just one mission field, which is hardly surprising, since missionaries must learn local languages to serve ...
The Story of Our Banner
11. November 2022
A blue banner hangs prominently in many RP churches. Church plants sometimes wonder how to get one. Visitors sometimes wonder why a strict ...
Immutable Foreknowledge in God’s Decrees
11. November 2022
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His ...
A Savior’s Jerusalem Playlist
11. November 2022
Many of us have our favorite pieces of music pulled together into a playlist on Spotify or on our phones. If we’re heading off on a journey, or we ...
From My Youth
11. November 2022
David wrote many of the Psalms when he was a young man. In them, he shows the struggles of his life and the great depth of his relationship with the ...
Navigating Your Local Library
11. November 2022
Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.” —C. S. Lewis, “Three ...
Congregation of the Month: Hope Community RPC
11. November 2022
Location: Beaver Falls, Pa. Presbytery: Allegheny Organization: Oct. 2020 Membership: 119 communicant; 40 baptized Pastor: George ...
Forgetting Elijah
11. November 2022
When you have an Elisha with you, it’s easier to forget Elijah. Perhaps that’s an odd thought to cross one’s mind when reading the Minutes of ...
Current and Former RP Church Buildings
05. October 2022
This is the first half of a two-part series on RP church buildings, both current and former. Organized in 1816, Cincinnati was one of Ohio’s first ...
Have Minister, Will Travel
12. September 2022
Note: This article distinguishes pastor and minister. Minister is any teaching elder, while pastor is a teaching elder currently installed in a ...
Missionaries and Money
12. September 2022
This is a good question. It reminded me of the missionary visits to my childhood church, which were always an exciting time. We enjoyed a special ...
Look Through the Window
12. September 2022
A glass window stands before us. We can look at the window itself, studying and admiring it for what it is. Or, we can look through the glass to what ...
Messianic Psalms
12. September 2022
The psalter was not given to focus, finally, on former glory days of a posthumous, Israelite prince. Certainly, much is lost if we gloss over the ...
Stability in Hard Times
12. September 2022
Struggles are inevitable in this earthly life. The current day is no exception. Many churches lack pastors, do not own a church building, and worry ...