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Celebrating a Milestone

February 01, 2010

Congregation of the Month 

Christ Covenant RPC Location: Lawrence, Kan. Presbytery: Midwest Membership: 55 communicant; 17 baptized Organized: 1970 Pastor: John McFarland ...


Any Hope for a Misgoverned World?

Gordon J. Keddie | February 01, 2010

Psalm of the Month 

It was Lord Acton who, in 1887, famously wrote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad ...


The House My Mother Built

January 01, 2010

Kids Page 

Memory Verse: “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in ...


Open Your Mouth Wide!

Gordon J. Keddie | January 01, 2010

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 81 Psalm Category: Song of Lament Central Thought: Public worship is for glorifying God and receiving His instruction—that is, praising His ...


Leaving the Light On

January 01, 2010

Viewpoint 

The dark paneled walls of the Seminary’s mansion-turned-classrooms fascinated me as a child. Carved, eerie faces in the stately furniture from the ...


God’s Jealousy: Learn & Live

Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2010

Learn & Live 

You are not to make, worship, or serve idols. Why? God gives the answer in Exodus 20:5-6. “I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the ...


Congregation of the Month: A Colorful History

January 01, 2010

Congregation of the Month 

Oswego RPC Location: Oswego, N.Y. Presbytery: St. Lawrence Membership: 86 communicant; 16 baptized Organized: 1980 Pastor: “Kit” Schwartz ...


Viewpoint: Now and Then

December 23, 2009

Viewpoint 

This month marks the completion of the 125th year of magazine publishing in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. In January we published ...


Psalm 80: Turn Us Again

December 23, 2009

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm Category: Lament Central Thought: God is the one who saves us from our troubled state and restores us When you look at the real state of the ...


Live and Learn: American Idols

December 23, 2009

Learn & Live 

During my college days, I went to my dorm room one evening to find a group of classmates sitting in a circle on the floor. There was the scent of ...


Kid’s Page: Orphanage Duties

December 23, 2009

Kids Page 

Memory Verse: Psalm 18: 27-29 “You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning: my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a ...


Providence RPC

December 01, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Brookline Section, Pittsburgh Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Membership: 65 communicant, 39 baptized Organized: 1998. Pastor: Rut ...


Where is Our God?

November 28, 2009

Psalm of the Month 

*Psalm Category:** Community Lament Central Thought: When circumstances bring us doubts and questions, looking ot God will bring us peace and ...


No Other God

Dennis J. Prutow | November 28, 2009

Learn & Live 

Last time we discussed two principles for understanding the ten commandments. First, God gives His law to us as redeemed people. For Christians, the ...


First and Only in North Carolina

November 28, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Durham, N.C. Presbytery: Great Lakes-Gulf Organized: 1998 Membership: 43 communicant; 23 baptized Pastor: Ian Wise (Deanna) Assistant ...


Viewpoint: An Irish Blessing

November 28, 2009

Viewpoint 

When you mention the name of Renwick Wright in a Reformed Presbyterian gathering, you’re likely to find a lot of people ready to share testimonies ...


A Special Breakfast at the Orphanage

November 28, 2009

Kids Page 

****Memory Verse*** “Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I ...


Life in the Orphanage: Memories of Mother

October 28, 2009

Kids Page 

Memory Verse “A day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the ...


A Reformed Witness in Southwest Iowa

October 28, 2009

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Clarinda, Iowa Presbytery: Midwest Organized: 1855 Membership: 23 communicant; 7 baptized Pastor: Jack Baumgardner The Clarinda ...


A Good King is Hard to Find

October 28, 2009

Christian Living /  God’s Word in Your World 

It took slightly more than half a year for the jubilation regarding the election of President Barrack Obama to fade away. The entire nation, even many ...