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Singing with Jesus

Drew Gordon | December 08, 2007

Viewpoint 

When I was a child, I thought like a child. Sadly, I can’t remember wondering what Jesus sang when He was on earth. The Bible version I used said ...


Covenanters in California

December 08, 2007

Congregation of the Month 

Fresno RPC Location: Fresno, Calif. Presbytery: Pacific Coast Organized: 1920 Membership: 80 communicant; 26 baptized Pastor: Tim McCracken Web ...


Christ’s Kingship: Both Sacred and Secular

William H. Chellis; William Edgar | December 05, 2007

Christ is Lord The Apostle John wrote to a church suffering persecution. He comforted those in distress with the simple but fundamental principle: ...


Rejoice in the Lord Always

C. J. Williams | December 01, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 59 Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: This psalm reminds us that we need to look through our worries and fix our eyes on ...


A Change in the Standards of Worship

Dennis J. Prutow | December 01, 2007

Learn & Live 

One of the arguments in favor of using musical instruments in worship points to the commands in the Psalms. Psalm 33:2 is an example. “Give thanks ...


God’s Judgment

November 08, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 58 Psalm Category: Communal Lament Central Thought: The psalmist David seeks the justice of a perfect and all-powerful God, a holy justice ...


Sights on the City

November 01, 2007

Congregation of the Month 

Location: Wilkinsburg, Pa. Presbytery: Alleghenies Organized: 1973 Membership: 112 communicant; 16 baptized Pastor: Bruce Hemphill Website: ...


Instruments in Context

Dennis J. Prutow | November 01, 2007

Learn & Live 

Continuing last month’s discussion of culturally conditioned celebrations, we turn to Judges 11:34. “When Jephtha came to his house at Mizpah, ...


I Accept Your Challenge

Drew Gordon | November 01, 2007

Viewpoint 

I don’t have to see them. I don’t have to know their names. I don’t have to know anything about them. But I know that when I get to work with ...


Augustinian Antithesis

William H. Chellis, William Edgar | November 01, 2007

God’s Word in Your World 

The Eternal City’s Fall In a.d. 410, the city of Rome was sacked and plundered by Alaric the Goth. The fall of Rome, the “Eternal City,” ...


A Page for Kids

Virginia McBurney | November 01, 2007

Kids Page 

What is your life focus? What do you hope to accomplish in your life? What kind of leaders do you have to help you set your goals in life? There are ...


In the Shadow of Your Wings

October 09, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 57 Psalm Category: Individual Lament Central Thought: Relying on the Lord in danger and trouble will bring assurance, peace, and a worshipful ...


A Kingdom Not of This World

William Chellis and Bill Edgar | October 08, 2007

Watchwords 

Colliding Kingdoms In 1596 James Melville, a leader of the Scottish Kirk, declared that King James VI of Scotland “was God’s silly vassal and ...


The Problem of Evil

September 11, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 56 Psalm Category: Psalm of Individual Lament Central Thought: Evil is not a divine problem requiring a human solution; it is a human ...


Close to Home

August 09, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 55 Psalm Category: Psalm of Lament *Central Thought: *In even the most difficult of times, such as when a friend becomes a betrayer, God is ...


Significant Suffering

July 11, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 54 Psalm Category: Psalm of Individual Lament Central Thought: David relies on God in suffering, and that suffering foreshadows what David’s ...


The Trajectory of Unbelief

July 08, 2007

Psalm of the Month 

Psalm 53 Psalm Category: Lament Psalm Central Thought: Psalm 53 is a timeless assesment of all those who foolishly rebel against the Lord. As David ...


Punishment by God on the Wicked: 2 Peter 2:1-22

Virginia McBurney | July 01, 2007

Kids Page 

When you are reading your Bible, you will notice that God often punishes the wicked. In the time of Noah, the people had gotten so wicked, that God ...


De Regno Christi: Designs on Rome

Bill Edgar | July 01, 2007

Did the Christian church have designs on the civil order of Rome from its beginnings in Jerusalem? The structure and content of the book of ...


De Regno Christi: An Eye Toward Christendom

William H. Chellis | July 01, 2007

Accidental Christendom? Was Christendom an accident? Did a shrewd and manipulative pagan politician named Constantine sully the purity of apostolic ...