Gates, Trees, and Builders
Virginia McBurney | March 15, 2005
Kids Page
Read Matthew 7:13-29 (NKJV). Answer the clues. An entrance Very thin entrance Very ...
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Viewpoint
Drew Gordon | March 01, 2005
Viewpoint
Life would be less perilous if, when wolves arrived in sheeps’ clothing, they announced their presence. They never do. Vigilance, then, is the best ...
Baptism As a Sign of Grace (Confession Comments)
Wayne R. Spear | March 01, 2005
As John Calvin had done in the Institutes, the Confession first discusses the teaching of Scripture about the sacraments in general. Then it gives ...
From Here to Eternity
February 02, 2005
Psalm of the Month
Psalm Category: Psalm of Trust Central Thought: Psalm 27 provides us with a realistic view of life in the land of the living (the “here and ...
Viewpoint
Drew Gordon | February 01, 2005
Viewpoint
On the return trip from Yellowstone National Park several years ago, my family and I charted our course through the historic Old West town of ...
The Sacraments (Confession Comments)
Wayne R. Spear | February 01, 2005
The Westminster Confession devotes three chapters to the sacraments. This reflects not only their basic importance but also the fact that they were ...
Psalms of the New Covenant
Dennis J. Prutow | February 01, 2005
Learn & Live
We have been connecting dots, so to speak, between the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the last column, we discussed David as a type of ...
Our King Suffered for Our Sins
Virginia McBurney | February 01, 2005
Kids Page
In Genesis, God cursed the Earth with something His Son, Jesus, later wore on the cross. What is it? Crossword Puzzle J E B B ...
How Much Should We Focus on a Child’s Heart?
Tedd Tripp and Bill Edgar | February 01, 2005
Letters to the Editor
The December issue of the RP Witness included a review article by RP Pastor Bill Edgar that complimented Tedd Tripp’s popular book on parenting, ...
Comment
February 01, 2005
Letters to the Editor
Agreeing with the Reviewer In regard to the parenting methods espoused by Tedd Tripp in his book, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, (see review, ...
Being 1
Rebekah Troup | February 01, 2005
Youth Witness
In John 17:20-21, Jesus prays that His disciples would be one. We are called not only to be unified with people in our individual churches but with ...
Longing for Home
January 02, 2005
Psalm of the Month
Psalm Category: Psalm of Lament Central Thought: Psalm 26 reminds us that it is only through the mercy and redeeming love of God that we make it ...
Darkness and Light
Virginia McBurney | January 01, 2005
Kids Page
Read Psalm 139:7-12. Answer the questions. Then, unscramble the letters below. —What people groups are mentioned? —What does it say about God? ...
Viewpoint
Drew Gordon | January 01, 2005
Viewpoint
The thing that changes fastest in our world might just be the rapidity of change itself. In such a world, publications are not infrequently born and ...
RP Youth—Of Long Ago
Bekah Troup and Avery Mann | January 01, 2005
Youth Witness
Whether it’s the weekly youth meeting, a service project, party, or presbytery youth retreat, we’re familiar with the way RP youth groups are ...
Real Happiness in Real Life (Confession Comments)
Wayne R. Spear | January 01, 2005
In his introduction to the Reformed Confessions of the 16th Century, Arthur Cochrane wrote, “It is too little known in Presbyterian Churches in the ...
How About a Game of Croquinole?
Bruce C. Stewart | January 01, 2005
RP Living
All work and no play make Jack a dull Christian.” I remember my dad saying that on numerous occasions. Not that he neglected work. He was ...
David and Jesus
Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2005
Learn & Live
Long after King David passed from the scene, God promised, “Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will ...
The Good Samaritan
Virginia McBurney | December 15, 2004
Kids Page
Read the story of the good Samaritan on this page. Luke 10: 29-37 A man went along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves who ...
The Benefits of Life in the Covenant
December 12, 2004
Psalm of the Month
Psalm Category: Psalm of Lament Central Thought: Psalm 25 reminds us of the glorious benefits that flow from our covenant relationship with God. Key ...