Columns from the authors at Gentle Reformation published exclusively in the Witness.
James Faris | July/August 2021 Issue
The historical psalms stir our souls by helping us remember God’s actions for His people in the past, reviving our hope, and shaping the contours of ...
Barry York | May/June 2021 Issue
As a pastor, I have witnessed many parents sending their children off to college or into marriage by giving them special, parting words. These words, ...
Keith Evans | January/February 2021 Issue
As I send off students from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the one nugget I leave with them from a counseling perspective is, ...
Andrew Kerr | November/December 2020 Issue
During the pandemic, I have grown some red hot chilies. Much to my surprise, and to the consternation of my wife, every seed germinated. The plants ...
Joel Hart | September/October 2020 Issue
Made with real fruit. Bursting with fruity flavor. Fruit in every bite. Advertising slogans repeatedly reveal one simple truth: fruitfulness is ...
Warren Peel | July/August 2020 Issue
James tells us that wisdom shows itself in a range of ways (Jas. 3:13). In fact, the essence of wisdom is knowledge that is applied to real life. Your ...
Mark Loughridge | May/June 2020 Issue
We live in an increasingly polarized world. Everything is binary. Nuance is suspect. Taking time to understand another is tantamount to compromise. ...
James Faris | March/April 2020 Issue
My grandfather Paul Faris (1916–2010) was ordained a Reformed Presbyterian pastor in 1944. He and young peers were troubled by the rancorous tone of ...
Dr. Nathan Eshelman | January/February 2020 Issue
The wisdom from above is peaceable. John Calvin said that this was to teach the church that wisdom is “not contentious.” Wisdom from above ...
Kyle Borg | November/December 2019 Issue
Foolishness seems to be the order of the day. When you read the latest headlines, follow social media trends, or listen to the current political ...
Barry York | September/October 2019 Issue
Over the next several issues of the Witness, the Gentle Reformation writers will address, one by one, the qualities of heavenly wisdom given in James ...
Andrew Kerr | July/August 2019 Issue
I was briefly spooked by a website predicting my death. I typed in details of country, height, weight, and birth, then clicked. In a few seconds my ...
Warren Peel | May/June 2019 Issue
Our 15-year-old daughter, Rebekah, is preparing for a hiking expedition in a few weeks as she works toward a particular award. She and her team will ...
Nathan Eshelman | March/April 2019 Issue
In my previous article entitled “Discipling the Unbaptized, Unchurched, and Unfamiliar,” I explained that discipleship in the 21st Century needs ...
Nathan Eshelman | January/February 2019 Issue
An atheist, a Buddhist, and a Jehovah’s Witness walk into a church. What’s the punchline? There isn’t one. It’s no joke. What do we do with a ...
James Faris | November/December 2018 Issue
How should the pastor practice discipleship? What should congregations expect from their pastors? Jesus is the chief Shepherd, and, in the Great ...
Barry York | September/October 2018 Issue
Whenever the topic of discipleship is brought up in the church, one truth is essential to the discussion: You cannot talk about discipleship without ...
Kenneth G. Smith | July/August 2018 Issue
Principles tend to lose their meaning and significance out of context. So, let’s get into context. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior of the world, ...
Kyle Borg | March/April 2018 Issue
The river current swiftly moved us downstream without much commotion. A quiet anxiety hung in the air. We were all mindful that soon this winding ...
Andrew Quigley | January/February 2018 Issue
Andrew Melville was born in 1545 in Montrose, Scotland. He was the youngest of nine sons. Orphaned in childhood, he was raised by his eldest brother, ...
The only congregation of the RPCNA in the state of Wyoming is in Laramie, a small city sprawled across a broad valley along Interstate 80 where the ...
Though unfamiliar to some, since at least Augustine it’s commonplace to speak of man’s fourfold state: the state of innocency, the state of ...
Having grown up in the midst of war-torn Iran and in a strictly Muslim family, at age nine Naghmeh Panahi nonetheless heard the Word of God and ...
I recently learned that quite a few people inquire with the RP Witness for practical suggestions on how congregations can find encouragement for ...