A column that collects testimonies of older women in the RP Church - stories of saints who lead ordinary lives of suffering and growing in strength of faith. See also: The Oaks of Righteousness Podcast
Elsa Sturm | March/April 2025 Issue
I am blessed to have wonderful memories of my grandparents’ house. We celebrated Christmases and birthday parties; I learned to quilt and ...
Tori Sturm | November/December 2024 Issue
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice ...
Tori Sturm | July/August 2024 Issue
There is never a dull moment around Elaine. She tells stories, she laughs at herself, and she asks you questions that go beyond, “How was your ...
Krista Kelbe | May/June 2024 Issue
On Oct. 19, 1929, a little girl was born in Washington, Iowa. Her parents named her Ruth. Almost 95 years later, I sat down to talk with Ruth about ...
Evelyn Kruis | March/April 2024 Issue
“You need to come right away; something is wrong with Nancy,” a young Ed Blackwood heard over the phone, less than a month before his wedding ...
Evelyn Kruis | November/December 2023 Issue
Early Years: The Pain of Alcoholism In 1941, when Willa Copland was four, she remembers playing at the end of the road at the cattle farm her father ...
Tori Sturm | September/October 2023 Issue
Kathy Duke and her husband, John, are long-standing members of Westminster, Colo., RPC. I’ve known Kathy my whole life, and I’ve experienced her ...
Evelyn Kruis | July/August 2023 Issue
Ken Smith is a man who knows Jesus personally and deeply; and, if you ever get an opportunity to hear him pray, you will know this truth for yourself. ...
Evelyn Kruis | May/June 2023 Issue
My husband and I have ventured into a project to collect stories of older women in the church—stories of saints who lead ordinary lives of suffering ...
Location: Elkins Park, Pa. Presbytery: Atlantic Organization: 1851 Membership: 53 communicant; 23 baptized Pastor: John Edgar Website: ...
The work of the Home Mission Board is often understood as just assisting presbyteries in the work of church planting. While this is one of the primary ...
I made my way past Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and down Chandler Street. The smell of fresh corn dogs, tamales, and beer settled with the fading ...
If you go to our website, receive a newsletter, or visit us on social media, you may have noticed the new logo for the Reformed Presbyterian ...