An Unexpected Turn of Events
22. November 2023
Churches located near military bases know the challenges of serving military families. Long separations from family, multiple moves, unpredictable ...
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Worn, Yet Still Strong
22. May 2023
The lectern stands on a small platform on the east end of the chapel at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS). Rev. Sam McCracken, a ...
Go West, Young Man
11. November 2022
March 2020 began a long season of unusual happenings around the world. With the shutdown of much of the world’s economy, we all experienced ...
Times Like This
09. May 2022
As the shells rip overhead, exploding somewhere behind the Marine, he presses himself deeper into the mud, wishing he were another three feet deeper. ...
We Need Preachers
10. November 2021
We live in an unprecedented time. Pulpits throughout the land are empty. (Currently, more than a dozen pulpits are open in the RPCNA.) Opportunities ...
Shepherd School
14. May 2021
His loud voice boomed across the airport’s departure lounge as he argued in very, shall I say, colorful language on the phone. As he approached the ...
Being Different by Remaining the Same
18. November 2020
Although he is now a man with a dual-major undergraduate degree, two graduate-level degrees, and a PhD, he had never wanted to go to college. Jeff ...
The Laboratory of the Real World
14. May 2020
We studied with great intensity, listening to lectures, viewing videos, and even watching live demonstrations. But there was the inevitable time in ...
An Eye to the Future
02. December 2019
“I do not like history. It is boring. Yet I just listened to three hours of lecture, and not once did I wonder when the class would end.” ...
Applied Theology for the Church
23. May 2019
When looking for a pastor, one does not just stop by a favorite big box or do-it-yourself store. One could spend countless, fruitless hours wandering ...
Transitions and Changes
14. November 2018
Only a week or so into his new role as associate pastor at the Lafayette, Ind., RPC, Keith Evans got a shock. “Welcome to the ‘Just Beneath,’” ...
Genuine and Sincere
14. May 2018
I had not been working at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) for very long when President Jerry O’Neill announced a road trip to ...
Home Sweet Home
15. November 2017
Homes come in many sizes and shapes. They protect us from the elements and are the places of great moments and memories of family life. Your home is ...
Of Blogs and Books
31. May 2017
For 207 years, the pastor/professors at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) have instructed generations of pastors and others who ...
A Crazy Game of Hangman
30. November 2016
So much had changed since the copyist initiated his delicate and masterful work. If this scroll could tell the tale of its passing through time and ...
The Unique Classroom
13. May 2016
Everything is bigger in Texas. At least, that is how the saying goes. Not surprisingly, there are some Reformed Presbyterians in Texas with some big ...
REmaker Work Conference
02. November 2015
When you live in an older house, there tend to be a lot of things that go wrong. When that house is a large mansion built in the late 1800s, this is ...
What’s Keeping You?
06. May 2015
So what’s keeping you from talking to your session about one of the most important decisions you will ever make? What’s keeping you from seeking ...
Seasoning from Around the World
05. November 2014
It was a delightful spring evening. The sun gently warmed the soil as plants and trees exploded in a broad spectrum of colors. The harsh winter, now a ...
Training Shepherds Here, There, and Everywhere
02. June 2014
Paul (name changed for security purposes) is ready for the seminary lecture, Introduction to Reformed Theology. Neatly arrayed around him are his ...