Preaching Is Not a Performing Art
05. March 2024
The Prophet Ezekiel had a tough ministry. He had been ministering to the exiles from Judah in the land of Babylon for seven long years, and, as God ...
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Systematic Theology and Politics
10. January 2024
Reformed Presbyterians maintain a tradition of strong theological distinctives. Those distinctives include psalm singing and the mediatorial kingship ...
Becoming Barnabas
10. January 2024
The Woman Belinda, you’ve been such a fierce encourager to our family,” said Heidi as we interviewed Belinda Fyfe on a Thursday evening. Someone ...
Hear, O Israel!
22. November 2023
Our God is a God who hears us, and He has created us in His image to hear Him (Ps. 65:2; 85:8). In the life of faith, much depends on hearing. Saving ...
Sacrifices by Fire
18. September 2023
I knew the day would come. My life, like yours, is increasingly becoming a digital one. At home, I was moving more and more away from filing papers ...
A Model of Prayer
26. July 2023
Often people associate the book of 2 Thessalonians with some aspect of the second coming of Christ, and they should. The opening chapter contains a ...
Power for What?
22. May 2023
The Strength of Christ In chapter 6 of the Prophet Isaiah’s vision, we see the majestic throne of God and find the One who is “high and lifted ...
Why Teach Church History at Seminary?
13. March 2023
Introduction The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) has been in the business of training men for the gospel ministry for over two ...
Rivers of Living Water
16. January 2023
Jesus promised that the one who believes in Him as Savior and Lord would experience “rivers of living water” flowing forth from his heart (John ...
Reflections on Teaching Genesis 1
11. November 2022
Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it” (Mark 10:15). To ...
The Preacher and Systematic Theology
12. September 2022
The great Princeton theologian B. B. Warfield once said, “The systematic theologian is pre-eminently a preacher of the gospel.” The preacher’s ...
The Seed Plot Seminary
18. July 2022
It is impossible for a seminary to make or create a preacher. Preaching is a gift from the King of kings and Lord of lords to His church. It is a gift ...
Mediatorial Kingship and Global Mission
18. July 2022
The Scriptures make it plain that Jesus Christ exercises a sovereignty over and above that which pertains to Him as the second person of the godhead. ...
Pastoral Implications of Christ’s Rule
09. May 2022
The sovereign rule of God over the universe is generally accepted among Christians. However, the advocates of open theism—theologians who teach that ...
The Preacher and Counseling
09. May 2022
Shepherding as Counseling When I was a high school senior, I told my pastor I wanted to be a pastor of counseling. Without missing a beat, he said to ...
A History of RP Conventions and Conferences
01. March 2022
In the last issue, we considered how Reformed Presbyterians have sought to express unity with believers outside the RP Church family. We will now ...
Global Unity Within the RP Church Family
11. January 2022
Although Reformed Presbyterians make up a very small part of the church of Jesus Christ in each nation of which they are a part, the original ...
The Marks of the Church
10. November 2021
During the Reformation of the 16th Century, both Protestants and Roman Catholics affirmed the attributes of the church articulated so well in the ...
The Attributes of the Church
08. September 2021
Do you remember the questions you once asked your little ones? What has long furry ears and a cotton-ball-like tail? What has very large ears and a ...
Preaching Like Ezra
08. September 2021
The crux of our weekly experience of corporate worship is undoubtedly the sermon. The Word of God, and especially the preaching of it, is the powerful ...