Robert H. McFarland | June 06, 2007
When a new idea surfaces in the Presbyterian system of church government, all have a right to ask, “Is it biblical? Is it necessary? Is it ...
Belteshazzar Leo | June 06, 2007
Thousands of Chinese students have come to the U.S. to study since China began its Open Door policy in the late 1970s. Currently, there are about ...
John Leonard | June 06, 2007
We might not be looking for them, but they cross our paths every day. They are university students, researchers in laboratories, and neighbors. They ...
Teresa Pegors | May 01, 2007
Last summer, the world-renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett was invited to give two lectures at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Some of his ...
Richard Gamble | May 01, 2007
Recently on an international flight, the well-dressed, middle-aged man seated beside me was working away on his computer. While we both had laptops, ...
Nancy M. Tischler | March 05, 2007
David Hanson, the pastor at Grace (State College, Pa.) RPC, was an accountant back in the days when, as he says, Pluto was a planet. Accounting is a ...
Lynne Gordon | February 01, 2007
Bloop. A new instant message window pops up on my screen: “What is there for a snack?” “Milk,” I type back, “but hold off on the chips. ...
Michael LeFebvre | February 01, 2007
We who sing the Psalms in America are conscious of our brothers and sisters who sing the Psalms in other branches of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, ...
Dennis J. Prutow | January 01, 2007
A hush fell over the ministry of worship class during the first session. After the preliminaries, I began my first teaching module, titled “Worship ...
Claudia Britt | December 01, 2006
As we sit outside on a pleasant summer morning, a cool breeze caresses our bare arms. The porch glider sways rhythmically in spite of our combined ...
December 01, 2006
Sculpture It does not avoid the chisel. It blinks a long once, then stares forever without obtrusion or haughty squint. Its chin holds without ...
December 01, 2006
Annunciation The uncreated Word spoke, and all was created. The Lord gave the Word, and all was given— First, your garden home, and every fruit ...
December 01, 2006
Fiction Judged by Norman Carson Honorable Mention “Breaking Bread, Breaking Beans” Claudia Britt Poetry Judged by Leslie Goerner First ...
Bekah Troup | October 01, 2006
Esther Faris got involved in the women’s jail ministry at the Lafayette, Ind., RPC in December 2003, soon after she turned 18. Her grandmother, Lois ...
Heidi Filbert | October 01, 2006
An Answer to Ryan’s Questions Ryan was not a Christian when he was put in jail at age 19. He did not grow up in a Christian home, and he was not ...
Robert Bibby | October 01, 2006
The Progress In 1981 the economy was not strong, and the aerospace firm with which I was employed was downsizing. My wife, Marlene, and I were not ...
Michael LeFebvre | September 09, 2006
Agur the Sage, in Proverbs 30, expressed intrigue at “the way of a serpent on the rocks” and “the way of a ship on the sea” (v. 19). ...
Anonymous Author | September 09, 2006
Editor’s note: In the U.S. and Canada we take for granted freedoms like choice of clothing and method of transportation. What would life be like if ...
Richard Holdeman | July 01, 2006
When I speak on this issue, I am often asked what should be done with all the embryos frozen in fertility clinics. The best estimates are that there ...
Richard Holdeman | July 01, 2006
Stem Cell Culture It is a fascinating commentary on our times that a political candidate’s position on a matter relating to cell biological ...
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 ...