Category: rp app
-
Amazing stories from times pastThe Son of the Clothmaker – a slice of the English Reformation
During the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553), Maurice Abbot, a clothmaker in Guildford, Surrey, England, and his wife Alice, became committed Protestants. And during their…
-
AssortedEven heroes carved in marble will have feet of clay
This afternoon I was driving my son home from his work at a garden center. His job is ½ hour away from where we live…
-
Culture ClashesAre you “blessed” or “privileged”?
They might seem close synonyms but the Devil is in the details **** A couple of years back a viral video showed a large group…
-
PornographySolomon on smartphones and the pull of pornography
The book of Proverbs is a book about two ways to live, the paths of wisdom and folly. The way of wisdom is the way…
-
Recent ArticlesOn the Trinity: Augustine, the American Revolution, and my Jehovah’s Witness friend
I have a friend in a nursing home whom I visit regularly. Her name is Dinah and she is a widow. We met her through…
-
PornographyPorn addiction isn’t just a guy thing
“… but you’re a girl!?” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that given the context that is about to follow, I’d…
-
Recent ArticlesWhy should we study Scripture together?
It’s too easy to take for granted the blessings God has heaped on us, so let’s stop for a moment and think about several of…
-
InternetTechnology and our anxious hearts
As a pastor I get to talk to lots of people. After some conversation, I start to get a sense of where people stand. How…
-
Being the ChurchSingleness: on being active and included in the body of Christ
Singleness. I often think there should be some kind of thunderclap after that word. This word and what it entails has caused unnumbered tears from…
-
NewsWhy haven’t we heard from ET?
Some 70 years ago physicist Enrico Fermi looked up at the stars and wondered where everyone was at. With billions of galaxies, each with billions…
-
RP AppThe ordinary is extraordinary: Dr. Gordon Wilson at Creation Weekend 2018
During the Creation Science Association of Alberta’s Creation Weekend 2018, Dr. Gordon Wilson was the feature speaker, giving three lectures. This is an account of…
-
NewsMale rapper “breaks” women’s weightlifting record
For a world increasingly confused about gender, February was an illuminating month with not one, but two well-publicized examples of how it is God, and…
-
Being the ChurchThe Christian job description
When I was a young seminary student, I had to read an extensive commentary by a Dutch theologian. I had never studied Dutch writing before,…
-
Recent ArticlesGod gives rest: On the 4th Commandment
Years ago I blew my first shot at university. I goofed off, got lousy grades, and ending up with a one-year academic suspension. When I…
-
NewsSaturday Selections – March 9, 2019
How a bird is built (5 minutes) The creation of a bird is “an elaborate dance, it’s like a ballet taking place on a stage…
-
Being the ChurchMaintaining the motivation of elders and deacons
The following is a rough transcript of Rev. Moesker’s 45-minute presentation above. **** I’ve been asked to speak here and I was given some suggested…
-
AssortedYour RP connection for fun kid content!
What you’ll find here are crafts, coloring pages, a challenge or two, and even a prayer journal, all of them intended for your littles. These…
-
PoliticsCommunism’s ongoing influence
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and many thought that Communism was over and done with. But even today its influence can still be felt,…
-
Recent ArticlesPAUL vs. JAMES? Dealing with Bible difficulties
“For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” – Paul, writing in Romans 3:28 “You see that a…
-
Being the ChurchOn being a Titus 2 young woman
Older women [must] train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of…
-
Recent ArticlesDealing with the Bible’s troubling texts
Whether it’s passages about slavery, or gender roles, or the imprecatory Psalms, some sections of Scripture make Christians uncomfortable. God’s command to kill all the…
-
Being the ChurchOlder women have much to give
Our church has a sizable number of older women. Why? What task would the Lord give these sisters in His church? Like the older men,…
-
AssortedOn being separated
“For this reason the Father loves Me because I lay down my life in order that I may take it up again. No one has…
-
Recent ArticlesThe best news ever!
“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:32-43) **** Three people were taken that day to a hill…
-
HomosexualityWhen a gay couple wants you to help them celebrate sin
Back in 2012, an American couple that rented out their barn for weddings ran into trouble when two ladies wanted to reserve it for a…
-
EvangelismHelp wanted: Prophets
Our leaders, and neighbors, need to hear God’s Word from us **** God’s Word cuts. We acknowledge that is “living and active, sharper than any…
-
Evangelism“And behold, I come quickly” – the dying need to hear the gospel
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let…
-
Recent ArticlesThe transgender debate isn’t about washrooms
Or, how to argue like a Christian Here’s the scenario: there’s a fellow in front of you wearing a little black dress. And he wants…
-
PornographyFIGHT! A message from the most porn-riddled country in the world
In 2016, Google pronounced the country where I pastor, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the most porn-riddled country in the world. This “fact” was established by the…
-
InternetOne week in: Facebook isn’t for everyone
It’s been nearly a full week since I deleted my Facebook account. My thoughts so far? Why didn’t I do this before?!? I made my…
-
PornographyNo satisfaction: James’ Epistle on pornography
If I were to do a sample of readers to ask what they think is the driver behind pornography, my guess is that the most…
-
Recent Articles3 problems with transgender surgeries
This summer Pullman Regional Hospital in eastern Washington State announced they might offer transgender surgeries and asked the public for feedback. They got hundreds of…
-
Recent ArticlesTransgenderism 101: Share the truth with compassion
Transgenderism is the latest political cause du jour, dominating media headlines, saturating academic deliberation, the subject of new laws and radical educational policies across the…
-
Culture ClashesOverpopulation is a myth, and we should have known
While overpopulation fears aren’t causing the same panic they once did, this bogeyman hasn’t disappeared entirely. The United Nations still has their Population Fund, advising…
-
PornographyIs Porn more like heroin, or driving a car?
Explaining why it’s evil to our non-Christians friends ***** In recent weeks, I’ve come across what seems like a multitude of articles on the subject of…
-
Recent ArticlesNot all humility is humble
John Marks Templeton wanted Christians to be “humble” about the Bible and look to Science for direction. And his Foundation is handing out millions to groups trying…