I am pleased to announce a tune writing competition run by the Digital Splitleaf (https://splitleaf.org), open to composers from around the world. We are inviting submissions of original tunes, and entries are welcome from...
On Saturday 20th September members of the Northern Presbytery congregations gathered in Ballymoney for an evening of Psalm-singing, hosted by Mark and Debra Goerner from Orlando RP Church in Florida. They, along with their...
The following article first appeared in the Covenanter Witness and is reprinted here by permission. The psalmist declares, “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name,...
Charles Spurgeon once recommended a commentary on the Bible with an interesting caveat. The strength of the commentary, by author Robert Hawker, was that “he sees Jesus—and that is a sacred gift.” However, in Spurgeon’s...
The Clarinda (Iowa) RP Church hosted the Midwest Presbytery’s Thanksgiving Psalm-sing on Saturday, November 18, 2023. This annual event is typically held within a week of the USA Thanksgiving holiday, and its location rotates...
The RPCNA’s Japan Presbytery gathered online for their annual singing of “The Life of Christ in the Psalms” at the beginning of December. The Kasumigaoka congregation organized the online event and individual congregations were...
Having grown up in Ballyclabber RPC the Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Service is something I have grown to love more and more. Coming together to sing the Psalms as family of God’s people is...
We are stirred by this Psalm to make God our trust – the structure is simple and its message is clear. Unbridled Praise – Verses 1-2 The psalmist rouses his soul to present himself...
When David wrote this Psalm, he had been driven from his throne. His son Absalom rose up and, by saying what people wanted to hear, turned Israel against their king. His father left the...