Love is a verb: For Such a Time as This commissions nine new pastoral residents
LOUISVILLE – The word “love” is thrown around a lot as a term of affection for everything from shoes to music, but real..
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GACEIR seeks information on Presbyterians’ interfaith experiences: Survey input from individual church members will inform consultation
LOUISVILLE – The General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (GACEIR) is seeking input from individual Presbyterians about their interfaith experience...
Bookmark – Words and Images that Seep Into the Soul
by James Phillips Noble Resource Publications, Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, Ore. 313 pages The author has lived a long and..
COMMENTARY: Change is still going to come
(RNS) Any reflection on the March on Washington and the civil rights movement makes it clear that everything has changed. Yet the..
Beauty and pain take center stage in Holocaust pageant
HAIFA, Israel (RNS) The 18 beauty pageant finalists on stage at Haifa’s basketball stadium wear lovely gowns, their jewelry glitters, and their..
Atheist group can sue IRS over enforcement of pulpit politicking
(RNS) A federal judge has ruled that the Freedom from Religion Foundation may continue its lawsuit over whether the Internal Revenue Service..
Remembering a ‘life well loved’: Musical tribute honors late youth minister’s work; proceeds to benefit youth arts mission
STATESVILLE, N.C. Aimee Wallis Buchanan had a passion for working with youth that began when she was barely more than a youth..
Preparing for international service: Twenty Presbyterian mission appointees complete orientation for assignments in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America
LOUISVILLE – Seventeen new or reassigned Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-workers, along with three long-term volunteers, completed mission orientation last month and..
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Film in review – In a World….
The voiceover world is apparently a very small one. Either you have to be a well-known actor already or be so golden-throated..
Roundtable Interview With Lake Bell
Roundtable Interview With Lake Bell Star/Writer/Director/Co-Producer of “In A World” August 13, 2013, Dallas, Texas Presbyterian Outlook (Ronald Salfen): What drew..
Book review – The Benefit of the Doubt: Claiming Faith in an Uncertain World
by Frank Clark Spencer, with sermons by John B. Rogers Jr. 22 Degrees Publishing. 85 pages An informed voice from the..
‘God is the best artist’ takes off on social media
(RNS) Sunrises and sunsets are inspiring religious adoration of a digital sort. “I think when God gets bored he pulls out his paint..
Communal living: knowing and being known
As I am considering community housing with our sister church and I have been asked to reflect on questions that have been..
Where to set the bar for membership?
I first became a full voting member of a Presbyterian congregation in 1958 through a confirmation class. I thought it was cool..
PC(USA) partners in Egypt call for peace in wake of violence: Several Christian churches, bookstores have been destroyed
LOUISVILLE – As news of violence and turmoil — including the destruction of Christian church buildings — continues to come from Egypt, the Presbyterian..
The PC(USA) remembers the March on Washington: Calls for continued justice advocacy on behalf of the marginalized
LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. Our legacy as..
Cultivating conversations about race: Finding beauty and challenge in our differences
LOUISVILLE – While at Big Tent this month, Erin Dunigan sat down with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008)...
Churches in Pennsylvania, Kenya forge purpose-driven partnership
Elders’ and deacons’ first duty is not to tend to the needs of the flock but to train, empower and send their..
Cargal named coordinator for Preparation for Ministry
LOUISVILLE – The Reverend Dr. Timothy B. Cargal, a seasoned leader in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been named coordinator for..
The Secret Knowledge of Princeton Seminary Class of 2006
There are some things every Presbyterian seminarian knows, like how to toss around words like context, paradigm, kataphatic, and differentiated, how to..
Blog reprint – It’s Not About Us (Or Why Declining Church Attendance Is Not Such A Crisis)
This piece originally appeared on the author's personal blog, "A pastor looks at 40," and is reprinted here with his permission. One..
Editorial: 2BRE—a tough job to decode
It ain’t easy to be a Presbyterian ruling elder. You might be fortunate enough to serve on a session peopled only..
Two ecumenical bodies established for Sudan and South Sudan
GENEVA – Two ecumenical councils in South Sudan and Sudan have now been established. The decision comes after South Sudan’s independence from Sudan..