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I had a conversation the other day with a good friend. He and I usually disagree on most things. Our argument began with the old question, “What would you do if you were driving through a one stoplight town in the middle of the night and the light was red?” He contended that the “rules are the rules,” while I argued that I would stop and look both ways and go on.
If congregations want to turn around public skepticism, mission work ought to be their first priority.
Sometimes when I feel down about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) , I wonder who the last Presbyterian will be.
Editor’s Note: This essay is one in a series probing challenges to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its Reformed heritage to find fresh theological language in a time of great ferment and polarization. “With battle lines drawn, cracks showing, and widespread distrust, this question hits Presbyterians especially hard,” says the author.
3 Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 2, Act and Being, ed. Wayne Whiston Floyd, trans. H. Martin Rumscheidt (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996), 112.
(ENI) — The Lutheran World Federation has chosen Palestinian Bishop Munib A. Younan, a campaigner for peace, justice and inter-faith dialogue, as its next president.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — The Presbyterian Youth Triennium, held on the campus of Purdue University this week, is a place for music.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As a young girl, Debra Matthews was inspired to "step into greatness" at a Stillman College step show. The young adults who were performing weren’t much older than the thousands of youth gathered at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium here this week.
“Ramona and Beezus,” based on Beverly Cleary’s popular children’s book series, features a cute little ten-year-old named Ramona (Joey King, who’s perfect for the part).
(ENI) — The recently retired senior Vatican official responsible for ecumenical affairs has said his biggest regret during his tenure in Rome is that he did not achieve an agreement on a common communion with Protestants.
(ENI) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu, — Nobel Peace Prize laureate has announced his intention to wind down his public engagements, when he turns 79 in October.
(ENI) The 70-million strong Lutheran World Federation has struggled to live up to its
own vision of inclusiveness regarding the role of women, LWF General Secretary
Ishmael Noko, has told LWF members.
(ENI) — The outgoing president of the Lutheran World Federation has appealed to delegates at a global Lutheran gathering in Germany to hold together and avoid splits in the face of differences over issues of sexuality.
NEW IMMIGRATION HYMN
"I was a stranger and you welcomed me …" — Jesus
Editor's Note: Presbyterian hymnist Carolyn Gillette is introducing a new hymn through The Presbyterian Outlook relating to Biblical persons who were "strangers in a foreign land" called "Abraham Journeyed to a Far Country."
“Restrepo” is the real-life war movie. It’s so raw and spontaneous that we can’t help but be moved by witnessing what it’s really like to be an American soldier in Afghanistan.
It is not too surprising that Hollywood would be on the vanguard of those advocating for societal acceptance of homosexual couples. After all, anything goes in Tinseltown, where hedonism is good publicity, and no marriages last for very long, anyway, no matter which genders are involved.
“Inception” is one of those clever, suspenseful movies that delight the sci-fi-techno crowd, but is truly frustrating to the more linear thinkers, who want their story lines clean, clear, and chronological.
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” may borrow from a lot of recent fantasy tales, but it’s kid-friendly, interesting, well-cast, and funny, which is a winsome combination for any movie.
“Cyrus” is a love triangle with a twist, in an ironic atmosphere.
“Winter’s Bone” is one of those slice-of-life films that transport the viewer to another place and point of view. It’s set in present-day rural Missouri, but it feels like the back-country Ozarks of another era.
MINNEAPOLIS – The 219th General Assembly, meeting July 9, discussed the funding difficulties of the national offices of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The 219th General Assembly is encouraging all Presbyterians, especially those who are clergy and church leaders, to know their HIV status – saying that testing will make them a “visible example” and will “help eliminate the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS testing.”
On its final night of deliberations, the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) considered the report on its Committee on Peacemaking and International Issues (minus a major report on the Middle East, which was presented by another committee and considered separately earlier).
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