Out of the silence
I had depended on my right ear all my life. For some reason, my left ear had been profoundly deaf since childhood.
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The courage to dream
Freshly graduated from a Presbyterian seminary, the young pastor dreamed of creating a retreat center, a place of prayer for a community of faith. Touched by his experience with the Taizé community, he yearned to do graduate study in Europe in preparation for this dream.
Glaude challenges Covenant Network to face discrimination
Sometimes, in trying to figure out what a new thing means in the world, people look to the past for explanations.
Achtemeier’s journey to accept homosexual marriage, ordination
Mark Achtemeier, an evangelical theology professor from Iowa, is in many ways an unlikely candidate for radical change. He’s a white, middle-aged Presbyterian father and husband who grew up in the church, the son of Biblical scholars.
Look at context, not generational labels
A young adults minister recently presented a paper to her colleagues on how to understand and respond to Generation X, Generation Y, or, in her shorthand, “Generation XY.”
Presbytery votes to permit Larges ordination; stay of enforcement sought
By a very close margin, San Francisco Presbytery voted Nov. 10 to permit the ordination of Lisa Larges, a lesbian who has sought for more than 20 years to become a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The Muslims’ Christmas story and interfaith dialogue
Not long ago I was giving a talk to some Presbyterians about why interfaith understanding is important.
’Tis the season
Merry Christmas from all your friends at The Presbyterian Outlook!
Ultimately, it’s all about mission
There’s nothing like a comprehensive tour of Vatican City for remembering why we’re a reformation church. A pause of just 60 seconds at each priceless artifact, our guide told us, would add up to 12 years viewing the museum alone.
The Theology of John Calvin
by Charles Partee. WJKP, 2008. Hb., 365 pp. $49.95.
Jesus in a Jewish context
It is with some trepidation I write in response to Bill Tammeus’ article on anti-Semitism in Presbyterian preaching (Outlook August 3, 2009).
Mary
Perhaps more than any other figure in Scripture, Mary has held the expectations and norms of humanity with a complicated tenacity.
Advent 2009
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
The dawn from on high will break upon us … to guide us in the way of peace (Luke 1:78-79).
Christmas Dinner
So how will you spend Christmas afternoon? The one thing I don’t miss now that I’m no longer serving as a congregation’s pastor, is the way I used to spend Christmas afternoons.
Lesslie Newbigin centennial celebrated
GENEVA (ENI) — The life of Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, an English Presbyterian instrumental in the creation of the united Church of South India and who played a key role in the World Council of Churches, is being commemorated 100 years after his birth.
Christmas dinner
So how will you spend Christmas afternoon? The one thing I don’t miss now that I’m no longer serving as a congregation’s pastor, is the way I used to spend Christmas afternoons.
Ministers and members need to “measure up”
Measuring outcomes needn’t be any more difficult for a church than for, say, a corporation.
Worship attendance, faith, and leadership
Statistics published by Research Services of the General Assembly Council in 2006 confirm what most of us already suspected.
A Hymn for the Third Sunday of Advent: John Went Out to Preach God’s Word
John Went Out to Preach God’s Word
A Hymn for the Third Sunday of Advent
Year C – December 13, 2009
10 minutes with …Stanley Hauerwas
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Remember that book How to Win Friends and Influence People? Let’s just say that Duke University ethicist Stanley Hauerwas has been hugely influential, but that doesn’t mean his salty tongue has made him a lot of friends along the way.
What was Norman Rockwell thinking?
As the double holidays surround us, the woe language in our country rises to a new level.
Tom Taylor to head Presbyterian Foundation
Tom Taylor, deputy executive director for mission for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the Presbyterian Foundation.
10 minutes with …Stanley Hauerwas
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Remember that book How to Win Friends and Influence People? Let’s just say that Duke University ethicist Stanley Hauerwas has been hugely influential, but that doesn’t mean his salty tongue has made him a lot of friends along the way.
Room in the Inn for sure: blog reflections on letters to the editor
As the writer of a weekly editorial, I often can predict which editorials will generate a flurry of damning letters to the..
Film in review: “The Road”
The Pulitzer-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy is now faithfully converted to the big screen. The problem is, it’s just as successful as the book in being really depressing.