BALTIMORE – Wilderness as a place to focus on God’s activity. Church leaders (and sometimes whole congregations losing people and resources) feeling the..
Guest commentary by Raymond R. Roberts I had high hopes when the Way Forward Commission was formed. At the time, Heath Rada,..
Casey Tygrett IVP Books, 192 pages Reviewed by Emily Berman D’Andrea We often hear quotes and platitudes about change: change is not..
BALTIMORE — The desert is not a static or one-dimensional place – and a church in transition isn’t either. The theme of the..
BALTIMORE – The second day of the NEXT Church National Gathering, being held Feb. 26-28 in Baltimore, started with a time of..
First Presbyterian Church — Portland, Oregon Since 1950, FPC Portland has owned and operated a retreat center just 22 miles to the east..
BALTIMORE – What does it mean to be a church that finds life in the wilderness - that follows God into the..
WINTERS IN CENTRAL VERMONT ARE LONG, USUALLY LASTING FROM A FIRST SNOW IN EARLY NOVEMBER THROUGH MUD SEASON (the season people elsewhere..
Tim Shapiro (with Kara Faris) Abingdon Press, 156 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Tim Shapiro, a Presbyterian minister and the president..
In a time when every face around every corner seems to be screaming where each of us does or does not belong,..
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As we embark on our Lenten journeys each year, we often think of those journeys as personal and private. We enter into..
When I was in seminary we were taught about three basic kinds of sermons. The first is a Yes sermon. It focuses..
“If it is real, it doesn’t need a response. Those comments do not deserve a response.” — Abdirahman Omar Osman, Somali information..
50 years ago — January 29, 1968 A reader’s outlook on the Outlook’s 150th anniversary: Congratulations to the Presbyterian Outlook and on..
“You are going to disappoint someone this week. Look at your schedule and choose who it will be. And make sure..
Joshua W. Jipp Eerdmans, 220 pages Reviewed by Sharon K. Youngs The title is enough to catch one’s attention after commemorating the..
Do we need more leaders like Martin Luther? In the 500th anniversary year of Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, attention was..
I am a little suspicious of people who like church. I grew up in the church, I’m an ordained pastor and..
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church — Kilmarnock, Virginia In December, St. Andrews was the setting for a presentation that celebrated Sibley Towner, professor emeritus..
On Feb. 10, Jan Edmiston, co-moderator of the 222nd General Assembly, announced that the Presbytery of Charlotte in North Carolina has called..
(RNS) — The 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the 17-day athletic love-fest kicking off to the beat of the Korean janggu drum in Pyeongchang..
Zac M. Hicks Zondervan, 224 pages Reviewed by Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt Zac Hicks, the canon for worship and liturgy at Cathedral Church of..
Forty years ago the West Coast was already comfortably ensconced in post-Christendom. Church wasn’t working the way it had in the post-World..
I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say..
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