Ordinations (from the March 30, 2015 issue)
Annie Duncan, to temporary associate pastor, Bellevue First Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, Wash., by Seattle Presbytery Allysen Schaaf, to associate pastor, Decatur Presbyterian..
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Transitions (from the March 30, 2015 issue)
Catherine Elizabeth Foster, to associate pastor, Shallowford Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, from associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Nashville David A. Grachek, from pastor,..
Gay Clark Jennings
(RNS) “Sometimes a tragedy happens and people move on after a couple of weeks. This particular tragedy has caused many people to..
Deceased (from the March 30, 2015 issue)
John N. Bratt, 87, May 4, Minneapolis James A. Churchill, 66, Sept. 28, Malvern, Pa. Asa Collins, 87, Aug. 30, Reno, Nev...
Living together after 14F
Guest blog from Brandon Frick Now that the phone calls, the emails and awkward conversations have started, many of us have either..
Calendar Check – May 2015
May 4-9 Montreat N.C. Annual Recreation Workshop featuring Theresa Cho. Montreat. montreat.org May 5-7 Stony Point, N.Y. Come to the Waters: 2015-2016..
Obama to host Pope Francis at White House in September
(RNS) President Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House during the pontiff’s U.S. visit in September to “continue the dialogue..
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My Way: A Muslim Woman’s Journey
by Mona Siddiqui I.B. Tauris, London. 222 pages REVIEWED BY LAWTON POSEY “Religious faith doesn’t always provide assurances, but there is no..
March 30, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s March 30, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and..
Be Holy: Find Identity, Find Belonging, Find Purpose
by Brian Christopher Coulter Chalice Press, St. Louis. 150 pages REVIEWED BY TJ REMALEY The word “holy” is not always received well..
Hope in the midst of storms for Christian educators
BALTIMORE – The words “Fear not!” rang out in worship, plenary sessions, workshops and the marketplace during the annual meeting of the..
Ordinations (from the March 16, 2015 issue)
Charles Freeman, to pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Fla., by St. Augustine Presbytery Jill Isola, to associate pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Harstville,..
Transitions (from the March 16, 2015 issue)
Ray Mims, from interim pastor, Kernersville Moravian Church, Kernersville, N.C., to interim pastor, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Aberdeen, N.C. Bart Smith, from transitional..
Deceased (from the March 16, 2015 issue)
James H. Brown, 86, June 26, Louisville, Ky. Tom A. Cutting Jr., 78, Jan. 21, Richmond Va. Lee W. Hahnlen, 72, Sept...
Honorably retired (from the March 16, 2015 issue)
Lawrence W. Farris, from member at large, Kalamazoo, Mich. Michael L. Frandsen, from member at large, Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley G...
All That Bright Light: A Story of Love, Murder and Healing
by Alice G. Miller Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, Amazon.com. 133 pages REVIEWED BY STEPHEN MCCUTCHAN When you hear “I know just..
Pride and sloth
Lent is a season of fasting and repentance in preparation for Easter. This season, situated in the grey dregs of winter, reflects..
March 16, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s March 16, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and..
Seasons of Caring: Meditations for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
by Clergy Against Alzheimer’s Network CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Washington, D.C. 179 pages REVIEWED BY RICHARD L. MORGAN Although there is a plethora..
Rethinking the origins of the Gospel of Luke: The Vetus Latina
by Annette Weissenrieder What happens here is not simply a great scholarly enterprise with subscribers on all continents and in dozens of..
Joseph Lawrence Roberts Jr., pastor and preacher dies
The Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Roberts, well known pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, died on Sunday, February 15 at his home. Dr...
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus” – Christ in a pluralistic age
by Edwin Chr. Van Driel There’s a remarkable passage in one of the upcoming lectionary readings. “Some Greeks,” John writes, came to..
Missionaries in Philippines are returning home (70 years ago)
70 years ago — March 19, 1945 Among the 134 missionaries freed from Japanese internment camps in the Philippine Islands were 34..
Deceased (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Gabriel Abdullah, 98, July 29, Jacksonville, Fla. Alvin Russell Alsgaard, 94, May 28, Spokane, Wash. Paul Epps, 98, Sept. 16, Windsor, N.C...