Rich Stearns
“I certainly don’t want to send a message to the gay community that we are anti-gay. We are not. We are pro-people. We believe that..
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“Report on World Missions”
60 Years Ago – April 19, 1954 “Missionary obligation is obligation in the world. [The Christian] does not stand over against the..
Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological Crisis
by Patricia K. Tull Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 193 pages Reviewed by SUSAN GILBERT ZENCKA When I first heard..
Ordinations (from the April 28, 2014 issue)
Heather Cameron, to stated supply pastor, Bennett Church, Bennett, Colo., and chaplain, St. Anthony Centura Hospital, Lakewood, Colo., by Denver Presbytery Sharon..
Glory To God: The Presbyterian Hymnal
Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. Reviewed by GARY PANETTA Faced with crisis, Elijah returns to the story of God’s mighty acts..
Retirements (from the April 28, 2014 issue)
Elizabeth Alexander, from designated pastor, Church of Gethsemane, Brooklyn, N.Y. Joseph B. Carle, from member-at- large, Blue Springs, Mo. Rodney V. Castro,..
Transitions (from the April 28, 2014 issue)
Thomas Daniel, from pastor, Kairos Church, Atlanta, to pastor, Covenant Church, Austin, Texas Cathy Hamrick, from member-at- large, Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery, to..
April 28, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s April 28, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
Letter to the editor: OVT. 55 on Cuba
While I most certainly believe that the church should think about how to fulfill the Church's mission in Cuba, I'm not sure..
Luke 23:34: Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing… .”
Who are the 'them' that Jesus is forgiving? In a moment of intense humanity, he appeals to God for those at his..
When the rainbow strikes, things change
Based on what I am seeing, the issue for churches going forward will be who not what. At a recent retreat, for..
“Heaven is Here”
50 Years Ago — March 23, 1964 “Paul believed in the Resurrection of Christ .... [He] took it as a part of his..
Letter to the editor – Denominations
Because the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. denomination is unfortunately losing member churches to other denominations, let us consider why denominations are established in..
April 14, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
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Deceased (from the April 14, 2014 issue)
Janie T. Barrows, 83, Oct. 28, Ormond Beach, Fla. Rona Kathryn Deming, 42, Oct. 23, Rockville, Md. Irwin P. Gates Jr., 84,..
Honorably retired (from the April 14, 2014 issue)
Chang Eui Ahn, from pastor, Korean Central Church, Bayside, N.Y. Angi Jung Ahne, from associate pastor, Lakeview Korean Church, Niles, Ill. James..
Transitions (from the April 14, 2014 issue)
Buz Wilcoxon, from associate pastor, Fourth Church, Greenville, S.C., to pastor, Spring Hill Church, Mobile, Ala.
Douglas Laycock
"The debate has been captured by utterly intolerant people on both sides. Everybody wants religious liberty for me, and my opponent ground into the dust.” ..
Presbyterians and Jews hand in hand in Houston
By Julie Maclemore Wells For many years Presbyterians in the United States have been concerned about the struggles that often define life..
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
“Look, the same Bible that tells us, that teaches us well about the virtues of chastity and the virtue of fidelity and..
Calendar Check May 2014
May 1 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT Children in the Sanctuary: Including Children in the Congregation’s Worship featuring Carolyn Brown, a 90-minute..
Calendar Check April 2014
March 30-April 4 Decatur, Ga.: Teaching Spiritual Formation in the Congregation, featuring Jane Vennard. Columbia Theological Seminary. ctsnet.edu March 31-April 2 Austin, Texas:..
“ERA and the Church’s Role”
40 Years Ago — March 11, 1974 The Equal Rights Amendment had gone to the states for ratification and the church was..
Honorably retired (from the March 31, 2014 issue)
Frederick A. Beck, from pastor, Community in Christ Church, Greensboro, N.C. Lynda Clements, from pastor, First Church, Ossining, N.Y. Brent Coffin, from..
Transitions (from the March 31, 2014 issue)
Douglas Brouwer, from pastor, First Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to pastor, International Protestant Church, Zurich, Switzerland Robert Crall, from pastor, Kirk of..