FOR OVER A MONTH I HAVE BEEN SKIPPING out on Sunday morning worship. Yet, in the past weeks of absence from church..
There was another whole committee at the 221st General Assembly that didn’t have a listing on PC-BIZ. They didn’t exactly vote, but..
The Renaissance Marriott in Detroit intimidated me at first. The building is strikingly beautiful, but the floor plan is a confusing maze..
Larissa Kwong Abazia really wanted the article about her being vice moderator with the Presbyterian Outlook to be a MadLib. She thought..
Guest commentary by Jeanne Bishop On Monday, I had the opportunity to speak in opposition to divestment during the open session of..
Guest blog by Maggie Alsup What is a student assistant? This is a question that my colleagues and I have gotten a..
by guest blogger Sara Sutter I learned a lot my first year in seminary. I took classes in Greek, exegesis, Old and..
Lost somewhere in the Renaissance Center, Detroit - What is the theme of the 221st General Assembly? I’m pretty sure it’s my..
This is my first GA and, like a stereotype of myself, I’m getting there late. I have a good excuse. We have..
Hard to believe at times that we’re all in the same church, what with the long, sad, multitude of ways we stand..
When General Assembly comes to town, everyone’s to-do list grows by miles. There are volunteers to train, worship services to plan, special..
A guest blog from Matt Nickel When the city of Detroit is dropped into a conversation these days, it is so often..
This sermon was preached by Randy Harris at the 99th meeting of Salem Presbytery on August 6, 2013. It is based upon..
In his interesting little book, “101 Things I Learned In Architecture School,” Matthew Frederick shares creative wisdom from the point of view..
While they have yet to catch a blast of public attention, scattered through the agenda of the 2014 General Assembly of the..
Church development is about many things — best practices, capable leadership, listening to the world — but the most difficult to grasp,..
The 221st General Assembly will have a plateful of potentially explosive matters when it convenes in Detroit in June. It is possible..
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) experienced a painful split and divide in the 1920s and 1930s in the midst of the Scopes Trial..
I’VE DONE IT MYSELF — dragged the nine members of the confirmation class to a Saturday presbytery meeting so that 13-year olds..
Interview by Leslie Scanlon, Outlook national reporter The 2014 General Assembly is being asked to confirm Linda Valentine for another four-year term..
In the fall of 1953, General Dwight David Eisenhower was president of the United States. I was six years old and completely..
It was early summer 2012, just before the 220th General Assembly. Standing in the kitchen with my mother, I found myself somewhat..
As we Presbyterians descend upon Detroit for the 221st General Assembly this June 14-21, I can’t resist the inclination to shop through..
I come from an opinionated family. Opinions are great. I am all for opinions. I like stating them, debating them, attacking them..
LOUISVILLE, KY - After a long and somewhat contentious stretch of trying to figure out the future of Stony Point Center, a..
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