Jean Vanier, Catholic hero to developmentally disabled, dies
PARIS (AP) — Jean Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries..
PARIS (AP) — Jean Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries..
To many Presbyterians, he’s been the face of the General Assembly operations for more than 10 years. Tom Hay could often be..
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — On a recent Sunday morning, dozens of South Sudanese refugees gathered inside a tent at Imvepi Refugee Camp..
Korean-speaking members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have a new means to connect with the church with the launch of its new..
This week we asked the Outlook bloggers to share a “ministry hack” they’ve learned. Here’s what they shared. Pop your collar. When..
The sign outside many churches reads “All are welcome.” Doesn’t that go without saying? Jesus welcomed all: the stranger, the poor, the..
(RNS) — When the heartbreaking news came this weekend that Rachel Held Evans had passed away after enduring a medical coma for..
This week we asked the Outlook bloggers to share a “ministry hack” they’ve learned. Here’s what they shared. I have been told..
Arden F. Mahlberg and Craig L. Nessan Cascade Books, 236 pages Reviewed by John Wimberly Airplane pilots are taught to ignore their..
CHICAGO (RNS) — Harvest Bible Chapel has apologized both privately and publicly to a freelance journalist and two bloggers whom it sued last..
(RNS) — Rachel Held Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, died Saturday morning (May 4) at age 37 after a..
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Acts 9:1-20; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Easter 3C The risen Christ startles Saul. Angels, every creature in heaven and on earth serenade..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — With the many conflicts causing suffering around the world as well as the troublesome policies in the United States,..
Ashley Hales IVP Books, 192 pages Reviewed by KJ Ramsey Hales offers a compelling invitation to live with purpose and meaning in..
(OGA) The 19-year-old man accused of opening fire in a synagogue near San Diego sits in jail today, facing murder and attempted..
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky — The Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis was delivering an impromptu sermon at the end of a long, hot day..
(OGA) What role does the human race play when it comes to the earth’s natural resources? Are they gifts from God to..
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in..
“At every moment we see diminishments, both in us and around us … premature deaths, stupid accidents, weaknesses affecting the highest reaches..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — “Buckle your seat belts, Louisville Seminary,” the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly..
(RNS) — Jennifer Pinckney had hoped to be in Bible study on the evening of June 17, 2015. But her six-year-old daughter..
(PNS) — The best way to advocate for change with publicly-traded corporations is to have direct access to high-level leaders, says Rob..
Stephen R. Haynes Eerdmans 213 pages Stephen Haynes is the author of “Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians” and theologian-in-residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church..
I cannot count the number of church signs that contain the sentiment or the sentence: “All are welcome.” Occasionally the message reads..