Music’s role in facilitating the paradox of Lent: An individual journey best achieved in community
As we embark on our Lenten journeys each year, we often think of those journeys as personal and private. We enter into..
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God’s yes and no
When I was in seminary we were taught about three basic kinds of sermons. The first is a Yes sermon. It focuses..
A Presbyterian teenager …
A Presbyterian teenager in a large city told his youth group of a rabbi who placed a lamb and a lion in..
Mission co-workers in Sudan
Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather, mission co-workers in Sudan, tell of a demonstration in a village town square where a group of girls..
Abdirahman Omar Osman
“If it is real, it doesn’t need a response. Those comments do not deserve a response.” — Abdirahman Omar Osman, Somali information..
On the Outlook’s 150th anniversary (150 years ago)
50 years ago — January 29, 1968 A reader’s outlook on the Outlook’s 150th anniversary: Congratulations to the Presbyterian Outlook and on..
All Agency Review sends eight recommendations to General Assembly
The All Agency Review Committee approved Feb. 16 eight recommendations it will make to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
2020 Vision Team approves draft guiding statement – but their work continues
The 2020 Vision Team has approved its draft guiding statement and its report to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board continues conversations with Way Forward Commission
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board will continue conversations with the Way Forward Commission and All Agency Review Committee through Feb. 28 –..
Religious leaders call for prayer and action following Florida school shooting
(RNS) — “A child of God is dead.” That message came Wednesday (Feb. 14) not from a religious leader, but from CNN..
Open letter to Way Forward from the PC(USA) advocacy committees
Dear colleagues serving on the Way Forward Commission, We write to express our profound concern with the proposal by the Way Forward..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk asks for prayers for displaced African brothers and sisters
ACCRA, Ghana (PNS) — Videos, recently broadcast on CNN, show the brutal torture of migrants from Sub-Saharan African nations. Men are whipped..
Who will you disappoint?
“You are going to disappoint someone this week. Look at your schedule and choose who it will be. And make sure..
1st Sunday in Lent — February 18, 2018
Mark 1:9-15 Lent 1B Mark’s Holy Spirit dove does not sit cooing on a nearby branch, placidly watching. No, Mark’s version of..
Way Forward Commission approves its report to General Assembly; discussions continue regarding A Corporation
The Way Forward Commission voted Feb. 15 to approve six recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Three..
Regarding ruling elders: Community prayer
“What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God..
Vital Congregations Revitalization Initiative gets underway
LOUISVILLE — As Kathryn Threadgill introduced the Vital Congregations Revitalization initiative to Newark and Trinity presbyteries this month, she felt both fear and..
Presbyterian leaders reach out to Parkland, Florida, following school shooting
(PNS) Ash Wednesday turned deadly in Parkland, Florida when a lone gunman opened fire at the Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17..
Saved by Faith and Hospitality
Joshua W. Jipp Eerdmans, 220 pages Reviewed by Sharon K. Youngs The title is enough to catch one’s attention after commemorating the..
Prayer for Parkland, Florida
Lord God, on this Ash Wednesday when we repent and turn to the gospel, we once again turn to you with cries..
SDOP disburses over $100,000 for nine self-help projects
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People(SDOP) approved grants in 2017 totaling $133,753 to fund six self-help projects..
Prayer for Ash Wednesday
Lord to whom we belong in life and death, our only comfort, we come before you aware of our failings and awed..
Leadership of saints and sages
Do we need more leaders like Martin Luther? In the 500th anniversary year of Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, attention was..
Way Forward plans to vote on recommendations this week, concerns voiced by the Governance Task Force
On Feb. 15, the Way Forward Commission is expected to formally vote to approve its recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly —..
Churches in Puerto Rico still struggling five months after Hurricane Maria
A hurricane damaged home in the mountains of western Puerto Rico. (Photo by Rick Jones) LOUISVILLE — The long, slow return to..
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