At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (PNS) — To those watching on TV, religion may seem absent from the Winter Olympic Games. Away from the spotlight,..
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WINTERS IN CENTRAL VERMONT ARE LONG, USUALLY LASTING FROM A FIRST SNOW IN EARLY NOVEMBER THROUGH MUD SEASON (the season people elsewhere..
Divergent Church: The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities
Tim Shapiro (with Kara Faris) Abingdon Press, 156 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Tim Shapiro, a Presbyterian minister and the president..
The household of faith (Horizons 8)
Horizons Bible Study 2017-2018 “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews” Lesson 8: In Community with the Household of Faith (Hebrews..
Believing in the holy catholic church, little c
Maybe you’ve had to explain this part of the Apostles’ Creed before. “Catholic, with the little c, comes from the Greek words..
Influential evangelist Billy Graham dies at age 99
Billy Graham speaking to a crowd of 14,000 people at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida on Feb. 11, 1961. (State Library..
Billy Graham, America’s pre-eminent evangelist, dies at 99
(RNS) — Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died..
Interfaith service embodies Christ’s teaching: Love one another, and God in one another
In a time when every face around every corner seems to be screaming where each of us does or does not belong,..
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North Carolina faith leaders press senators to pass clean DREAM Act
Faith leaders around Greensboro, North Carolina recently held a press conference at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, urging Washington to pass a clean..
Presbyterian Mission Agency delegation travels to Sri Lanka in fulfillment of General Assembly overture
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the Southern Coast of India. Until 1972 it was known as..
In Jesus’ name
I attended Catholic school for the first three years of elementary school. I appreciated Mass, even though the wafer and the cup..
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..
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..
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