Hurricane-damaged houses of worship can receive FEMA aid
WASHINGTON (RNS) — After lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a new policy extending disaster..
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Columbia Seminary receives major Lilly grant For Thriving In Ministry Initiative
(Columbia Theological Seminary communications) Columbia Theological Seminary was awarded a grant of $1 million to expand the Pastoral Excellence Programs offered through The Center..
Be the church!
First Presbyterian Church of Seattle: Then and now First Presbyterian Church of Seattle was organized in 1869 with seven charter members..
Joy: 100 poems
Christian Wiman, editor Yale University Press, 232 pages Joy? One might blanch at the thought of poems on a subject that seems..
Pastoring a purple church
The steaming mad email arrived Sunday afternoon. The subject line read: “Leaving White Memorial.” The writer, a member whom I had..
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue Random House, 416 pages. Reviewed by Leslie A. Klingensmith “I have no problem with immigrants, as long as they come..
Moana: A parable for the modern church?
Guest commentary by George Love As a pastor with a responsibility for preaching each Sunday, I always have my antenna up. Every..
1st Sunday after Christmas Day — December 31, 2017
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 Christmas 1B Mary and Joseph are law abiding Jews. Simeon and Anna, too, exhibit faithfulness, obedience..
Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Women rise up (Commentary)
RNS asked some of the country’s top faith leaders, scholars and activists to consider what changes the religion landscape will see in..
PC(USA) pastor recognized by 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
SEATTLE (PNS) — The Rev. Peg Roy of First Presbyterian Church in Auburndale, Florida, is being recognized by the 2018 Special Olympics USA..
Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
Lyndal Roper Random House, 576 pages Lyndal Roper, holder of the Regius Chair at Oxford University, is a scholar of early modern..
What’s right about Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship?
Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship —Nashville, Indiana What can I, as a two-time visitor, say is right about 34-member Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship..
Florida Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Network sees long road in Hurricane Irma recovery
(PNS) While most people are spending their Christmas break relaxing with family and friends, the cleanup work continues for people living across..
In a fifth grade Sunday school class …
In a fifth grade Sunday school class in Wisconsin, a young lass asked, “I know why we celebrate Christmas, but why do..
Long chicken
I had a full weekend planned with my high-energy 2-year-old. I was especially thrilled about Saturday’s meal. I was throwing a little..
Incarnational vulnerability — 20 years ago
20 years ago — December 29, 1997 “Each of the three monotheistic religions has a ‘Christmas story.’ That is, each has a..
Would you consider an end of year gift to the Outlook?
We are in the home stretch of 2017 and we at the Presbyterian Outlook are looking with excitement toward 2018. Plans are..
Essence of the Season
It’s about the giving, really. So that all those holy folk who moan about the marketing and such can tend to miss..
Christmas prayer: “Make us eager…”
"Make us as eager as the shepherds to leave our familiar fields to go and see the One who has come to save the world," writes Jill Duffield.
#realfamilychristmas
Sappy sentiments about “home” pervade this season no less than cheesy Christmas music and relentless advertisements telling us to buy things. The..
4th Sunday of Advent – December 24, 2017
Isaiah 9:2-7; Luke 2:1-20 Advent 4B Advent 4 falls on Christmas Eve this year and choices have no doubt been made about..
Clergy housing allowance battle continues: An update from Frank Spencer
Don’t panic about the clergy housing allowance. You wouldn’t know it from the breathless posts in social media, but the fate of..
Preacher: David H.C. Read’s Sermons at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
David H.C. Read (John McTavish, editor) Wipf & Stock, 272 pages Teachers of homiletics debate whether or not preaching can be taught...
Atnip to stand as moderator for the 223rd General Assembly
Another Presbyterian has announced she will stand for moderator of the 2018 General Assembly – Chantal D. Atnip, a ruling elder who..
The emerging vocational landscape: One pastor’s experience and what it means for the larger Presbyterian Church
The emerging leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are more diverse than ever, and the vocational landscape within the denomination has..
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