Learning forgiveness

Guest Outpost blog by Jeffrey A. Schooley “But he didn’t say anything, and neither did she. Not because the words were deliberately..

Outlook Features

The end of denominationalism

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul harks back to an earlier conflict in a congregation in Antioch. Members new to the..

Presbyterian News Service

‘Hidden Figures’ heroine, Katherine Johnson, honored at Oscars

(PNS) Although “Hidden Figures,” the film about three female African-American mathematicians who were integral to the early days of NASA’s space program, didn’t..

What's right?

Union Presbyterian Church — St. Peter, Minnesota

I’ve always thought of my church as an extended family. And families — however loving and well intentioned they are — take work! I grew up working alongside..

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Fellowship Community digs deep and reaches wide

Two hundred pastors, elders and church members gathered February 21-23 in Lakeland, Florida, for the annual national conference of The Fellowship..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians for Earth Care issues call to action on the Dakota Access Pipeline

(PNS) As the remaining residents of Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota face evacuation, Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) has issued a call to action,..

Voices

Why this Christian pastor stands with Muslims

Guest commentary by Brent Barry Over the last year, members of NorthPark Presbyterian Church (where I serve in Dallas) have developed a..

Looking into the lectionary

Transfiguration Sunday – February 26, 2017

Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-20; Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration of the Lord God’s data is, apparently, in the cloud. Is it securely stored..

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All Agency Review Committee concludes first meeting, seeks to speak to PC(USA) about “the bigger picture”

LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The All Agency Review Committee is looking for a way to speak to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) about “the..

Book Reviews

How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World

Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 208 pages You know the feeling. It’s too late at night to send..

Outlook Reporting

All Agency Review Committee seeks clarity of task and purpose

LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – Three groups, all at work now pondering the structure and future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). The likelihood of..

Religion News Service

Muslim groups raise funds to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (RNS) The damaging of dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery spurred Muslim groups to raise thousands of dollars..

Presbyterian News Service

Fellowship Community National Gathering opens with charge to ‘live on mission’

LAKELAND, Fla. (PNS) From Alex Absalom’s opening assertion that discipleship and mission are completely intertwined to the Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes’s..

Voices

Forgiveness: A conversation in marriage

For me, marriage forms one of the essential parts of my life. My marriage is a relationship that impacts me daily and..

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Living restorative justice

by Jeanne Bishop The day after Christmas was improbably warm for Chicago: 50 degrees and gloriously sunny. I took my dog, Lily,..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbytery of Sacramento keeps watch on Oroville Dam

(PNS) A week’s worth of heavy rains has northern California residents on edge. Forecasters warn as much as 10 inches of rain..

Outlook Reporting

All Agency Review Committee holds first meeting this week

LOUISVILLE (Outlook) In what seems to be a season of committees considering the future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), here comes..

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A radical response to senseless violence

by Lacy Ford Few actions prompt as much soul-searching about our common humanity as deadly attacks on innocents. White law enforcement..

Voices

What beauty will this day become? A remembrance of Scott Hauser

I live in Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota is beautiful, with inviting beaches and a delightful climate. Sarasota is also the home of a..

Book Reviews

Moments with Martin Luther: 95 Daily Devotions

Donald K. McKim Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 138 pages Recently I participated in a gathering of Lutheran pastors embarking upon..

Presbyterian News Service

Task force reviewing Bible content exams issues statement

(OGA) Concern has been expressed in various sectors of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) following the last four Bible Content Examinations (BCE). The..