Presbyterian, interfaith leaders join Standing Rock solidarity gathering
CANNON BALL, N.D. (PNS) – Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have been standing in solidarity with Native American tribes and groups protesting the..
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Presbytery of East Tennessee awaits word on fire damage in Gatlinburg
(PNS) Days after fires scorched parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, within the Great Smoky Mountains, residents and church leaders are still..
Presbyterian Scholars Conference: What happens when mainliners sit at table with split P’s?
Guest commentary by Chuck Wiggins “I often wonder what kind of shape the Presbyterian Church would be in today if the Orthodox Presbyterians,..
2nd Sunday of Advent – December 4, 2016
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 Advent 2A I am just contrary enough to look forward to John the Baptist’s disruptive Advent..
Presbyterians commemorate World AIDS Day
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Since 1988, December 1 has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as World AIDS Day, a time..
On being the son of immigrants, Nazi salutes and Advent
At Thanksgiving last week, while sitting at the dinner table, a family friend of mine discussed ideas for tattoos he’s been..
Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn’t the Only Option – And Other Things the Bible Says About Sex
by Bromleigh McCleneghan Harper One, San Francisco. 256 pages Reviewed by Erica Schemper As a young pastor, I worked primarily..
Keeping Faith: December video newsletter from Tony De La Rosa
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Keeping Faith, the video newsletter from Tony De La Rosa, Interim Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, was..
This we believe
Story and photos by Beth Farias You can learn a lot about a person in just three to five minutes. Our words,..
Robert’s Rules of Disorder?
I was very intrigued by a small line buried in the report from the Committee to Review Biennial Assemblies a few years..
Krummel returning to parish ministry
LOUISVILLE (OGA) – The Reverend Susan Davis Krummel has accepted a call as interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Princeton, Illinois...
Christ’s love in action
By Wilson Davis The North Carolina Presbyterian Pilgrimage (NCPP) is known for its grace-filled, spiritual renewal weekends. It dates from 1990, and..
You can help the Outlook on #GivingTuesday
On this #GivingTuesday, please consider making a financial gift to the Presbyterian Outlook. Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 countries..
Pew study finds Presbyterians among top earners
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – A recent breakdown of the Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study ranked Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) members fourth in its percentage..
Advent stirs deep longings
As we turn toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are cultural rituals that we enact. White lights line roofs and store windows...
Very Married
by Katherine Willis Pershey Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Va. 224 pages Lately when I counsel couples preparing for marriage, I give a bleak assessment..
Co-Moderators Urge Presbyterians to be ‘Agents of Peace’
To Our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) family in Christ, As we enter the season of Advent, there are those among us who continue..
Confessions of a post-election pastor
Guest commentary by Ken Evers-Hood Over the past post-election week, I’ve been struggling to understand my own emotions and why this has..
1st Sunday of Advent – November 27, 2016
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Advent 1A These Advent texts offer a series of contrasts this week: light and dark, awake..
Inviting Jesus to Thanksgiving dinner
I don’t much like Thanksgiving. What’s not to like? There are the three F’s – food, family and football, not necessarily in..
PC(USA) issues call to prayer and action for South Sudan
Our sisters and brothers in South Sudan urgently need our prayers and advocacy. Last week, renewed fighting erupted, dramatically compounding a humanitarian..
The 22 eponymous laws Presbyterians need to know
The follow is a list of 22 eponymous laws, principles, theories, effects – succinct social observations. “Eponymous” simply means that it was..
Abba Eban: A Biography
by Asaf Siniver Overlook Press, New York. 464 pages Abba Eban (1915-2002) was arguably the most brilliant and accomplished statesman that Israel..
The leftovers
What exactly do pastors do all day? It’s a question I’m sure you’ve wondered about, as you slaved away at your workplace..
Facing Thanksgiving
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The election earlier this month revealed deep divisions in our country and raised many important questions..
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