Interim pastors: In the congregation, but not of the congregation
My confirmation class mentor was the first person to teach me the notion that Christians are called to be in the..
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The fortunate pilgrims – 30 years ago
30 years ago — November 17, 1986 “Despite the religious origin of a day of thanksgiving, the dates for celebrating it, in this..
Lord, do you not care?
SHE DOES NOT SEEM to have stepped out of her place. “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left..
PMAB Task Force seeks advice on members’ external committee commitments
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Governance Task Force of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is seeking input from..
One Wild Life: Body (Gungor)
For a while now I’ve had it on my radar – a review of Gungor’s “One Wild Life: Body.” The inner dialogue..
Is justification by faith justifying racism? A word from the Prophet Bonhoeffer
Guest commentary by Samuel Son For five Sundays, the new worshipping community that I serve (New Life Triangle) did a series..
November 20, 2016 – Christ the King Sunday
Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 This is the Sunday we make explicit what is true every Sunday and every day: Christ is King...
PMA committee discusses De La Rosa’s contract, meeting in Puerto Rico and amending Open Meeting policy
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board is recommending that the full board renew Tony De..
Young Adult Volunteer program adds Albuquerque site for 2017-18
(PNS) The Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) announced today the addition of Albuquerque as a new site for its..
Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts: Reflections on Paul, Women, and the Authority of Scripture
by Frances Taylor Gench Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 212 pages Reviewed by James Elisha Taneti During the last three decades,..
Edgy improv groups
The Monday before last as I was driving home from one of my church’s Bible studies, I heard a comedienne interviewed on..
Regarding ruling elders: After session service
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The congregation I serve has a lot of ruling elders, and at no time is this more evident than on Ordination..
When incivility becomes the norm
This statement is a response by J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the PC(USA), to the violence on America’s streets after the..
The “freely flowing river” — A 21st century Reformed confession
by Brandon Frick A while back, I was teaching a course on the Theological Declaration of Barmen. What began as an initially..
McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church – Bartow, Florida
We started as a mission church and incorporated in 1946 as a Presbyterian congregation. Mission has been in our blood, so to..
PMAB moves forward with transfer of operations of Ghost Ranch from PMA to National Ghost Ranch Foundation
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The action required to transfer the operations of the Ghost Ranch Conference & Education Center from the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)..
The joys (and anxieties) of an unrealized ecclesiology
Several years ago, half quixotically and half courageously, I temporarily left full-time ministry to pursue a Ph.D. in systematic theology. Like many..
Don’t display your solidarity, express it!
Guest commentary by Sung Yeon Choimorrow This is not a piece about Standing Rock and the water protectors. This is a reflection..
Will Campbell, Preacher Man
Kyle Childress and Rodney Wallace Kennedy Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 144 pages I once met Will Campbell, the divine provocateur, who is..
Finding better anchors
I wear a charm bracelet that was given to me during a period of significant illness. Each charm reminds me of a..
“I’m sticking with Jesus” – Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove gives Edwards Lecture at LPTS
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – In the wake of a most contentious election, what is a faithful response? How do we begin to..
Fire damages first Mexican-American Presbyterian church in Texas
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Members of a historic church in San Marcos, Texas, are making alternative plans for worship this Sunday after fire..
Reflection on the U.S. elections
Philip Wingeier-Rayo shared this with the Austin Seminary community on Election Day this week. The Outlook offers it as our Friday commentary this..
November 13, 2016 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 Ordinary 33C Proper 28 I am writing this before the election results are revealed. You will be preaching..
Repairers of the breach
In the wake of the election, a Scripture passage has been coming to my consciousness over and over. It is from the..
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