How (not) to love your neighbor: On faith and politics
by James K.A. Smith Let’s be honest: This is a difficult year to talk about faith and politics. The fragmentation of our..
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Westminster Presbyterian Church – Sparta, Illinois
During Lent this year, we explored a theme of telling our faith stories during worship. We are a congregation, like many in..
Joining the tax collectors
Jesus called a tax collector to be one of his disciples. Jesus included an IRS agent among his closest friends. I understand..
Beyond civility: Intercepting the narrative
by David B. Cozad With competing claims heating up in the presidential election, it’s time to steel ourselves not just for conflict..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board concludes its Fall 2016 meeting
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concluded its Fall 2016 meeting that featured a new..
Regarding ruling elders: faith and work
LOUISVILLE (OGA) At the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), ruling elders gathered for a luncheon and panel discussion...
Way set for operational responsibility of Ghost Ranch to transfer
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The Presbyterian Mission Agency board has approved a plan to transfer operational responsibility for the Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat..
Jesus and the displaced
Guest commentary by Joseph L. Morrow The ever-insightful theologian Willie Jennings in his book, “The Christian Imagination,” offers a sobering and astounding..
September 18, 2016 — 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Luke 16:1-13 Ordinary 24C; Proper 20 Money, money, money. Why is Luke always going on about money and possessions? Can’t we move..
PMA board hears reports, discusses transparency
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) The Presbyterian Mission Agency board heard first reports Sept. 15 from leaders of the eight ministerial teams that it’s..
Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence
by Jonathan Sacks Schocken Books, New York. 305 pages Reviewed by Donald Mead In this important book, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, for..
Ted Hickman, Commissioned Ruling Elder and Moderator of New York City Presbytery, dies unexpectedly at age 51
LOUISVILLE – Commissioned Ruling Elder (CRE) Theodore “Ted” Hickman, moderator of the Presbytery of New York City, died unexpectedly in his sleep at the..
Presbyterian Mission Agency board discusses what’s ahead for Ghost Ranch
What will the Presbyterian Mission Agency board be asked to vote on Sept. 16 regarding transferring responsibility for operating Ghost Ranch..
Ministry teams get to work: Board puts new structure to work
It was a flurry of conversation: Eight ministerial teams meeting simultaneously for five hours during the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meeting..
Quardricos Bernard Driskell
“I’ve been in forums and classrooms where political liberals and conservatives go at each other without ever attempting to identify, thoughtfully, how..
A Presbyterian Church in Oregon
A Presbyterian Church in Oregon is serious about ecumenism. On a particular Sunday they meet with a local Lutheran congregation in the..
From a church newsletter
From a church newsletter: “Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church. Smile at a grumpy person hard to love...
Dissenter in a great society
50 years ago — August 22, 1966 The cover quote set the theme of an issue that reviewed the World Conference on..
A time of opportunity and change: Mission Agency board gets to work
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – This is a time of great opportunity for the Presbyterian Mission Agency – but also a time when..
PCC Responds to September 2016 BCE
At a previously scheduled meeting on September 8-9, 2016, the Executive Committee of the Presbyteries' Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC)..
Driving with Jesus
For someone whose parents truly thought she might never master driving a car, I have spent a lot of time driving. I..
“The church belongs to God”: J. Herbert Nelson preaches at PMA board meeting
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), preached during opening worship at the Presbyterian Mission..
New executive team streamlines decision-making at Board of Pensions
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — President Frank C. Spencer has announced a newly formed Executive Team at The Board of Pensions..
Elizabeth M. Little named church consultant in Charlotte, North Carolina
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — Elizabeth M. Little has been named Church Consultant for The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church..
Executive committee meets, discusses finances
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency board heard some good news Sept. 13 – including that..
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