Transitions (from the Sept. 26, 2016 issue)

Tim Hoyt Duncan, to pastor, Shandon Presbyterian Church, Shandon, S.C., from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Northport, New York Jack Haberer, to pastor..

Ordinations

Ordinations (from the Sept. 26, 2016 issue)

Douglas D. Browne, to pastor, Westminster Church, Columbus, Ohio, by the Presbytery of Scioto Valley Abbi Heimach-Snipes, to pastoral resident, Fourth Presbyterian..

Presbyterian News Service

In this season: GA222 Co-Moderator reflections

Join Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as they share weekly..

Presbyterian News Service

Please pray for peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese security forces clashed with demonstrators in the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, on Monday reportedly killing dozens. Further protests erupted in Kinshasa and..

Editorials

We need more hypocrites

If you haven’t read “My Green Manifesto” by David Gessner, I suggest you do so. The book is beautifully written about a..

Outlook Reporting

Outlook book editor publishes tome

(Outlook) Roy Howard, pastor of Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in North Bethesda, Maryland, and book editor for the Presbyterian Outlook, went on..

Benedictory

Sacred (study) space

I am stuck in an airport with a very long layover. My gate is empty of other passengers and will be for..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterians to hear firsthand account of Syrian Refugee Crisis

(PNS) As Syria’s fragile U.S./Russian negotiated cease fire agreement hangs in the balance, Presbyterian congregations are hearing about the work to help..

Presbyterian News Service

African American Consultation focuses on Black Lives Matters

LOUISVILLE (PNS) – As a part of the first Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Racial Ethnic & Women’s Ministries African American Consultation, African American..

Presbyterian News Service

Expanding the PC(USA) ministry of educational debt assistance

LOUISVILLE (PNS) - As a new class of PC(USA) seminary students matriculates this fall, many find themselves entering graduate school not only..

Voices

Why I marched, what I saw

Guest commentary by John M. Cleghorn “My feets is tired, but my soul is rested.” Those words from Mother Pollard, who participated..

Editorials

Please support the Outlook

Friends, It is with heart-felt gratitude that I write to you. Thank you for your support of the Presbyterian Outlook. Your subscriptions,..

Looking into the lectionary

September 25, 2016 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Ordinary 26C Proper 21 The subject line read: “The sweet smell of self love.”..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbytery of Charlotte issues call to prayer and witness

Dear Pastors and Clerks of Session, On behalf of the Presbytery of Charlotte, we are heartbroken and distressed at the events that..

Religion News Service

World’s oldest Catholic bishop dies at age 104 in New Jersey

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The world’s oldest Roman Catholic bishop, who championed civil rights and promoted equality for women in the church,..

Religion News Service

More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day

(RNS) A quarter of U.S. adults do not affiliate with any religion, a new study shows — an all-time high in a nation where..

Outlook Features

Faith and public office: Kay Hagan and Jim Martin

As I began to put together this issue of the Outlook dedicated to the relationship between faith and public service, I asked..

Book Reviews

Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square

by Randy Boyagoda Image, New York. 480 pages Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) defies easy characterization. A high school dropout, he was early recognized..

Outlook Features

Called to serve: Presbyterians in the public square

In the midst of a rancorous election season, public service as a calling of faith sounds like a contradiction of terms..

Presbyterian News Service

Lamenting the police killing of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I..

Presbyterian News Service

Four Presbyterian seminaries among top rated theological institutions

LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Center for Faith and Service, based at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, has announced the fourth annual list of Seminaries that..