Board considers next steps on General Assembly actions and reviews committee report
CHICAGO – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, meeting in Chicago July 27-29 for its annual retreat,..
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The Grammar of God: A Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible
by Aviya Kushner Spiegel & Grau, New York. 272 pages REVIEWED BY EMERY J. CUMMINS This book took shape at the renowned..
The gift of God’s grace: Go as you are
By Christopher De La Cruz More than 4,700 high school students took over Purdue University in Indiana during five hot, humid..
Former General Assembly vice moderator, Floyd N. Rhodes, dies at age 83
LOUISVILLE – The Rev. Floyd N. Rhodes (1933-2016), Vice Moderator of the 211th General Assembly (1999), died on Saturday, July 23. He..
Korean Christians advocate for lasting peace on Peninsula
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 27, 1953, the guns fell silent on the Korean Peninsula. An armistice brought three years of war..
The sandwich of life and ministry
The alarm goes off on Sunday mornings at 5 a.m. In the dim light, I choose my dress, aiming for something not-too-sexy,..
Presbyterians working for justice in Louisville
Editor’s note: The Outlook will run occasional stories talking to Presbyterians involved with grassroots work to address racism and injustice in their..
William Deresiewicz
“Ultimately, colleges have inherited the spiritual mission of churches. As religious beliefs have declined with the rise of science, especially among educated..
San Francisco Presbyterian Seminary
San Francisco Presbyterian Seminary is developing new new ways to engage the rapidly changing world. Their president, James McDonald, announced the creation..
A church in California …
A lot of Presbyterians coming out of a church in California were startled when a three-year-old lad ran out the front –..
Calendar Check – October 2016
Oct. 9-11 MONTREAT, N.C. Disgrace. Montreat. montreat.org/disgrace Oct. 10-13 CORBETT, ORE. Wright Lectures featuring Tom Long. Menucha. menucha.org/programs/wls Oct. 10-15 ABIQUIU, N.M. Fall..
Called to love (10 years ago)
10 years ago – July 27, 2006 The language of love is the primary language by which Jesus in John speaks of..
Deceased (from the July 18, 2016 issue)
Mildred E. Adams, 79, Dec. 6, Pittsburgh James F. Anderson, 88, Oct. 27, Glen Allen, Va. Jack H. Barrell, 83, Oct. 23,..
Retirements (from the July 18, 2016 issue)
Stephen E. Bird, from validated ministry, Waxhaw, N.C. Terry C. Blevins, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Ala. Bradford L. Calhoun, from..
Transitions (from the July 18, 2016 issue)
C. Dale Jackson, to designated pastor, Riverside Presbyterian Church, Riverside, Ill., from pastor, College Avenue Presbyterian Church, Wood River, Ill. James Shuman,..
Ordinations (from the July 18, 2016 issue)
Sarah Chancellor-Watson, to associate pastor, St. Charles Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, by South Louisiana Presbytery Joel A. Esala, to director of family..
Whose lane is it, anyway?
A RECENT ARTICLE IN USA TODAY reported Miami as the American city with the rudest drivers. The data compiled by AutoVantage, an..
Presbyterian World Mission provides update on South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN — What has happened in South Sudan in the past two weeks is, in many ways, beyond comprehension. It’s hard for..
Priest slain in France while saying Mass, ISIS claims attack
(RNS) France was convulsed by another horrific attack as armed men burst into a Catholic Church near Rouen and slit the throat..
October conference seeks to address joys and challenges of aging
LOUISVILLE – Unified under a theme inspired by John 13:34-35, Christian Discipleship: People of the Spirit, People of Hope, the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries..
Grace in a Mason jar
by Whitney Wilkinson To say my ministry at my wee kirk in the North Carolina Sandhills began in a Mason jar is..
Who me? With them? Triennium explored the gospel and issues of race
Guest Outpost blog by Christopher De La Cruz “You are enough.” Over 4,000 teenagers packed in a Purdue University music hall erupted in..
Deeper hope
In the last line of his 2008 acceptance speech, Barack Obama went to Scripture. “Let us hold without wavering to the..
Hispanic Presbyterians pursue love, learning and mission
by Melissa Wiginton Isolation. Loneliness. Financial stress. Generational disconnect. These words pepper all pastors’ conversations. Pastors in rural and small church..
From what was to what can be
by William McConnell Small and mighty are not mutually exclusive terms. Not in life, not in the church and certainly not in..
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