Deceased (from the Feb. 15, 2016 issue)
Dan C. Armstrong, 90, Mar. 28, Deltona, Fla. Arthur Edward Crouch Jr., 80, Apr. 8, Santa Rosa, Calif. Kermit W. Dancy, 75,..
Dan C. Armstrong, 90, Mar. 28, Deltona, Fla. Arthur Edward Crouch Jr., 80, Apr. 8, Santa Rosa, Calif. Kermit W. Dancy, 75,..
Clarejean Ellen Haury, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Pa. John K. Hill, from validated ministry, Hayesville, N.C. Lynn M. Jones, from..
A few years back a friend announced, “For Lent this year, I’m giving up.” I waited for him to finish the sentence,..
Should we include the treasurer’s report in the e-letter?” a church secretary asked me. We were working on a switch from..
“People haven’t lost the urge to congregate together spiritually. But how they do it is being expressed differently and the churches that..
(PNS) More than 3,000 Presbyterians responded online to the call issued by the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) to..
Luke 4:1-13; Lent 1C Jesus is in the wilderness again. Every year, Lent 1, the Spirit leads or drives Jesus, fresh out..
Guest commentary by Michael Parker I flew in to Casablanca, Morocco, and then took a two-and-a-half-hour trip in a minivan to the..
Tony De La Rosa started work as the interim executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency in December 2015. Outlook reporter Leslie..
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) The first lady of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church offered two enduring images: her late husband’s smiling face lying..
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions, Presbyterian Foundation) — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Board of Pensions and the Presbyterian Foundation have each received grants..
An Ash Wednesday meditation One of these things is not like the other, not like the other, not like the other. Is..
EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue of the Outlook diverges from our normal pattern of two short reviews on different books. Instead, we have..
I am grateful to these reviewers for taking the time and effort to respond to my writing. Because the central issue of..
EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue of the Outlook diverges from our normal pattern of two short reviews on different books. Instead, we have..
WASHINGTON (RNS) Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is describing the recent censure of his church over allowing clergy to perform same-sex marriages as..
by Scott Parker Hadara means “good culture;” it refers to something that’s a positive influence on the community. Education, for example, is..
The Christian presence in the Middle East is both historic and declining. Here are some insights into what’s happening from researchers at..
(RNS) Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins, who faced termination from her tenured post at the evangelical school for publicly saying Christians and..
ST. CATHARINE, Ky. (RNS) The tobacco farms, hay fields and rolling knobs of central Kentucky mark the landscape that inspires much of..
Guest commentary by Philip Wingeier-Rayo I would like to congratulate the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos for making it to the..
The Presbyterian Mission Agency board finished up its work Feb. 5 in brisk fashion – approving recommendations on climate change with..
The Special Offerings Task Force is recommending that the 2016 General Assembly revise the fundraising timeline for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Special..
With no discussion, the Presbyterian Mission Agency board approved a recommendation Feb. 5 that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue working to convince..
(PNS) Six of the thirteen people who submitted complete applications to become Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..