Marks of the church: 499 years later… do we know what we are for?
The 20th century was called “The Christian Century” fueled by the optimism, hopes and global vision of the 19th century ecumenical and..
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Recommended: 3 percent increase in per capita
Read the updated news story here. The per capita rate for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) would increase from the current level of..
Sustainable ministry results from sustainable souls (stated clerk’s column)
Sustainability is a word that is used in many contexts. We talk about it with farms that have found the balance between..
What’s right with our church?
A few months ago you might remember reading an article written by long-time Outlook friend and writer, Earl Johnson, titled, “What’s right..
On ISIL and the search for peace
by Amgad Beblawi In March 2011, I visited partner churches in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. The then-called..
Streams of mercy never ceasing (Horizons 7)
HORIZONS BIBLE STUDY 2015-2016 COME TO THE WATERS Lesson 7 — Isaiah 35:1–2; 5–7; Psalm 51:1–12; Matthew 6:12 "Not forgiving is..
A love story in three chapters
No region conjures up more images of violence, terror and hatred in the minds of Americans than the Middle East. But..
Nuri Kino
“How much longer can we flee before we and other minorities become a story in a history book?” – NURI KINO, journalist and founder..
Christian Girls’ High School in Kasur
In Kasur, Pakistan (a small town near the border of India), the Christian Girls’ High School has over 350 students. Boys and girls..
A junior high Presbyterian student reflected…
A junior high Presbyterian student reflected: “An important Bible person was Moses, whose real name is Charlton Heston. He led the Israel Lights..
U.S. Churches Urged To Take More Action Opposing Apartheid – 30 years ago
30 years ago — February 10, 1986 More than 100 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders met … in Washington, D.C.,..
Retirements (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)
Daniel O. Beteta, from pastor, Latinos Unidos en Cristo, San Mateo, Calif. David Lee Blevik, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, Mich...
Transitions (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)
Susan L. Haynes, to interim pastor, Newnan Presbyterian Church, Newnan, Ga., from associate pastor, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell, Ga.
Ordinations (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)
Terri Jo Crego, to pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Charlotte, Fla., by Peace River Presbytery
U.S. Jewish groups hail mixed-gender Western Wall space as victory for pluralism
JERUSALEM (RNS) American Jews are celebrating an Israeli government decision to greatly expand — and fund — a pluralistic egalitarian prayer section..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance volunteers visit Flint, Michigan, over water crisis
(PNS) First Presbyterian Church of Flint, Michigan, could be described as a diamond in the rough for citizens in the city. The..
Room to Grow: Meditations on Trying to Live as a Christian
by Martin B. Copenhaver Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 152 pages Long-time pastor and newly minted seminary president, Martin Copenhaver offers brief meditations on..
APCE conference-goers sent out to “make a way”
CHICAGO – “God’s New Thing,” the 2016 annual event of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE), drew to a close Saturday..
Cabinet on Ethnic Church Affairs: A letter for Flint
Dear Citizens of Flint, Michigan, “They have called you an outcast, saying: “It is Zion; no one cares for her” (Jeremiah 30:17,..
APCE sound bites: Conference explores “God’s new thing”
CHICAGO – “We have moved from storytelling to sound bites,” said Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly, speaking to a..
Four kinds of “nones” – Lillian Daniel speaks at APCE
CHICAGO – Speaking to Christian educators and pastors gathered at the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators annual event in Chicago Jan. 27-30,..
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 31, 2016
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 When last we left our hero, he was seated in front of an admiring crowd...
Fossil fuel divestment not recommended by MRTI
The Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI ) committee is recommending that the 2016 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) call..
The God We Worship: An Exploration of Liturgical Theology
by Nicholas Wolterstorff Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 196 pages Nicholas Wolterstorff is a distinguished philosophical theologian in the Reformed tradition...
“God’s New Thing” – Association of Presbyterian Church Educators annual event kicks off in Chicago
CHICAGO – More than 750 church educators and pastors have braved January temperatures in Chicago this week for the Association of Presbyterian..
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