Retirements (from the Feb. 15, 2016 issue)
Clarejean Ellen Haury, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Pa. John K. Hill, from validated ministry, Hayesville, N.C. Lynn M. Jones, from..
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We give ourselves up
A few years back a friend announced, “For Lent this year, I’m giving up.” I waited for him to finish the sentence,..
Train stewards, not co-managers
Should we include the treasurer’s report in the e-letter?” a church secretary asked me. We were working on a switch from..
Nancy Ammerman
“People haven’t lost the urge to congregate together spiritually. But how they do it is being expressed differently and the churches that..
A record number respond to the invitation to discuss PC(USA) identity and purpose
(PNS) More than 3,000 Presbyterians responded online to the call issued by the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) to..
1st Sunday in Lent – February 14, 2016
Luke 4:1-13; Lent 1C Jesus is in the wilderness again. Every year, Lent 1, the Spirit leads or drives Jesus, fresh out..
Reflections on the Marrakesh Declaration: A Muslim conference on minority rights
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..
10 minutes with Tony De La Rosa
Tony De La Rosa started work as the interim executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency in December 2015. Outlook reporter Leslie..
Charleston shooting survivor Jennifer Pinckney: ‘I want to carry on (Clementa’s) work’
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..
Two agencies of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) receive $1 million grants from Lilly Endowment
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions, Presbyterian Foundation) — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Board of Pensions and the Presbyterian Foundation have each received grants..
Which one of these things is not like other?
An Ash Wednesday meditation One of these things is not like the other, not like the other, not like the other. Is..
Chosen? Reading the Bible Amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue of the Outlook diverges from our normal pattern of two short reviews on different books. Instead, we have..
A response to the reviews of “Chosen?” from Walter Brueggemann
I am grateful to these reviewers for taking the time and effort to respond to my writing. Because the central issue of..
Chosen? Reading the Bible Amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue of the Outlook diverges from our normal pattern of two short reviews on different books. Instead, we have..
Episcopal church leader calls Anglican censure ‘fair’
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..
Good culture: Hadara in the Middle East
by Scott Parker Hadara means “good culture;” it refers to something that’s a positive influence on the community. Education, for example, is..
BY THE NUMBERS: Christianity in the Middle East
The Christian presence in the Middle East is both historic and declining. Here are some insights into what’s happening from researchers at..
Wheaton provost apologizes to Larycia Hawkins; she’s leaving
(RNS) Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins, who faced termination from her tenured post at the evangelical school for publicly saying Christians and..
Poet Wendell Berry bequeaths farming legacy to small Catholic college
ST. CATHARINE, Ky. (RNS) The tobacco farms, hay fields and rolling knobs of central Kentucky mark the landscape that inspires much of..
The Super Bowl, young people and money
Guest commentary by Philip Wingeier-Rayo I would like to congratulate the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos for making it to the..
It’s a wrap: PMA board concludes its work in Louisville
The Presbyterian Mission Agency board finished up its work Feb. 5 in brisk fashion – approving recommendations on climate change with..
Special Offerings Task Force presents report: Fundraising timeline, leadership, Christmas Joy offering
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..
PMA approves recommendation from MRTI committee not to divest from fossil fuel companies
With no discussion, the Presbyterian Mission Agency board approved a recommendation Feb. 5 that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue working to convince..
Six candidates for PC(USA) Stated Clerk move forward
(PNS) Six of the thirteen people who submitted complete applications to become Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church..
Transfiguration Sunday – February 7, 2016
Luke 9:28-36 Have you noticed how closely tied sleep and death are in the New Testament? This is especially true for the..
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