Stoles that remind and connect
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. One of my..
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Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks best first book nominations
The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations now for its 2016 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book by..
Musings on church planting and vestments: It depends, but lose the robes (mostly)
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. One of the..
The 150th anniversary of the Van Dyck Bible
One hundred and fifty years ago the Van Dyck Bible was completed in Beirut in present-day Lebanon. According to David Grafton, a..
Pew study: More Americans reject religion, but believers firm in faith
(RNS) Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as..
Stated Clerk Nomination Committee receives inquiries
(OGA) The committee tasked with nominating the next Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) had received 21 requests..
Why do you all wear it?
This month we asked our bloggers to share their thoughts on wearing vestments in worship. Here’s what they think. So there I..
What’s right with your church?
During the past few years it has been fashionable to be openly critical of the Christian church in general and the Presbyterian..
‘Chaplains’ documentary follows nontraditional faith companions to battlefield, prison
(RNS) They can be found on the battlefield, at a chicken-processing plant and behind the locked gates of a prison. They are chaplains, and as a..
Texas begins recovery following stormy weekend
(PNS) A weekend of torrential rain, tornadoes and flooding has left at least six people dead in Texas, along with dozens of flood-damaged..
2 arrested in Vatican leaked documents probe
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of..
At installation, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry urges Episcopalians to join ‘Jesus movement’
WASHINGTON (RNS) After knocking loudly three times on the door of the Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Michael Curry was installed as the..
Suspect charged with setting two in the string of seven St. Louis area church fires
ST. LOUIS —David Lopez Jackson, 35, was charged Friday (Oct. 30) with setting two in a string of seven church fires this month, but..
A listening moment in the life of this church (Stated clerk’s column)
(PNS) “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move..
It’s our time to share (Moderator’s column)
(PNS) Greetings from Taipei, where the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan is celebrating its 150th birthday. Large gatherings of us have worshipped, sang, and..
November 9, 2015: Digital issue (Fall books)
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s November 9, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on most computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Trinity: The God We Don’t Know (bookmark)
by Jason Byassee Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn. 128 pages Jason Byassee has a sharp mind. He also has a keen sense of..
Pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber to speak at Montreat Conference Center
Nadia Bolz-Weber, self-described lover of Jesus, Crossfit, tattoos, and dark chocolate, will offer an afternoon presentation at Montreat Conference Center on January 5,..
Thirteen new worshiping community grant recipients announced
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Thirteen new worshiping communities will receive nearly $200,000 in mission program grants, from the Presbyterian Mission Agency. The funding will further support..
Black lives matter: A blessing (Guest commentary)
As a tradition that says God is always in action among us, reformed and always being reformed, the grace of God calls..
All Saints’ Day – November 1, 2015
Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 I didn’t watch the video. I didn’t want to see. Hearing was difficult enough. The..
The Road to Character
by David Brooks Random House, New York. 320 pages David Brooks is a conservative op-ed columnist for the New York Times who..
Bishop Michael Curry’s vision: A world transformed by the love of God
(RNS) Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry, the son of an Episcopal priest and grandson of a Baptist preacher, will be installed as presiding bishop of..
Do something!
by Carlton David Johnson Do something! This was the mandate facing Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary five years ago. JCSTS is one..
Reformed worship is …
by David Gambrell At one end of the pew someone is whispering, “That communion liturgy felt so Catholic.” At the other, someone..
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