The Duff
Here’s hoping that this doesn’t start a trend among already-beleaguered teens. The premise here is that “The Duff” is the person in..
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Winter storms spell catastrophe for New England: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Confronting what one meteorologist has called a “once every 26,000 years” event, New Englanders are reeling from the cumulative effect of..
Louisville Seminary enters new affiliation with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the Indianapolis Center for Congregations and Christian Theological Seminary recently announced a new affiliation. This relationship..
Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities names new executive director
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Board of Directors of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities (APCU) has named Jeffrey E. Arnold to be its new executive..
Dorothy Day for Armchair Theologians
by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 223 pages REVIEWED BY LYNNE TAYLOR CLEMENTS Do not read this book .....
A letter from the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)
SYRIA (PNS) Dear friends, We greet you in the name of Him who gives life and hope, Jesus the Christ. As our..
59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK (PNS) Thirty-five Presbyterian women, including 11 young adults, will attend the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on the..
Can introverts be missional?
Our congregation has been wrestling with the concept of missionality — that we, as the church, engage with God in God’s mission to..
Muslims stand with Christians against attacks on churches in Niger
NIGER, WEST AFRICA (PNS) On January 16 and 17, in response to satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in France, extremist..
Highmark member records potentially compromised by data breach at Anthem
As you may have heard from recent news reports, a late-January cyberattack on Anthem Inc. compromised the data of as many as..
Michelle J. Bartel to head theological education office
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Michelle J. Bartel, Ph.D., a theology professor and teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been named..
Family-sized congregations: Presbyterians in Texas
Many PC(USA) congregations are considered “family-sized.” According to Alice Mann’s work on congregation sizes, a “family” congregation has up to 50 adults..
Lent and the gym
Would you continue to go to a gym where many of the personal trainers seemed out of shape? What if those trainers..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joins interfaith coalition opposing trade injustice
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined 34 religious groups in strong opposition to fast-negotiating authority for trade agreements. The interfaith..
A little Lenten history
For some Presbyterians, celebrating Lent is not intuitive — it may not have been part of their family’s pattern growing up. It..
Lent is…
Lent is a time to give up time in reaching for eternity, to set aside the minutes and the hours and make..
Eleven self-help community projects receive funding
HOUSTON (PNS) The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $180,110 to 11 self-help projects in the United States and..
Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life (bookmark)
by Marjorie J. Thompson WJK, Louisville, Ky. 177 pages Since its original publication in 1995, this classic work on Christian spiritual formation..
March 2, 2015 – Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s March 2, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
Film in review – “Song of The Sea”
Those of us who love Irish legends and folklore will simply delight in the telling of this fanciful tale of fairies, magic,..
Film in review – “Leviathan”
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down its tongue with a cord?” (Job 41:1) The biblical reference is..
Film in review – “The Boy Next Door”
This has the feel and the ingredients of a made-for-television movie. It's written by a first-time screenwriter. The interest depends on predictable..
Special Offerings leadership change announced
A change of leadership is in the works for the Special Offerings Program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Bryce Wiebe, who currently..
Supreme Court to hear case of a headscarf that cost a Muslim teen a job
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Feb. 25) will hear the case of a young Muslim woman who says the Abercrombie & Fitch..
Family Christian Stores seeks bankruptcy protection
(RNS) Family Christian Stores, the largest Christian retail chain, filed for bankruptcy, seeking to restructure so it can keep its more than 260..
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