“I pass down to you that which I have received”

THESE DAYS I’M KEENLY AWARE that my dad won’t be here forever. At 92, my Armenian father is sharp as a tack..

Servant power

HORIZONS BIBLE STUDY 2014-2015 RECONCILING PAUL Lesson Eight, 2 Corinthians 11:1-32 What comes to mind when you think about the words “power,”..

Multichannel Church Report

Effective leadership

Effective leadership has three requirements: A compelling vision (where we want to get); Incremental steps (what we will do next to get there);..

From the Archives

Missionaries in Philippines are returning home (70 years ago)

70 years ago — March 19, 1945 Among the 134 missionaries freed from Japanese internment camps in the Philippine Islands were 34..

Deaths

Deceased (from the March 2, 2015 issue)

Gabriel Abdullah, 98, July 29, Jacksonville, Fla. Alvin Russell Alsgaard, 94, May 28, Spokane, Wash. Paul Epps, 98, Sept. 16, Windsor, N.C...

Honorably retired

Honorably retired (from the March 2, 2015 issue)

Steven Neal Allen Sr., from pastor, North Bend Presbyterian Church, North Bend, Neb. Aleta Ash, from pastor, Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh,..

Transitions

Transitions (from the March 2, 2015 issue)

Coile Estes, to interim pastor, Oakland Avenue Church, Rock Hill, S.C. Marvin (Trey) Hegar III, from pastor, Purity Church, Chester, S.C., to..

Ordinations

Ordinations (from the March 2, 2015 issue)

Marty Simmons, to stated supply, Grace Church, Lancaster, S.C. by Providence Presbytery

He/She Said

B.J. WOODWORTH

(PNS) “I believe that when Jesus withdraws he goes back to the words he heard at his baptism: ‘You are God’s beloved;..

In This Corner

Martin Pur, Pakistan

Recent gifts from Presbyterian churches helped build a new wing in a Presbyterian school in Martin Pur, Pakistan. Presbyterian congregations helping in..

Presbyterian News Service

Bound together (Stated clerk’s column)

There is something about snow that binds together a neighborhood. I noticed on my street that the first driveway cleared was the..

Voices

Brokenness is not discipleship

Brokenness is an important word in the church. It’s akin to the word “depravity,” but feels less churchy and less heavy-handed. Maybe..

In This Corner

A Presbyterian nine-year-old wrote…

A Presbyterian nine-year-old wrote, “God made the world. He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked but they..

Editorials

The default interim

When I started in the ministry way, way back in 1974, I don’t think I ever heard of an interim pastor. Over..

Movie Reviews

McFarland, USA

Director Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”) is already adept at feel-good films, and star Kevin Costner (“Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” “For Love..

Movie Reviews

Interview with Coach Jim White

Interview with Coach Jim White of “McFarland, USA.” Ron Salfen for the Presbyterian Outlook: First of all, I really enjoyed the movie...

Movie Reviews

The Last Five Years

OK, musicals aren’t for everyone. But I daresay that Presbyterians have more interest in music than most. For one thing, our worship..

Movie Reviews

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..