WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious and secular advocacy groups jointly called Thursday (Jan. 29) for greater clarity by the Internal Revenue Service regarding nonprofits..
WASHINGTON (RNS) Most Americans who know about the deadly attack on the Paris headquarters of the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine say it’s..
LOUISVILLE (Office of the General Assembly) The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), joined a group of Jewish, Christian..
(Reuters) The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has asked a bishop who is accused of killing a cyclist while driving drunk to resign..
Jill Duffield isn’t one of those Presbyterians who knew from the cradle that she would be a minister. Instead, she wrestled with..
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is facing more unwelcome news – this time involving financial mismanagement of the 2013 Youth Triennium, which was..
(RNS) After almost two centuries in New York City, the nonprofit American Bible Society is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia. “New York has become..
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Top leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called Tuesday (Jan. 27) for passage of..
(RNS) Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who took the helm of the world’s last absolute monarchy Friday, faces turbulence at home and abroad..
This week we asked our bloggers what they wish churches talked about more. It was the most diverse gathering of people I’d..
SEATTLE, WA. (PNS) Elizabeth “Betty” Nicholson died peacefully from cancer January 19. Throughout her life, Nicholson served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and..
by Courtney St. Onge, Doris Boyd and John Wimberly At its November 18th meeting, National Capital Presbytery sold three significant pieces of..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) More than 1,000 people watched as Uganda-born Archbishop of York John Sentamu, laid hands on the Rev. Libby Lane..
AS I WRITE THESE WORDS, I’m just grinning as I reflect on our annual seminary Christmas party last night. The president’s manse..
Mimi, an energetic 7-year-old, sat next to me at Christmas Eve dinner last year and asked, “Do you remember when I came..
I see stirrings of annual church stewardship pro- grams: pledge cards in the mail, appeals in writing and from the pulpit, maybe..
This week we asked our bloggers what they wish churches talked about more. My husband left this morning for his Credo conference...
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s February 2, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and..
Yes, there are some red-blooded American moviegoers who absolutely refuse to mess with subtitles. In a way, I can't blame them. It's..
Jennifer Aniston forsakes all attempts at Hollywood glamour in “Cake.” She plays Claire, a severely wounded middle-aged woman who has suffered a..
Al Pacino is a whirling dervish of a screen presence. He sucks the air out of the room for anybody brave enough..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Eight new missional ventures in churches and presbyteries have received DREAM Grants from the Presbyterian Mission Agency. The DREAM (Developmental,..
(RNS) Boko Haram, with its chilling brutality, radical Islamic ideology and unstoppable seizure of Nigerian territory is quickly emerging as the Islamic..
How many New Worshipping Communities does the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have? The official number, as of mid-December, was 264 – a number..
by Gil Rendle Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, Md. 156 pages Reviewed by Allen D. Timm Gil Rendle has turned the math of..
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