Joseph Lawrence Roberts Jr., pastor and preacher dies
The Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Roberts, well known pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, died on Sunday, February 15 at his home. Dr...
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“Sir, we wish to see Jesus” – Christ in a pluralistic age
by Edwin Chr. Van Driel There’s a remarkable passage in one of the upcoming lectionary readings. “Some Greeks,” John writes, came to..
WCC commission promotes ecumenical learning and education
SWITZERLAND (WCC) The committee that advises World Council of Churches (WCC) governing bodies on promoting ecumenical learning has ended its February 2015 meeting..
“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,”..
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);..
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..
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 (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 (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 (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Marty Simmons, to stated supply, Grace Church, Lancaster, S.C. by Providence Presbytery
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;..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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...
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..
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..
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 .....
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