Injured or prophetic
A group of individuals spend almost three years getting to know each other and learning their quirks and strengths. They spend more..
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Stated Clerk part of delegation to Cuba
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is part of a delegation of..
Merri Alexander named senior director of strategic partnership development for Montreat
Montreat Conference Center is pleased to announce that the Rev. Merri Alexander will serve as its Senior Director for Strategic Partnership Development...
November 10, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s November 10, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Brittany Maynard, face of right-to-die movement, died as she planned
(RNS) Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old suffering with an aggressive brain tumor, died Saturday — as she said she would. Sean Crowley, spokesman..
Embracing the margins
Guest commentary from William Yoo Recent encounters with students at my seminary and members of my church and presbytery remind me of..
Background noise
A few months ago, I wondered in a blog post, Shall the Fundamentalists win? We Presbyterians tend to have allergic reactions to..
‘No more of this’ should be church’s healing response (Stated clerk’s column)
Sometime in November after this little column is posted the grand jury in St. Louis County will present its judgment of the..
Despite electronic voting snafu, commissioners and advisory delegates give GA 221 high marks
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Despite problems with the electronic voting machinery that left frustrated commissioners voting for moderator by paper ballot for the first time..
Film in review – “Good People”
This movie should have worked better than it did. The lead parts are A-list: James Franco and Kate Hudson. Together, as Tom..
Film in review – “Fury”
There have been a number of World War II movies made in the last several years, in no small part because the..
Film in review – “The Equalizer”
At one level, there’s a lot of violence in this film – and most of it is up front and personal –..
Film in review – “Automata”
The two major themes are frequent assumptions in recent movies: the first, that the near future of the Earth is very bleak:..
Human trafficking survivors offered full scholarship at Christian university
(RNS) Point Loma Nazarene University wants to offer human trafficking survivors who want to earn a college degree a full-ride scholarship. PLNU, a..
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and their Secret World War
by Stephen Kinzer Times Books, New York. 416 pages REVIEWED BY MICHAEL PARKER In the 1950s, when Americans were genuinely frightened that..
Tent of Nations: Cultivating hope against incredible odds in Palestinian territory
BETHLEHEM (PNS) Imagine coming to work only to find that the tools and services you use to perform your daily tasks have..
Houston withdraws pastors’ subpoenas
(RNS) The mayor of Houston on Wednesday withdrew the subpoenas of sermons from five pastors who opposed an ordinance banning discrimination against..
Negotiations with Boko Haram a farce, says Catholic priest
NAIROBI, Kenya ( RNS) While the Nigerian government negotiates with the Islamic militant group Boko Haram for the release of 200 abducted..
Accompanied
“Why does our country want you here but your country doesn’t want us there?” This was the innocent question that Panchito, my..
BOP’s Spencer charts ‘optimistic’ course
Using language far more theological than his predecessors, new Board of Pensions President Frank Spencer urged the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s pension and..
Presbyterian Faith That Lives Today (bookmark)
Donald K. McKim Geneva Press, Louisville, Ky. 124 pages No one has done a better job of describing the Presbyterian tradition for..
PC(USA), Taiwanese Presbyterians agree on renewed mission and ministry together
HSIN-CHU AND TAIPEI, TAIWAN (PNS) Due to a series of personnel changes and organizational adjustment, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) had not been..
An eerie calm: Iraqi Christians anxiously ponder their future
ALQOSH, Iraq (RNS) Basima al-Safar retouches a picture of Jesus on an easel outside her house overlooking the flat Nineveh plains, 30 miles..
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Eckerd College offer doctor of ministry degree
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Eckerd College are partnering to offer the Doctor of Ministry Parish Focus degree in St. Petersburg, Fla. It..
Conflict in “ordinary” churches
Guest commentary from Leanna Fuller Two weeks ago, well-known pastor Mark Driscoll resigned from Mars Hill Church, a Seattle-based mega-church. Whether or..
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