‘Spread hummus, not hate’ campaign unites Muslims, Jews
WASHINGTON (RNS) A small band of Jews and Muslims marched through one of the city’s busiest squares Tuesday (Oct. 14) shouting “Spread Hummus! Not Hate!”..
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Regarding ruling elders: Moderating meetings
LOUISVILLE (PNS) As a ruling elder, you may have been asked, or will be asked, to moderate a committee or a meeting...
Prayers for Madagascar
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Please pray for peace, justice and calm in Madagascar in the midst of a tense political situation. Marc Ravalomanana returned..
Face to Face with God’s call
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Thirty years ago Kathleen “Katie” Kelly Hopper and her husband, James Harmon Hopper, found their first call, to be co-pastors..
Affirming our mission in an era of change: The future of Presbyterian colleges
by Richard H. Dorman When a small group of Westminster College undergraduate students petitioned to start a campus chapter of a national..
Israeli institute gets $2.2 million to help Christians study Jewish thought
(RNS) A new institute in Jerusalem has been awarded $2.2 million to help Christians and Jews study Jewish texts, launching what’s being..
Declining number of U.S. nuns, even among traditional orders, charted in new study
(RNS) A new report shows that Catholic sisters in the U.S. face a more serious challenge to their existence than the Vatican-led..
Elona Street-Stewart to become first American Indian synod executive
FARMINGTON, MINN. (PNS) The Synod of Lakes and Prairies elected Elona Street-Stewart, its current associate for racial ethnic ministries and community empowerment,..
Ulterior motives
Nine years ago, when reporting for duty to serve as the new editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, I carried ulterior motives in..
Columbia Seminary community honors Steve Hayner, announces global leadership endowment
The entire Columbia Theological Seminary community came together last week for events honoring its ninth president Steve Hayner. Students, faculty, staff, Board..
Jim Wallis on Ferguson: Repentance has not happened there yet
(RNS) The Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian magazine Sojourners and a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, will be one of the..
PC(USA) delegation visits with refugees in Iraq
ERBIL, IRAQ (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation to the Middle East, led by General Assembly Moderator Heath Rada, has turned its attention..
Immigration: Tough Questions, Direct Answers (bookmark)
Dale Hanson Bourke InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 152 pages There is a newspaper column focused on television with the tagline “We..
Film in review – “Gone Girl”
“Them two deserve each other.” That was the epitaph administered by a fellow moviegoer upon our departing the theater after “Gone Girl.”..
Film in review – “Kill The Messenger”
There is a commonality for those of us who are hopelessly optimistic about our country and always in support of its elected..
Malala Yousafzai: Kids ‘should stand up for their rights’
(RNS) Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi won the 95th Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work promoting education rights for children..
Stated Clerk issues letter of support to UCC in the Philippines
LOUISVILLE (PNS) In the wake of the bombing of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines chapel in Pikit town on..
Preaching God’s Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary, Year A
edited by Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm, Ronald J. Allen and Dale P. Andrews Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 510 pages REVIEWED BY DAVID..
When the shepherd is struck down
by John Bruington Some five years ago I was riding with some other pastors in the beautiful Bob Marshall Wilderness [known locally..
Seminaries awarded $1.5 million to include science in coursework
(RNS) Responding to a real or perceived gap between science and faith, 10 U.S. seminaries will receive a combined $1.5 million in..
Doris J. García Rivera installed as president of the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Board of Directors of the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico (ESPR) has elected the Rev. Doris J. García Rivera as the school’s..
Collaborative church leadership patterns: Looking to our past
by William Yoo My family recently relocated to a new city. We packed up our belongings and bid farewell to the house..
Methodists resolve gay marriage complaint against 36 pastors without a trial
(RNS) United Methodists in Pennsylvania have agreed to resolve a complaint filed against three dozen clergy who blessed a gay wedding without taking..
Longtime Presbyterian leader George Conn dies after brief illness
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. George M. Conn Jr., who during an illustrious career in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) never failed to charm with..
Practicing hospitality in an inhospitable place (Moderator’s column)
Lebanon has received a flood of refugees from neighboring Syria and Iraq that dwarfs the “border crisis” in the United States. Lebanon..
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