Holy forbearance: Faithful witness in times of disagreement

by James Calvin Davis Conflict is not all there is to being church, but more and more I fear it is what..

A pox on the Presbyterian Outlook?

by Frank Allen, commissioner to the 221st General Assembly I attended the 220th General Assembly in Pittsburgh and was overwhelmed by the..

Benedictory

My stab at a pastoral response

I SUGGEST WE START BY COMPILING A LIST of things Christians have disagreed about through the centuries right on into today: God’s..

Voices

Abundance at the table (the trailer-as-buffet table, that is)

When I got out of the car and headed for the welcome picnic, ladies were not setting food out on folding tables..

Presbyterian News Service

God’s up to something: A Visit to the National Multi-Cultural Conference (Fort Worth, TX)

From Tuesday to Sunday, I was at the PC(USA)’s National Multi Cultural Conference, a gathering of about 250 Presbyterians looking to nurture..

Presbyterian News Service

YEA as a liturgical response (Stated Clerk’s column)

In August there will be a major change in my family’s life. My daughter’s family will be moving from our home to..

Outlook Features

Thoughts on the marriage assembly

My home church is a good reflection of the denomination: we have a broad spectrum of viewpoints represented in the pews. Returning..

Insights columns

In celebration of the Presbyterian Jackie Robinson

I think of Margaret E. Towner as the Presbyterian Jackie Robinson. In 1956, she broke the gender line to become the first..

Outlook Features

Where are we now? What’s next?

The 221st General Assembly will be remembered as a defining gathering of Presbyterians. Whereas most General Assemblies — especially the GA of..

Movie Reviews

Film in review – “Hercules”

Some of the same elements appear in this story as in the Samson saga in the Book of Judges. Samson’s birth was..

Movie Reviews

Film in review – “Lucy”

OK, all you good elders in PC(USA) churches, turn in your Book of Order to W-1.3000 (page 80 in the 2013-2015 edition)...

Presbyterian News Service

PDA issues appeal for funds to address border crisis

(PNS) The recent focus in the media and in Washington on unaccompanied children crossing the U.S./Mexico border has highlighted the variety of..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA)’s National Multicultural Conference opens in Ft. Worth

FORT WORTH (PNS) Danced into the room by a mariachi band, more than 250 Presbyterians gathered in the historic Fort Worth Hilton –..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) celebrates 5 years of Earth Care Congregations program, 14 churches honored

LOUISVILLE (PNS) Five years after it began, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Earth Care Congregations program is celebrating 14 churches that have demonstrated a commitment..

Religion News Service

At least one American missionary infected with Ebola heading back to US

(RNS) At least one of two American medical missionaries diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia could be back in the..

Religion News Service

More than 100 religious, immigration activists arrested at White House

WASHINGTON (RNS) More than 100 religious leaders and activists were arrested Thursday (July 31) in a White House protest aimed at halting..

Book Reviews

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Piketty Belknap Press of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 696 pages REVIEWED BY SKIP FERGUSON “Marxist!” “Socialist!” “Communist!” Since the publication..

Voices

How vulnerable should a pastor be?

I recently returned to work after nearly seven months on a medical leave of absence. One of my ponderings, as I’ve reentered..

Editorials

“ … with those who weep” (with updated response from the editor)

Ed. note: See note from Jack Haberer in the comments. “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” So the..

Book Reviews

Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood (bookmark)

Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes, editors InterVarsity Press, Downer’s Grove, Ill. 192 pages At the recent General Assembly, commissioners in the..

Presbyterian News Service

Company of New Pastors announces expansion plans

GREENSBORO, N.C. (PNS) With more than 400 current participants and 500 alumni/ae, the Company of New Pastors (CNP) is setting its sights even higher...