No longer behind the curve: Black churches address mental illness
(RNS) The death of beloved comedian Robin Williams has heightened awareness of suicide and its relationship to mental health problems. But many African-American churches..
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After the Ferguson protests, church volunteers pick up the pieces
FERGUSON, Mo. (RNS) On the fourth morning after Michael Brown’s death, residents from different parts of the region came together to pick..
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good
by Steven Garber InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 255 pages REVIEWED BY DON MEEKS "Truth is in order to goodness.” Thus does..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk joins religious leaders in welcoming ceasefire
The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), has signed on to the following statement..
WCRC selects Germany for next General Council
HANNOVER, GERMANY (WCC) The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is returning to the birthplace of the 16th-century Reformation to demonstrate that..
Evangelical leaders will travel to Israel to signal their support
(RNS) Several high-profile evangelical leaders will travel to Israel next week as a part of the “Christians in Solidarity with Israel” trip put..
Tribute to Dean Thomas Currie
by Mike Sears - Thomas Currie retired from serving as dean of the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary Campus. A former..
Columbia Seminary board meets to discuss interim executive leadership
Decatur, GA—A special meeting of the Board of Trustees was convened last week at Columbia Theological Seminary to make decisions in light..
Bibles booted from U.S. Navy base guest rooms
(RNS) The U.S. Navy will no longer allow Bibles and other religious materials in the guest rooms of Navy lodges, a decision that..
Good news about presbytery meetings
by Cathy Surgenor Presbytery meetings! Who needs them? Who looks forward to them? Surprisingly, many commissioners to the Hudson River Presbytery meetings..
Strangers and Pilgrims Once More: Being Disciples in a Post-Christendom World (bookmark)
by Addison Hodges Hart Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids Mich. 148 pages The author describes this as a book of oppositions: Christianity against..
Suicide a risk even for beloved characters like Robin Williams
(RNS) That a “universally beloved” entertainer such as Robin Williams could commit suicide “speaks to the power of psychiatric illness,” mental health..
What’s next for evangelicals in the PC(USA)?
With the decisions of the 2014 General Assembly still reverberating through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), both those pleased with the decisions and..
The gospel is… Affirming the basics
A number of years ago I had the privilege of conducting a workshop at a company in Oklahoma. The company dealt with..
Bradley Longfield
“Yes. Presbyterianism still influences culture every Sunday in little colonies across the country where people gather to pray and to hear the..
United Presbyterian Church in Randolph, New York
Presbyterians at the United Presbyterian Church in Randolph, New York, have an unusual project. They take old wool sweaters for babies and..
Sitting alone in church
One regular church attendant arrived early in a big city church and surprised everyone when he went to the front row and..
Deceased (from August 4, 2014 issue)
Mary Jean Bartholomew, 88, Feb. 16, 2013, Madison, Wis. John H. Boyle, 87, June 8, 2013, Chicago John Francisco Jr., 79, Oct...
Retirements (from the August 4, 2014 issue)
Vincent Steven Alig, from member-at-large, Foothills Presbytery, Walhalla, S.C. Baron L. Ashfield, from pastor, Fewsmith Memorial Church, Belleville, N.J. Elizabeth Ann Beckhusen,..
Moderator’s column: Experiencing the breadth and depth of the PC(USA)
The past month has been a remarkable opportunity to see and experience the broad scope of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and our..
Serving those who serve: Military chaplains gather to connect, focus on self-care
MONTREAT, N.C. (PNS) Those gathered for the Presbyterians Caring for Chaplains and Military Personnel (PCCMP) annual training conference here focused on self-care for chaplains..
On Iraq, Pope Francis’ message of peace meets reality of war
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As he dispatches a top aide to war-torn Iraq this week, Pope Francis made his most impassioned plea yet..
August 18: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of thePresbyterian Outlook’s August 18, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Reordering our ordered ministry
When the store or online retailer cancels your order, what do you do? You reorder the item there or elsewhere. When graduating..
Film in review – “Get On Up”
“Get On Up” is a sprawling, rambling, sometimes-inspiring, sometimes-maddening biopic of the late, great James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul.” The lead..
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