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..

News from other sources

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..

Religion News Service

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..

Outlook Features

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..

Book Reviews

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..

Religion News Service

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..

Outlook Features

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..

Outlook Features

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..

He/She Said

Bradley Longfield

“Yes. Presbyterianism still influences culture every Sunday in little colonies across the country where people gather to pray and to hear the..

Presbyterians in Action

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..

In This Corner

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..

Deaths

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...

Honorably retired

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,..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Presbyterian News Service

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..

Religion News Service

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..

Digital Issues

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..

Editorials

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..

Movie Reviews

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..