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..
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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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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)...
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..
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 –..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
“ … 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..
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..
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...
Columbia president affirms faith despite spreading cancer
The news was not what anyone wanted to hear: despite aggressive treatment, the pancreatic cancer has spread in the body of Steve..
Unbar the door! (50 years ago)
50 years ago — June 29, 1964 The issue of race rocked our nation and the church. “Let each one of us..
Archbishop Bashar Warda
“It’s chaotic, really chaotic. People are not just worried and afraid, but they are really depressed about what will be the future, if..
Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship
The Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship points out, “Our Lord Jesus, a Jew, spoke Aramaic. So did his twelve disciples, but the first New..
In a church in Montana…
In a church in Montana, a preacher was explaining communion in a children’s sermon. He said, “We sometimes use wine, but now..
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