Deceased (from July 21, 2014 issue)
Dick F. Harberts, 93, Apr. 21, Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Retirements (from July 21, 2014 issue)
Paul Duncan, from member-at-large, Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery Dan Rabovsky, from executive director, Meals on Wheels, Tulsa, Okla.
Transitions (from July 21, 2014 issue)
David (DC) Adams, from associate pastor, Newnan Church, Newnan, Ga., to pastor, First Church, Harrison Ark. Heong Seok Cho, from pastor, Atlanta..
Ordinations (from July 21, 2014 issue)
Bobbie Wrenn Banks, to contract call pastor, First Breman Church, Breman, Ga., by Presbytery of Greater Atlanta Aaron Frank, to pastor, Hope..
Anniversaries (from July 21, 2014 issue)
Central Church, Nevada, Iowa, 150 years Dexter Church, Dexter, N.Y., 175 years First Church of Kensington, Philadelphia, 200 years
Ground Zero cross can stay at 9/11 museum, appeals court rules
NEW YORK (RNS) A cross-shaped beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center can remain on display in the National Sept...
Pope Francis apologizes for persecution of Pentecostals
CASERTA, Italy (RNS) Pope Francis sought forgiveness for decades of persecution of Italian Pentecostals when he met with around 300 evangelicals from the..
Transitions (from the August 4, 2014 issue)
Donald P. Hammond, from associate director for enrollment, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, Calif., to interim pastor, The Presbyterian Church, Needham,..
August 4, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s August 4, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
Rabbi David Saperstein will be first non-Christian to serve as U.S. ambassador for religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama on Monday (July 28) said he plans to tap Rabbi David Saperstein as the next Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious..
Campus edge: Conversations about millennials and ministry
The hope in this ministry is to view the college as a ‘mission field.’ • It’s not about getting PEOPLE to fill..
Film in review – “Obvious Child”
I share a parking lot with a Catholic school. All during the school year, I park next to cars with bumper stickers..
Films in review – “Edge of Tomorrow” & “How To Train Your Dragon 2”
The problem with time travel movies is that somewhere along the way, the logic always breaks down. The problem with animated films..
Film in review – “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
The motion-capture technology is really astounding, especially in 3-D. However, there are many genteel moviegoers who will not go see either sci-fi..
With Mosul’s Christians gone, Islamic State troops take over 4th-century monastery
ERBIL, Iraq (RNS) A day after most of Mosul’s Christians fled, Islamic State fighters stormed the fourth-century Mar Behnam Monastery near the city...
The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography
by Alan Jacobs Princeton University Press. Princeton, N.J. 247 pages In 2011, when Princeton University Press launched its new series “Lives of..
Viewing death, grief and resurrection as a shared sacrament
Last week, I was present for my thirtieth death at my hospital since I began my Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) residency. While..
Rockets or not, Birthright still going to Israel
(RNS) Rocket fire from terrorists in Gaza may have scared off U.S. and European airlines, but Taglit-Birthright Israel is still sending thousands..
Nursing home evangelism: Preaching at the last ‘bus stop to eternity’
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) Rhonda Rowe and her team gathered around a diagram of the nursing home’s floor plan and determined how to split up..
Synods to restructure, not disappear
The number of synods across the denomination will be cut from 16 to between 10 and 12. The 221st General Assembly rejected..
Wading through the murky and treacherous waters of peace
GUEST COMMENTARY I was a member of the Middle East Issues Committee of this summer’s General Assembly. Though we had inadequate time..
Making Sense of the Bible
by Adam Hamilton Harper One. San Francisco, Calif. 324 pages For as long as I can remember, my father has taken issue..
Political and religious leaders denounce European anti-Jewish outbursts tied to Gaza
PARIS (RNS) Amid mounting protests in Europe against the Gaza conflict, political and religious leaders in the region have sharply denounced anti-Semitism..
A ban on new church construction angers Sudanese Christians
(RNS) Christians in Sudan frequently face arrests, impromptu questioning and expulsion. But this month, conditions worsened after the government announced a ban..
WCC expresses concern over exodus of Christian community in Mosul, Iraq
GENEVA (World Council of Churches) In an official statement issued on July 21, the World Council of Churches' (WCC) general secretary, the Rev. Olav Fykse..
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