Pope Francis calls traditional marriage an icon of God’s love
by Josephine McKenna ROME (RNS) Pope Francis stressed the importance of marriage between a man and a woman at his general audience..
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Be reconciled!
Katallagete! Be reconciled! Grace then gratitude… reconciliation then justice “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and..
J. Herbert Nelson addresses Next Church Conference
MINNEAPOLIS – “No community of faith can be silent while people suffer.” J. Herbert Nelson II, who leads the Office of Public..
Committee leaders named for 221st General Assembly (2014)
by Eva Stimson LOUISVILLE (PNS) Moderators and vice moderators have been selected to lead the fourteen committees that will handle the business..
A minister does Lent
Lent is an odd time of rapid growth. It’s like the strident, awkward middle school years of the soul, except that it..
2014 NEXT Church conference kicks off by promoting questions and adaptive change
MINNEAPOLIS – “We stand in the rubble of the mainline church” – that’s how Jim Kitchens, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister and..
Thrivent Financial is no longer for Lutherans only
by David Yonke DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS) For the first time in its long history, Thrivent Financial is not just for Lutherans. The..
Stated Clerk participates in dialogue with Christian and Jewish leaders
by Toya Richards Jackson, OGA LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), joined..
Unendangered Savior
Thank God for Holy Week. To hear the common rhetoric of apostasy accusers, Jesus’ life is as endangered in today’s Presbyterian Church..
Blessed and prodded
The congregation I serve is currently restructuring its session committees. After several years of a wide number of groups, faithful and focused..
Film in review – “Bad Words”
Normally, I don't go for caustic humor, the kind that constantly ridicules and belittles others. Nor do I normally go for the supposed..
Film in review – “Divergent”
Yes, this one is coming in with all the hype of the new “Hunger Games,” and that’s probably an unfair burden to..
“Divergent” roundtable interview with Miles Teller and Jai Courtney
Outlook roundtable interview with Miles Teller and Jai Courtney, stars of “Divergent” Dallas, Texas March 5, 2014 Ronald P. Salfen, Presbyterian Outlook..
What kind of people does Presbyterianism make?
My congregation affords me two weeks of paid study leave (i.e., continuing education). I decided to use a portion of this year’s..
Options among Questions on the Ords
by Timothy Cargal (PNS) In my previous post I addressed a number of changes that the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates..
The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom
by Candida Moss San Francisco: HarperOne. 320 pages Candida Moss deconstructs much of the mythology surrounding Christian martyrdom. While some may..
Situation Report: Washington State Mudslide
Stephanie Fritts, Chair of the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Advisory Committee, is Director of the Pacific County Emergency Management Agency. Following is..
Presbyterian youth’s ministry receives national award, attention
by Bethany Daily LOUISVILLE (PNS) What could have been a simple night at the movies turned into a ministry that has affected..
Slow church movement fights the ‘McDonaldization’ of church
By Bob Smietana (RNS) Going to church these days can be a bit like eating at a fast food joint. It might..
English priest shadows women bishops for a job she can’t have — yet
by Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) The Rev. Sue Pinnington is on a five-week mission to compile a job description for a..
Kenyan Christian leaders oppose polygamy bill
by Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian leaders are appealing to President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign into law a proposed new..
Pope Francis hosts President Obama for talks on poverty, health care and immigration
By Eric J. Lyman VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis met with President Obama for the first time on Thursday (March 27) in..
Repentance and reconciliation: Remembering the 1964 kneel-ins at Memphis’ Second Presbyterian Church
by James R. Bullock Jr. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA (PNS) On March 22 at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, a remembrance of the 1964..
Presbyterians and Jews hand in hand in Houston
By Julie Maclemore Wells For many years Presbyterians in the United States have been concerned about the struggles that often define life..
Reflections on a pastoral epiphany
Yesterday I went on a pastoral visit to two of my longest tenured church members, a couple who joined the church in..
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