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..
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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..
World Vision reverses course on same-sex marriage policy
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) After announcing earlier this week that it would no longer define marriage as between a man and..
Peery to retire as president of Montreat Conference Center
MONTREAT, N.C. (PNS) The Rev. Pete Peery, president of the Montreat Conference Center, has announced his plans to retire at the end of..
American Bible Society to sell 12-story NYC building
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey NEW YORK (RNS) The American Bible Society will sell its 12-story building on Broadway, vacating prime real estate..
A whisper, then a shout
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES OF ART is a bronze sculpture in my office — the gift of a well-known sculptor in..
God’s way is possible (Horizons 9)
Lesson 9 — Deuteronomy 30 B.J. is 6 years old, shy and cute as a button. He likes to hide just ahead..
Seeing things clearly
People of faith often use metaphors related to eyesight. We’ve seen the light. We get the gift of new eyes. We see..
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
“Look, the same Bible that tells us, that teaches us well about the virtues of chastity and the virtue of fidelity and..
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Topeka
At Trinity Presbyterian Church in Topeka, Kan., two generous donors offered to double all donations to support mission personnel through a certain..
A discussion of dinosaurs….
Somehow a fifth-grade Sunday school class wandered into a discussion of dinosaurs. One youth stopped the conversation when he said, “Well, I’m..
Calendar Check May 2014
May 1 2:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. PDT Children in the Sanctuary: Including Children in the Congregation’s Worship featuring Carolyn Brown, a 90-minute..
Calendar Check April 2014
March 30-April 4 Decatur, Ga.: Teaching Spiritual Formation in the Congregation, featuring Jane Vennard. Columbia Theological Seminary. ctsnet.edu March 31-April 2 Austin, Texas:..
“ERA and the Church’s Role”
40 Years Ago — March 11, 1974 The Equal Rights Amendment had gone to the states for ratification and the church was..
Honorably retired (from the March 31, 2014 issue)
Frederick A. Beck, from pastor, Community in Christ Church, Greensboro, N.C. Lynda Clements, from pastor, First Church, Ossining, N.Y. Brent Coffin, from..
Transitions (from the March 31, 2014 issue)
Douglas Brouwer, from pastor, First Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to pastor, International Protestant Church, Zurich, Switzerland Robert Crall, from pastor, Kirk of..
Anniversaries (from the March 31, 2014 issue)
First Church, Pleasanton, Texas, 100 years Front Royal Church, Front Royal, Va., 175 years Second Church, Saginaw Township, Mich., 150 years
Supreme Court takes up Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the contraception mandate
by Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) When two corporations — one owned by evangelicals and one owned by Mennonites — filed suit over..
Unsettling Leaders: Why Would We Follow?
For years, we have participated in conversations about leadership—a desire for better leaders, more entrepreneurial leaders, adaptive leaders. Too often, our conversations..
World Vision to recognize employees’ same-sex marriages
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) Christian relief organization World Vision has announced that it will no longer define marriage as between a man..
Pew research: Pope Francis hugely popular with U.S. Catholics
by Jim Nedelka NEW YORK (PNS) A key Roman Catholic tenet holds that the Pope is the head of their church on Earth,..
Philadelphia Presbytery breaks the mold
After two rejections, presbytery looked inward — and found a candidate who sensed God’s call. When Ruth Santana-Grace looked across the room..
March 31, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook's March 31, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
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