Film in review: “Albert Nobbs”
Glenn Close has been trying to get this movie made for oh, about 30 years or so.
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Interview with Glenn Close, star of “Albert Nobbs”
Ronald Salfen for The Presbyterian Outlook
Interview with Glenn Close, star of "Albert Nobbs":
Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 8
Ronald Salfen: I just have one question. In order to play a man, did you have to take a stupid pill?
Film in review: “Young Adult”
Mavis Gary is a pathetic character, and yet, somehow, we care about her. She’s self-centered, delusional, amoral, depressed, addictive and self-destructive, but she wants so desperately for the world to be as she wants it to be, rather than how it is, that we almost wish it with her.
24 PC(USA) leaders issue ‘Letter of Reconciliation’
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Twenty-four leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ― many of whom met in Orlando during a gathering which launched a new Reformed body ― have written a letter urging reconciliation between the denomination and the dissident group.
In Response to Rev William G. McAtee’s Comments on Union Presbyteries
Yes, there has been some serious discussion of “union presbyteries” in these past months. However, may I respectfully say to Rev. McAtee that “these are not your daddy’s union presbyteries”. They are not envisioned to address the same issues that created the first such presbyteries, nor will they necessarily take the same form.
New denomination remains a work in progress
ORLANDO, Fla. – While the Fellowship of Presbyterians has launched a new denomination, called the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (or ECO for short), some folks still have questions about exactly how things will work.
In Pakistan, an island of clarity amid a sea of mixed messages
Correction:
In the story, “In Pakistan, an island of clarity amid a sea of mixed messages” (pub. Jan 26), David Stoner was identified as former interim director of the General Assembly Council. He actually was the executive director. Also, Christy Munir did not teach at Gordon College but was chair of the chemistry department of Qaid-I Azim University. He was selected to become chairman of the board for Gordon College if the PC(USA) finally takes back the school.
Check the Amazon.com listings of recent books about Pakistan and you will perceive a theme: “The Unraveling …, ” “Descent into Chaos,” “ … the World’s Most Frightening State,” “Deadly Embrace …, ” “ … the Hard Country.”
Road to recovery
LAHORE, Pakistan
If the road to recovery begins with confessing your sins, then the future of Pakistan should brighten.
Announcements and worship
Where should announcements about church and community be placed in a Presbyterian (Reformed) service of worship? This question needs to be asked since, although they provide essential information about the mission of the church, they may also seriously disrupt the flow of the worship of God by injecting the trivial into contemplation of the eternal.
A Trinitarian moment
There we were, Mark, Barbara and I, our arms stuck out a second-story window, trying to tie knots in ropes to secure a newly printed AIDS awareness banner to our church building so people passing by could see it.
Foundation retains ‘world-class’ firms to help it with investment management
The Presbyterian Foundation Group (which includes the Presbyterian Foundation, New Covenant Trust Company, NA and New Covenant Funds), which provides financial support to church-related institutions and causes, plans to retain two outside investment firms to help manage its assets and will cut positions on its staff to effectuate the changes.
Fresh water for vacation Bible school
With Living Waters for the World’s vacation bible school (VBS) curriculum, “Clean Water for All God’s Children!,” attendees will not go on safari or to the rain forest or on a sea cruise or have a space adventure. What they will do is learn about the miracle of clean water. And have the opportunity to provide clean water for some of God’s children.
U.S. church council names interim general secretary
New York (ENInews) Clare J. Chapman, deputy general secretary
and general counsel of the National Council of Churches (NCC), on 20 January was named interim general secretary by the council's governing board.
Conservative Presbyterians in U.S. launch new denomination
(ENInews) Conservative U.S. Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Jan. 19, saying the Presbyterian Church (USA) is too
consumed by internal conflicts and bureaucracy to nurture healthy congregations.
Philippine churches set aside differences for week of prayer
Baguio City, Philippines (ENInews) Amid a governance crisis that threatens to divide the Philippines, several churches say they are marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by setting aside doctrinal differences, praying and working for change.
Congregation builds community as it repairs homes
Special to Presbyterian News Service
OLNEY, Ill. – The Rev. Joel Adams graduated from seminary with what he knew were good ideas — he just didn’t know if they would work or not. When he was called to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Olney, Ill., he had the opportunity to try them out.
Report on Christians in Egypt
Agef Gendy, president of Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, preached Jan. 19 at the Fellowship of Presbyterians' Covenanting Conference in Orlando, Fla. The following report from The Layman, describing the current climate and the experiences of Christians in Egypt, is from presentations Gendy made Jan. 17 and 18 at the Reformed Theological Seminary campus in Orlando. Click here to read full story
Fellowship’s theology document may remain a work in progress
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two members of a writing team that produced a theology document that's part of the constitution of the new denomination created by the Fellowship of Presbyterians said Jan. 19 that they expect changes to be made in their handiwork in the years to come.
A bold church unafraid: Fellowship casts vision
ORLANDO, Fla. – All through the day on Jan. 19, John Ortberg and others at the Fellowship of Presbyterians Covenanting Conference cast a vision.
It was of a bold church unafraid to take risks; one that makes disciples; one that takes the best of Presbyterian history and tradition and points it in new directions.
We expect what we inspect
ORLANDO – Instead of just requiring congregations to submit annual statistical reports, the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians would ask for annual narrative reports, as Presbyterian congregations routinely did in the years before 1925.
Fellowship of Presbyterians releases new theology and polity documents: Orlando, January 19
ORLANDO – The Fellowship of Presbyterians has given a name to its new Reformed body. The new denomination will be known as the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians.
John Ortberg, a well-known author and the pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California, kicked off the second day of the Fellowship’s Covenanting Conference Jan. 19 by preaching at morning worship. As that ended, the Fellowship distributed revised copies of its theology and polity documents – the cornerstones of the new denomination’s constitution.
There’s no rush to judgment on leaving the PC(USA) by young evangelical pastors or their congregations
ORLANDO, Fla. – Most of the young evangelical church leaders attending a Fellowship of Presbyterians event this week are from congregations that either plan to stay in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or are still deciding whether to leave.
Economic equality?
Emagazine Jan 23, 2012
Conference will open doors to a ‘new Reformed body’ but immediate departures from PC(USA) may be few
At the Fellowship of Presbyterians gathering this this week in Orlando, Fla., it's unlikely that participants will vote on the spot to create a new denomination, or that a huge number of congregations will decide to leave the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) en masse.
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