Beyond Brian of Nazareth
I have a confession to make. I am not an optimist. “The power of positive thinking” made popular years ago by Norman..
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“Win Win”
It’s easy to like the Flaherty family. Mike (Paul Giamatti) gets up and jogs in the morning, and comes home to a loving wife, Jackie (Amy Ryan) and two cute little girls, and the older one is starting to imitate the slang-slip words of her parents, but she’s still adorable enough for that to be amusing instead of alarming.
When Truth Doesn’t Matter
I wonder why there are people who believe that Barack Obama is a) Muslim, b) a terrorist, and c) not an American..
Stated Clerk issues statement in wake of Jerusalem bombing
LOUISVILLE, March 23— The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), issued the following statement in response to the bombing in Jerusalem today:
Churches in Japan recovering in the midst of ecumenical spirit
New York, March 24 (ENInews)--As recovery efforts in Japan proceed, the full impact of the earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago continues to be felt by many churches that are providing disaster relief while grieving lost members and buildings.
Big Tent may be on the move
Presbyterians are being asked to hold off making travel plans for the 2011 Big Tent conference, scheduled to be held in Indianapolis June 30-July 2, because of a possible conflict with immigration legislation being considered by the Indiana state legislature.
Presbyterian students back in U.S. after attack in Peru
LOUISVILLE — A group of eight students and two advisors from the University of Arizona Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) ― along with 13 Peruvian partners and youth and PC(USA) mission worker Jed Koball ― were attacked in La Oroya, Peru March 16 as they painted a mural near the troubled Doe Run Company smelter there.
Nurse from rural Zambia awarded Swiss leadership prize
Geneva (ENI)--Zambian nurse Agnes Lisulo Mulemwa was honored in Geneva on March 20 for helping women in her rural community raise their standard of living, train to become leaders and support health care.
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White paper is a symptom of ‘Christological amnesia’
Pittsburgh seminary student presents scholarly critique of the White Paper: “While I agree with the steering committee of the white paper that the PC(USA) faces critical issues, I believe these issues are merely symptomatic of a Christological amnesia on the part of the denomination. … The white paper not only does not address this Christological crisis, but it also both serves as evidence of the crisis and threatens to exacerbate it through its proposed solutions…”
THE WHITE PAPER: Pastors mull whether to leave PC(USA) or seek a revamped affiliation with it
Last summer, when the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was meeting in Minneapolis, John Crosby attended an assembly for the very first time.
Crosby is pastor of Christ Presbyterian church, a 5,200-member megachurch in Edina, in suburban Minneapolis. For his 20 years there, Crosby has had what he describes as “a fairly nominal” involvement with the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area and the PC(USA) as a whole.
He walked out of the General Assembly thinking: “I don’t want my successor to have to endure this.”
Jean Southard same-sex wedding conviction overturned
A minister from Boston did not violate the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or her ordination vows when she married two women from her congregation, the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (GAPJC) has ruled. The wedding took place in Massachusetts – one of a handful of states that has legalized same-gender marriages.
Christian educator warns colleagues against perils of “running on scared”
ALBUQUERQUE Ginny Ward Holderness decided to speak her mind when she was named the 2011 “Educator of the Year” by the Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators (APCE).
Prophets and counter-prophets
Christians love to hear prophetic preaching of God’s holy word. Christians sometimes put their prophets to the sword.
Hell? Yes!
What is your picture of hell? On an album in the 1970s, Alice Cooper pictured it as a never-ending disco. For me,..
Confession? There’s an app for that.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (RNS) A Catholic bishop in Indiana recently gave his imprimatur to a thoroughly modern take on the ancient act of confession with a thumbs up to “Confession: A Roman Catholic App,” a new application for the iPhone and iPad that helps users catalog their sins before entering a confessional booth.
Consumer protection chief seeks allies in faith leaders
WASHINGTON (RNS) The architect of the Obama administration’s new consumer protection bureau met with faith-based groups in early February in a bid to shape the agency’s work as a moral crusade.
Sudanese churches seek action on Lord’s Resistance Army
JUBA, SOUTHERN SUDAN (ENI) Church leaders in Southern Sudan have called for urgent strategies to end threats caused by northern Uganda's rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The leaders said attacks are escalating, threatening a fragile peace in a region that will celebrate independence July 9.
Churches call for passage of UN resolution on Israel
NEW YORK (ENI) A coalition of U.S. church bodies is calling on the Obama administration not to block a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution seeking an end to construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Churches, charities not in competition for dollars
PHOENIX (RNS) Houses of worship and other charities often aren’t in competition for dollars but instead tend to reap donations from similar donors, a new study shows.
Controversial N.Y. mosque loses another leader
NEW YORK (RNS) The proposed Park51 Islamic community center and mosque project near Ground Zero is again looking for a top imam after Sheik Abdallah Adhami resigned the post less than one month into the job.
Ufford-Chase: “Jesus stood with the excluded”
ALBUQUERQUE In his younger years, Rick Ufford-Chase had a rocky relationship with the Apostle Paul. He found him racist, sexist and homophobic. “Mostly, I gave up,” preferring not to argue with those who saw Paul differently, Ufford-Chase said recently.
Muslim countries cited on religious freedom
(ENI) The New Year’s Day massacre at a Coptic church in Egypt. Christian converts facing the death penalty in Afghanistan. Swastikas painted on a Jewish synagogue in Venezuela.
Comments on the Belhar Confession
Presbyteries are well into the process of deliberating and voting on whether to ratify the vote of the 2010 General Assembly to add the Belhar Confession to PC(USA)’s The Book of Confessions. Should this document, written to confront the policy of apartheid in South Africa, be made a permanent expression of the faith for American Presbyterians?
Outlook Publishing Fellowship
The Presbyterian Outlook Foundation inaugurated in 2009 the Outlook Publishing Fellowship as a means of supporting the ongoing work of the foundation’s publishing and Internet ministries. The Foundation greatly appreciates the vision and generosity of those who became charter members of the Outlook Publishing Fellowship, including:
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