Continued from June 14 (p. 9)
Ovt 114 » Pby of Baltimore: Call upon Israeli leaders and Hamas leaders to form independent commissions to study Goldstone Report, and for them and US government to pursue peacemaking actions for the Middle East.
Frances Taylor Gench took on the assignment to lead the Bible studies for the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church.
Some Presbyterians would be thrilled never to hear the words “homosexuality” and “ordination standards” in the same sentence ever again.
The June 14 edition of the Outlook presented responses of the first five moderatorial candidates to questions we posed.
The committee on Middle Governing Body Issues of the General Assembly will face a variety of proposals when they meet in Minneapolis in July.
On April 21, 2010, facing the mayor of Rome and a room full of civic leaders, the press, and scholars, a series of former victims of horrific crimes came forward and testified that they had forgiven their tormentors.
A blogger in many people’s minds is a disheveled geek who bypasses correct grammar and punctuation, sees life narcissistically, overly focuses on Web stats and writing the next post.
The rain is falling in torrents so heavy that I cannot see the end of my street (May 1, 2010, the weekend of the Middle Tennessee flood).
When an interim pastor showed up for work at a congregation in Queens, a borough of New York City, she thought the congregation had already died.
I saw my father dead once. He was in his casket, but the undertaker had put the wrong face on him. In death Dad wore an odd smirk that I never saw in life.
Not long ago I was dashing from a lunch meeting in Lower Manhattan to the nearest subway station when two well-dressed young men approached me, both with side-locks and the broad-brimmed hats that some Orthodox Jewish men wear.
“Knight And Day” is one of those action movies with some heart, and some humor, even if a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Native American tells churches, "It's time for a truth commission" GRAND RAPIDS (ENI) — A Native American leader has challenged a global Protestant body to create a truth and reconciliation commission to redress the injustice of Church involvement in cultural assimilation against indigenous peoples.
(ENI/RNS) — An alliance of religious denominations has given the world's richest nations a near-failing grade for their progress on eradicating world poverty.
Think of the church leadership as parents, and the folks in the pews. Think of children overhearing their parents’ late night arguments,..
Warring Parents…A Guest Blog by: Jon SpinnangerWilliamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, VirginiaAll parents disagree from time-to-time. Some even argue and fight loudly. These..
What is Steven Feldman's opinion about the PC(USA) Middle East reports prepared for the upcoming General Assembly? How can the current Israeli-Palestinian situation be addressed in a way consistent with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim values? Read his just-posted blog on the OUTLOOK's blog site.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will soon vote on its controversial Middle East Study Committee report. The report has raised the ire of..
CLINTON, S.C. — About 100 people gathered at Clinton, S.C., earlier this month to learn more about cooperative ministry among small-membership churches.
LOUISVILLE — Fifteen new international mission co-workers will be commissioned on July 8 during the upcoming 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
GRAND RAPIDS – The day after it was created, the World Communion of Reformed Churches began to live into the reality of what it means for Reformed Christians to be united and to work for justice.
GRAND RAPIDS – With calls for reconciliation, the healing of old wounds, and the courage to act for peace and justice in the world, the two major networks of Reformed Christians around the globe officially voted today (June 18) to create a new, combined body, the World Communion of Reformed Churches
(ENI) — David Beckmann, a Lutheran pastor who once worked for the World Bank, is one of the winners of the 2010 World Food Prize, which is often seen as the Nobel Prize on issues related to food security, hunger, and farming.
(ENI) — The Anglican Church of Canada has again put off
making a formal decision about whether to allow churches and dioceses to
bless same-gender unions.
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