Film in review: “Precious”
This film started out as a novel, then converted to a screenplay. But it has a gritty, raw, realistic feel to it that is way beyond “once upon a time.”
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Cynthia Bolbach endorsed by national Capital Presbytery. To stand as a candidate for moderator of the 219th GA
The first candidate to stand for moderator of the 2010 General Assembly has stepped forward, as National Capital Presbytery voted unanimously on Nov. 17 to endorse Cynthia Bolbach, an elder from Arlington, Va
German embassy denounces beating of priest by Zimbabwe troops
(ENI) — The German embassy in Harare has sent a strongly-worded letter of protest to the Zimbabwe government after some of its soldiers beat up a Jesuit priest who has lived in the country for most of his life and was rushing a boy to hospital.
New Jersey pastor announces same-gender wedding
A Presbyterian minister from New Jersey has sent a letter to her congregation and an announcement to her presbytery, telling them that she was married in October in a same-gender wedding in Massachusetts, where such marriages are legal.
Turning Hearts to God
A Response to P. Mark Achtemeier’s And Grace Will Lead Me Home Address to the Covenant Network Of Presbyterians on November 5, 2009
Film in review: “2012”
As disaster movies go, “2012” boasts some of the best special effects ever. And, the scientific premise even sounds plausible.
Film reviews: “Pirate Radio” & “The Box”
“Pirate Radio” is just a nice waltz down memory lane for Baby Boomers.
Georgia Baptists cut ties with church led by woman pastor
DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) -- The Georgia Baptist Convention has ended its 148-year-old relationship with First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., over the congregation's 2007 vote to hire a woman as senior pastor.
It takes a rocket scientist
When guest preaching or lecturing, I generally begin with well wishes from The Presbyterian Outlook.
Uganda women build a future with micro-financing boost
This is a story about how one thing leads to the next, especially when smart, motivated women get involved. And about how a little money and time given by ordinary people can add up to more than they ever imagined.
NIH director bridges science and faith; named to Vatican academy
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI recently appointed Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, to the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Evangelicals look to nonpolitical future
(RNS) Repentant for having spent a generation bowing at the altars of church growth and political power, concerned evangelicals gathered Oct. 13-15 to search the soul of their movement and find a new way forward.
Beyond Non-Contradiction: Lessons from the case of James Woodrow
Fort Sumter was fired upon and captured by South Carolina forces the same year (1861) that James Woodrow, uncle to future president Woodrow Wilson, assumed the Perkins Professorship on Natural Science in Connection with Revelation at Columbia Seminary, then in Columbia, S.C.
Scientists and belief in God
The news item about scientists believing in God (August 17/24 issue of the Outlook) inspired me to download the Pew Research Center’s whole report (www.people-press.org/report/528).
10 Minutes with …John Polkinghorne
Christian thinkers have long employed insights from sociology, literature, and other fields to augment their ideas of how God works in the world.
Some thoughts for the 21st century
A group of friends was sitting together at a meal when one of the older men (and I’m 102 years old!) asked me a question: “Now that you have seen how Christians think in the last 100 years, what emphases would you like to see in the 21st century?”
Enough to Make God Laugh
Enough to Make God Laugh, A Pastor Resolves the Science/Religion Problem by Albert N. Wells, Booksurge.com, 2009, 193 pages, $13.99.
Faith and science resources for churches
Fossils and Faith, Thea Nyhoff Leunk (CRC Publications, 2005). Released 2006. Order from www.faithaliveresources.org/ (Reviewed by B.A.P.)
The death that isn’t
For a religion that’s supposed to have died with its deity, Christianity seems to be having a remarkably vital post-mortem existence.
Only “harvest giving” will do
It’s tempting to give everyone a “stewardship break” this year. The Great Recession is still going on, jobs are tenuous, personal finances are tight. — not a good time to ask for money.
Irish priest who was kidnapped in the Philippines wants to stay
(ENI) — A 79-year old Irish priest, who was released unharmed one month after being kidnapped in the Philippines by a militant Islamic group, says he wants to continue serving as a missionary.
Russian Orthodox aide says female German church head threatens ties
(ENI) — The election of a woman as head of Germany's Protestant churches threatens ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, a high-ranking official of the Russian church has warned.
Clinton urges Filipino faith community to defend human rights
(ENI) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Philippines' faith community to help defend human rights, build peace, and to strengthen democracy in their nation.
World Council of Churches presses for direct US-North Korea talks
(ENI) —The World Council of Churches has urged the United States and North Korea to hold direct talks on the north Asian country's nuclear program.
FTE offers fellowships for 2010-2011 academic year
ATLANTA — The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) has announced that it will provide $1.5 million for the 2010-2011 academic year to theological students across the U.S. and Canada who aspire to be pastoral leaders and professors.
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