Reformed use of Scripture
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Football in heaven?
Editor’s note: This article responds to an earlier Outlook article, “Will there be football in heaven?” by James Calvin Davis, March 23, 2009, issue.
Listening, then responding
Editor’s note: This column shows the practical use of listening advice Tom Ehrich has explored in previous columns. For further background, see the Church Wellness Report columns in the September 29 and November 10, 2008, issues.
Mary Jane Patterson dies; led Washington Office for 13 years
Mary Jane Patterson, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) elder who served as a social worker and missionary to Africa before enlivening the corridors of power in the nation’s capital as director of the Presbyterian Washington Office for 13 years, died April 8 in Washington, D.C.
Listen to migrant workers’ cries, says Japanese Christian leader
TOKYO --(ENI) A Japanese Christian leader is urging churches to "listen to the cries" of temporary migrant workers many of whom are now without jobs as the world's second-biggest economy's unemployment rate soars during the global economic crisis.
Charles Allen Ferguson, 79, died April 2
Charles Allen “Chick” Ferguson, 79, Chief Executive Officer of Kerygma, Inc., for the past 20 years, died April 2. He resided in Pompano Beach, Fla., and Chautauqua, N.Y.
Brian Frick named Associate for Camps and Conference Centers
(PNS) Brian Frick of Parkville, Mo., is the new Associate for Camps and Conference Centers for the General Assembly Council.
Laura Bryan to head Office of Financial Aid for Studies
(PNS) Laura Bryan, who joined the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s stewardship education team in June 1996 and has most recently served as program assistant for student loans in the Office of Financial Aid for Studies (FAS), has been promoted to the position of associate in that office.
Ray Jones named coordinator of evangelism
(PNS) Ray Jones, the founding pastor of the 500-member Macland Church in Powder Springs, Ga., has been named coordinator of evangelism for the Evangelism and Church Growth ministry area in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Presbyterian Foundation cuts staff, reduces regional offices from 16 to 10
The Presbyterian Foundation has announced a reduction in staff to reduce payroll expenses and manage budgets during the global financial crisis.
Sacred elements
Two things I know about worship.
Church statistics slide downward; PC(USA) down 2.8 percent
The latest church membership statistics are in, and the trend is clear: declines for Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists, and across-the-board losses for mainline Protestant denominations.
Face-to-Face meets Facebook on Reyes-Chow travels in Asia
Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has returned from his first international trip as moderator, a weeklong visit to three Asian countries — the Philippines, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
“My country – right or wrong” is wrong, says church ethicist
Why does history matter?
Funeral services held March 7 for Paul Harvey, commentator
Famed radio broadcaster and commentator Paul Harvey, 90, died February 28 at his winter home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Sacrament as radical religious rites
Introduction
“A celebration is when we remember together who we are.”
Unity with Roman Catholics begins with Communion, baptism
Throughout history, relations between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and its Reformed brothers and sisters have never been, well, cordial.
A funeral turned wedding
The long procession of cars with headlights on and flashers blazing was moving at a funereal snail’s pace toward what the uninitiated assumed would be a gravesite.
Another Voice
Times were bad, the cash flow had flown, and I almost cancelled my subscription to Outlook.
True worship, Kenyan style
It was Sunday morning, time for church.
A gentle reminder
I went to the movies recently to be entertained and I ended up being spiritually inspired.
Metrics include WHAT and HOW WELL
Metrics sound dull, maybe even irritating.
Movies in review
Race to Witch Mountain is about a Las Vegas cab driver, played by Dwayne Johnson, discovering that the two children who just appear in the back seat of his taxi are actually aliens, they just look like ordinary kids.
ANC accuses Tutu of ‘sacrilege’ over criticism of “Zuma presidency”
(ENI)--South Africa's ruling African National Congress has lambasted Nobel Peace Price laureate Desmond Tutu accusing the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town of "blasphemy" after he said he did not look forward to ANC president Jacob Zuma becoming the country's head of state.
Publisher set to launch new Web site for PC(USA) leaders in June; sales increased in 2008
LOUISVILLE — Despite the faltering U.S. economy, the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) has announced that sales increased in 2008.
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