Christmas in April
by Robert Johnson Even if Christmas in the U.S. in stressful, we all still pretty much know the drill. Wacky sweaters, iced..
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Film in review – “The Great Invisible”
Those of us who have loved the Deep South and have lived in it (this writer has lived in both South Louisiana..
Film in review – “Whiplash”
This is an extraordinary movie for music lovers, but even those without the requisite “chops” can still enjoy the sparkling dynamics. Andrew..
Invasion of the Dead: Preaching Resurrection
by Brian K. Blount Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 135 pages No one takes the resurrection more seriously than Brian Blount...
Film in review – “The Equalizer”
At one level, there’s a lot of violence in this film – and most of it is up front and personal –..
Pastors flock to North Dakota’s oil boom to save souls
(RNS) Sven Hauge goes every Thursday to the “man camps” surrounding the oil fields near Williston, N.D., and holds worship services that feature preaching,..
PMAB asks, “What makes a good governing board?”
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board spent a day talking about what makes a good governing board. “An organization will be..
The General Assembly in Detroit, 1954: A personal retrospective by David M. Evans
In the fall of 1953, General Dwight David Eisenhower was president of the United States. I was six years old and completely..
Ecumenical delegation to visit South Sudan amidst conflict
from World Council of Churches GENEVA – A high-level ecumenical delegation representing church organizations will arrive in Juba, South Sudan on Friday, May..
Turning our pain toward hope
My memories of the first time I taught a weeklong seminar at Ghost Ranch about getting from pain to hope through writing..
Blog repost: Church Membership And Affinity In The PC(USA)
This blog post is reprinted with permission. It originally appeared on The GA Junkie. In the spirit of my tag line..
What makes a space sacred?
As I listen to the sound of hammers thudding and drills whirling beneath my office, I find myself thinking about what makes..
NAACP’s William Barber emerges as leader of Moral Monday protests
‘Placemat Curriculum’ sets the table for young people’s Bible learning
Blog: What is justice?
Blend of soccer, art, gives new life to VBS in immigrant enclave
Film in review: “The Other Son” (“Le Fils de l’autre”)
Those other matters coming before the GA
Some Presbyterians pay no attention at all to General Assembly — “What’s that,” they ask — while others drill all the way..
Film in review: “Undefeated”
As a documentary, "Undefeated" is compelling because it seems so honest and down-to-earth. Bill Courtney, a successful small-business owner in North Memphis, has a wife and four kids and lives in an affluent (white) suburb. Nothing unusual there.
Film in review: “The Grey”
“The Grey” is one of those rare contemporary films that not only mention faith, but holds a significant and serious discussion about it.
A lesson from my dad
Interview with Donnie Dunagan, the voice of “Bambi”
Written for the Outlook by Ronald P. Salfen
Former child actor Donnie Dunagan provided the voice for the young fawn in Walt Disney's 1942 cartoon feature “Bambi.”
GA 2010: Assembly deals with issues of gun violence, disappearance of coastal wetlands, and the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
MINNEAPOLIS – Presbyterians’ determination to be an “exhibition of the kingdom of heaven to the world,” found expression in the recommendations of the committee so named adopted today (July 9) by the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
GA 2010: Gulf oil spill “new business” for General Assembly committee
MINNEAPOLIS -- “There’s a need for the church to address the environmental catastrophe in the gulf and our Christian response to it,” said Amber Ellington, Theological Student Advisory Delegate (TSAD) from McCormick Theological Seminary.
U.S. torture programs: never again
If we have any hope of being a light upon a hill in this new decade, Christians in our country must insure that we will never again countenance the torture of war criminals.