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Written by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
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Friday, 03 July 2009 01:24 |
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CHICAGO — Over the years, disagreements between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation and the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) have sometimes made the gulf between the two agencies seem far wider than the one-mile-across Ohio River that separates them. |
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Written by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
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Friday, 03 July 2009 01:22 |
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PHILADELPHIA — After completing a two-year review of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Medical Plan for church workers, the denominations Board of Pensions (BOP) has approved numerous “modifications” designed to make the plan simpler and more understandable. |
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Written by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
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Friday, 03 July 2009 01:19 |
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LOUISVILLE — A memorial service for William Ross Forbes, who was vice-president of church relations and corporate secretary for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been scheduled for July 7 at Westfield (N.J.) Church. |
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Written by Lekan Otufodunrin
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 15:22 |
LAGOS — (ENI) Nigeria's foremost Pentecostal Church leader, Enouch Adeboye, has been named the country's greatest living legend based on a public poll by a secular broadcast and print media organization.
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Written by Sharon K. Youngs, Office of the General Assembly communications coordinator
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 15:11 |
LOUISVILLE - What is the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community?
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Written by Anto Akkara
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 01:17 |
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BANGALORE, INDIA — (ENI) Christians in the troubled Kandhamal jungles of India's eastern Orissa state say strong action must be taken against Hindu extremists backing violence against them, in order to restore peace. |
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Written by Hisashi Yukimoto
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 01:14 |
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TOKYO (ENI) —The presidents of the Roman Catholic bishops' conferences in the Group of Eight main industrial nations have urged their leaders to "protect poor persons and assist developing countries" at the forthcoming G8 Summit in Italy. |
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Written by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 15:39 |
LOUISVILLE - More than 600 pastors from across the country, including a score of Presbyterians, have launched a radio advertising campaign in five key states to advocate for affordable health care for all U.S. families.
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Written by Bethany Furkin, Presbyterian News Service
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 15:35 |
At the first meeting of the Special Committee to Consider Amending the Confessional Documents of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to Include the Belhar Confession in The Book of Confessions one thing was clear: there is more work to be done.
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Written by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 22:09 |
LOUISVILLE — William Ross Forbes, who served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in a variety of capacities for 37 years — including leadership at every PC(USA) General Assembly during that time — died June 30 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. He was 62.
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Written by Robert W. Maggs Jr.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 22:08 |
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Five years ago in November our beloved colleague William Ross Forbes was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. |
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 18:29 |
Fahed Abu-Akel, moderator of the 214th General Assembly 2002-2003, was elected moderator of the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus (NMEPC) for 2009-2011 June 11 in Atlanta, Ga., during the Big Tent event.
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Written by Jack Haberer, OUTLOOK editor
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:09 |
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No family reunion enjoys uninterrupted warmth and tenderness. Old rivalries resurface and suppressed resentments erupt. |
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Written by Peter Kenny
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Monday, 29 June 2009 17:26 |
GENEVA — (ENI) The World Council of Churches says it has identified two candidates ˆ one a Korean Presbyterian and the other a Norwegian Lutheran ˆ for the post of general secretary, which becomes vacant on January 1.
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Written by Leslie Scanlon, OUTLOOK national reporter
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Monday, 29 June 2009 17:10 |
The president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Dean Thompson, has announced he will retire in 2010.
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Written by John Sniffen, special to Presbyterian News Service
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Monday, 29 June 2009 14:59 |
ATLANTA — Musician David Bailey and minister/author Stephen McCutchan have combined their talents to record A Deep Well for the Pastor, a CD of spiritual meditations and music designed for pastors.
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Written by Leslie Scanlon, Outlook national reporter
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:58 |
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It’s something many folks take for granted in this country: pouring a clean glass of water. |
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Written by Leslie Scanlon, Outlook national reporter
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:58 |
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When Bill Bowman of Louisville wanted to show his congregation, Bardstown Road Presbyterian church, what the ministry of Living Waters for the World means to him, he stood at the front of the sanctuary, lifted a glass of water, and drank. |
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Written by Outlook staff
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:57 |
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The board of directors of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education has announced that it will change the school’s name to Union Presbyterian Seminary in the near future. |
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Written by Outlook staff
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:57 |
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SAN ANSELMO — Elizabeth Liebert will become the first Roman Catholic sister named as dean of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seminary this summer when she takes over the position at San Francisco Theological Seminary. |
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Friday, 26 June 2009 16:55 |
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A few years ago Michael Dodd, an attorney and friend, invited me to speak at a seminar he leads in the International Business Fellows Program at The University of Texas at Austin. Click here to read full article. |
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Written by RONALD P. SALFEN
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Friday, 26 June 2009 16:05 |
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We all know the formula to a romantic comedy before we ever enter the theater: boy meets girl, they have a rocky relationship with many bumps along the way, but eventually find love.This movie closely follows the classic formula, so the enticement cannot possibly be suspense, because we all know where it’s headed. |
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 17:43 |
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Prescott Harrison Williams, 84, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Languages and Archaeology at Austin (Texas) Presbyterian Theological Seminary, died on June 18.
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Written by Judith Sudilovsky
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 21:13 |
JERUSALEM — (ENI) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has told Christian leaders in Jerusalem he sees "new hope" for the peace process in the Middle East.
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:27 |
LOUISVILLE – (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is participating in a faith-inspired mobilization for health care reform in an Interfaith Week of Prayer for Health Care for All, June 19-26.
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