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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 00:00 |
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2011. Good, bad or otherwise? For Presbyterians, 2011 was either the year of the breakthrough or the year of the collapse, either the year of clarifying or the year of confusing, either the year of ending the war or declaring war. It all depends on your perspective.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 12 December 2011 06:04 |
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I’m going to miss Tom Gillespie. Now I’m going to resist getting sentimental, ‘cause sentimental wasn’t Tom’s style. I want to wax substantial, ‘cause that WAS Tom’s style.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 28 November 2011 02:36 |
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The Covenant Network (CN) long has pursued the daunting agenda both “to work for the removal of ordination barriers to the full participation of LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered] Presbyterians, and to support the mission and unity of the denomination.”
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 20:16 |
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MEMO to elders and educators: Don’t keep this magazine! Please give it to a high school student.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 23:31 |
“One shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” ‘Tis a truism for the ages. But does that dictum actually say, “every” word? If so, then how might the humble teaching elder possibly serve one’s spiritually hungry table guests every word of the Lord?
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 17 October 2011 17:24 |
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When the Outlook’s full-time associate editor Martha Skelton retired last January, we hired Mike Jennings to a half-time position, tasking him to take over most, but not all, of her duties.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 03 October 2011 16:39 |
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It wasn’t easy surviving the 1960s. Not only did the nation heave after the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK. Not only did we convulse over our struggle to integrate.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 19 September 2011 04:54 |
Most letters to the editor arrive in response to a particular article. The following one came without prompt from Walter Smith of Lynchburg, Va.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Monday, 05 September 2011 17:47 |
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What crazy person would accept the call to be president of a Presbyterian seminary in this present, precarious environment?
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Friday, 12 August 2011 19:03 |
If, as Charles Finney claimed, the devils of hell rejoice when the Presbyterian General Assembly is in session, do they rejoice doubly when other Presbyterians gather near the site of the previous assembly? The upcoming, two-day, Minneapolis gathering called by Fellowship PC(USA) has generated about 2,000 registrations, mostly from Presbyterians disheartened by recent constitutional changes that signal to them a turn toward hell. As they gather the devils have reason to hope and much to fear.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 08 August 2011 16:44 |
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Twenty-eight relatives. Seven days and nights. One house. Chaos.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011 04:17 |
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When the press release from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary announced last Dec. 11 that Roger Nicole had been called home to heaven a day after his 95th birthday, I breathed a sigh of sadness.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Monday, 11 July 2011 00:06 |
As editor of a magazine that speaks to the whole church, I feel compelled to write to Presbyterian friends in particular groupings of conviction — while allowing the rest to eavesdrop. In the last two editions, I addressed those celebrating and those grieving the adoption of Amendment 10-A. In this final correspondence, I write to those caught somewhere in the middle.
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Written by JACK HABERER, Outlook editor
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Monday, 27 June 2011 18:05 |
As editor of a magazine that speaks to the whole church, I feel compelled to write to Presbyterian friends in particular groupings of conviction — while allowing others to eavesdrop. Last time I addressed those celebrating the adoption of Amendment 10-A. This time, I write to those grieving the amendment’s adoption. In the next edition, I will address those who stand somewhere in the middle.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 13 June 2011 20:10 |
As editor of a magazine that speaks to the whole church, I feel compelled to talk with Presbyterian friends in particular groupings of conviction – while allowing the rest to overhear the conversation. I begin with those celebrating the adoption of Amendment 10-A. In the next issue, I’ll write to those grieving its adoption. Finally, I’ll address those who stand in the middle.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 30 May 2011 23:24 |
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They did it again. I should have seen it coming when Barbie grabbed the remote control and switched to the Hallmark Channel.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 16 May 2011 15:06 |
Former President George W. Bush seldom carried crowds with the force of his oratory. He was known for mangling the language, for twisting up his words, for blurting countless “Bushisms,” as they were dubbed, and then following with an ah-shucks, self-deprecating grin and shrug.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Sunday, 01 May 2011 18:20 |
Symbol or substance? Church leaders transact so much business in the language of metaphor and symbol that they can mistake it for reality. When Pastor Trina Zelle of Tempe, Arizona, submitted to the 2010 PC(USA) General Assembly a commissioners’ resolution regarding her state’s Senate Bill 1070, she did not make such a mistake. She chose substance over symbol.
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 20:42 |
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Symbol or substance? Church leaders transact so much business in the language of metaphor and symbol that they can mistake it for reality.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 18 April 2011 15:00 |
Of all the Christians who will gather for Easter worship services the world over, we Presbyterians have just a slightly greater need to hear about the resurrection.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 04 April 2011 02:30 |
Four hundred years with the King James Bible? But I’d thought it was written by the Apostle Paul!
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 21 March 2011 06:44 |
Christians love to hear prophetic preaching of God’s holy word. Christians sometimes put their prophets to the sword.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 07 March 2011 16:29 |
A group of our greatest pulpiteers has redefined the term “communication gaffe.”
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 21 February 2011 15:54 |
What’s so great about camps and conference centers? In three words, they make converts.
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