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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 17:04 |
The time has come to turn the page from a black-and-blue magazine serving a black-and-blue church to become a high-def, full color, twenty-teens magazine informing and empowering a high-def, full color, twenty-teens church.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 28 December 2009 23:02 |
What a decade it’s been! Just as December 7 became a defining date for the 20th century, so, too, September 11 stands as the defining date for the new century, at least so far.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 14 December 2009 00:00 |
Merry Christmas from all your friends at The Presbyterian Outlook!
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 07 December 2009 00:00 |
So how will you spend Christmas afternoon? The one thing I don’t miss now that I’m no longer serving as a congregation’s pastor, is the way I used to spend Christmas afternoons.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 30 November 2009 06:08 |
Many a story, many a poem, many a carol has been written about the experience of Mary and Joseph finding “no room in the inn.” For them it was no mere sentimentality that they had to eat, sleep and give birth in a smelly stable-cave. And that happened in their family’s hometown.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 23 November 2009 01:54 |
Piety – bad word: places greater emphasis upon religious experiences than on Biblical theology; evokes images ranging from holy rollers to self-righteous Pharisees.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 16 November 2009 16:41 |
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When guest preaching or lecturing, I generally begin with well wishes from The Presbyterian Outlook.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 16:16 |
In a cynical age, hope is seditious.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Editor
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Monday, 19 October 2009 20:12 |
Hallelujah. The General Assembly Mission Council is going to meet its budget without cutting staff (see p. 7). Now that we’re not in a state of crisis, let’s talk turkey about our giving. Let’s think theologically about our financial management. Let’s handle our money like the Presbyterian and Reformed – P&R – believers we claim to be.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 12 October 2009 16:34 |
Telling the truth is a hard thing to do. The preliminary report of the Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage (S.C.) tells the truth with stunning, spectacular clarity.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Sunday, 04 October 2009 21:10 |
I couldn’t say it better, so I share with you the commentary of our Church Wellness columnist, Tom Ehrich, as he addresses these troubled times …
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Sunday, 27 September 2009 00:00 |
Holy Spirit revival breaks out on campus. Students descend upon the chapel for worship services that last for days. Classes are suspended for a fortnight to make room for this spontaneous divine visitation.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 13 September 2009 17:19 |
“Time to change the subject, Pastor. “
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 06 September 2009 21:28 |
So what about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Washington Office (WO)? What’s ahead for the program heralded by some as a bright light on Capitol Hill and excoriated by others as a black hole?
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 31 August 2009 18:17 |
We now interrupt the Presbyterians’ celebration of John Calvin’s 500th birthday to listen into our Baptist neighbors’ celebration of their 400th birthday.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 23 August 2009 18:48 |
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As a charter member of a brand new non-denominational church — fresh out of college with a B.A. in religion and philosophy — I held high hopes of becoming the church’s pastor.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 17 August 2009 16:45 |
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We had just begun to unload the U-haul in the manse driveway — in anticipation of beginning our first ministerial call — when an older gentleman rolled up in his car.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 21:08 |
“What did the Calvinist say after falling down the stairs?”
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Sunday, 02 August 2009 21:03 |
It’s good to do good (proper grammar notwithstanding). It’s great to give. But why do folks do good? What motivates good folks to give?
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 19 July 2009 00:00 |
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If homes keep burning to the ground should each of us buy a bucket, or should all of us build a fire station?
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 12 July 2009 18:05 |
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Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. (John 12:24)
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 05 July 2009 20:39 |
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Question for church members everywhere: Where is your pastor going on vacation this summer?
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 23:58 |
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Midway – adv.: in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor
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Sunday, 21 June 2009 03:25 |
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The news sounds frightening. Since the first of the year, Christianity Today Incorporated has shuttered six of its magazines and sold a seventh.
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