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Voices

Can Commissioned Ruling Elders fill a looming leadership void in the PC(USA)?

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Outlook Features

Discerning futures for theological education

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Editorials

What are we teaching our boys?

SPOTLIGHT

Outlook Reporting

Presbyterians make headlines in 2026 midterm elections

In closely watched races, seminarian James Talarico and Elder Roy Cooper win key U.S. Senate seats.

Come anytime. We have Tupperware. Bring some corn.

An invitation to Thanksgiving grows into years of dinners and community.

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Outlook Features

Communing without bread

For Christians with eating disorders, communion can bring anxiety alongside grace. So how can churches make Christ’s welcome tangible for everyone at the table?

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Outlook Features

Are you hungry yet?

Are you hungry yet? We can help with that!

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Outlook Features

Thinking theologically about food

Is food just fuel, or is it God’s love made nutritious and delicious? Norman Wirzba makes the case for eating together as one of the church’s most powerful acts of love.

It All Counts: Finding God Everywhere They Told You Not to Look

What if being a “Cafeteria Christian” is actually a faithful way to follow God? Mary Mabry reviews Natalia Terfa’s It All Counts, a witty, vulnerable invitation to get curious about faith instead of judgmental.

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship: November 22, 2026

Looking into the lectionary

26th Sunday after Pentecost — November 22, 2026

Aaron Pratt reminds us that the final Sunday in the liturgical year — whether you call it “Christ the King” or “Reign of Christ” Sunday — is about power.

Book Reviews

Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness

Caroline Garcia reviews Hannah Miller King's "Feasting on Hope," a moving reflection on grief, the Eucharist, and the grace of simply coming to the table.