Sacred spaces (May 11, 2025)
2 Chronicles 7 invites reflection on sacred spaces that reveal God’s glory, beauty, and enduring love across time and place.
Rev. Brendan McLean is the associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tyler, Texas. Many who know him and love him would describe him as “essentially a golden retriever.”
2 Chronicles 7 invites reflection on sacred spaces that reveal God’s glory, beauty, and enduring love across time and place.
A tiny creature's journey from darkness to light – and the world's reaction to it – causes Brendan McLean to reflect on hope.
Brendan McLean reflects on David Lynch’s surreal art, biblical wisdom and divine mystery.
Brendan McLean reflects on the beauty of the ordinary.
Brendan McLean writes on thanksgiving and Psalm 100.
Brendan McLean writes about Halloween and Psalm 146.
Brendan McLean writes on Psalm 23.
Mr. Rogers famously said to "look for the helpers." Brendan McLean wonders if that's the best instruction for adults and connects his question to Romans 10.
Brendan McLean writes on hope, Romans and "Lord of the Rings."
Brendan McLean writes on Romans 4:13, 16-21.
Brendan McLean writes on Romans 3:21-30.
Both "Dune: Part Two" and the Barmen Declaration call Christians to reject religious corruption, writes Brendan McLean.
Sometimes we can suffer from doing what is right, but fear should not control us, writes Brendan McLean.
There is so much we will never know. Isaiah asks us to embrace the mystery and trust God anyway, writes Brendan McLean.
There are whispers of a "Ted Lasso" spin-off, but Brendan McLean doesn't want one. Applying the hospice principle of a good death to a beloved story can lead to something profound, he writes.
Brendan McLean offers a prayer that can be used alongside an Easter meal shared with friends and family.
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" may be absurd and dance with nihilism, but it also contains important lessons connected to the Christian faith, writes Brendan McLean.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
© Copyright 2025 The Presbyterian Outlook. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement. Website by Web Publisher PRO