Hospitality with a moral punch
“Not everyone understands God in the way I understand God” is an important lesson, writes Teri McDowell Ott. Even more important: we can honor, welcome and respect those who understand God differently.
Teri McDowell Ott is the editor and publisher of Presbyterian Outlook .
“Not everyone understands God in the way I understand God” is an important lesson, writes Teri McDowell Ott. Even more important: we can honor, welcome and respect those who understand God differently.
The writer of Psalm 103 sings for joy not only because he is gifted with steadfast love, but also because he is freed by it — free to shelter during life’s storms, free to flourish and grow as a child of God, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
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In Matthew 15, we see a Canaanite woman teach Jesus something about mercy. What does this mean for us?
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Outlook editor Teri McDowell Ott introduces the Outlook's first-ever sabbath shut down.
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Looking at the parable of the weeds in Matthew, Teri McDowell Ott discerns two calls for those who read the text.
What does it look like to gather people with intention? Teri McDowell Ott explores this question in her editorial for the July/August issue of the Outlook.
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Editor Teri McDowell Ott engages one of the notoriously difficult passages in Matthew where Jesus says, "I came not to send peace, but a sword."
For her June 2023 editorial, Teri McDowell Ott goes to her local gun shop to learn a different perspective. Afterwards, she wrestles with fear and love.
Editor Teri McDowell Ott notes that the Great Commission calls us to go do — and to teach.
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For Pentecost Sunday, editor Teri McDowell Ott wonders what we would venture to do if we trusted the Holy Spirit to use us.
The folks who are finding ways to do church differently — and in ways that might have a faithful impact.
For Outlook's May 2023 issue, Editor/Publisher Teri McDowell Ott thinks about innovation.
What would faith look like if we embraced "unknowing"?
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In this lectionary reflection, editor Teri McDowell Ott highlights the danger of refusing to hear dissenting voices and the effectiveness of listening well.
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In this lectionary reflection, editor Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the meaning of awe and the day-by-day pace it sets for the early Christian community.
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