Second Sunday of Easter — April 16, 2023
Jesus is patient with “doubting Thomas.” Maybe we should be too, writes Editor Teri McDowell Ott.
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A prayer responding to the Nashville Covenant School shooting
Editor Teri McDowell Ott offers a lament in the style of Psalm 13.
A whiff of home
What does belonging feel like? Teri McDowell Ott ponders this as she introduces the April issue of Presbyterian Outlook.
Order of worship — Easter Sunday
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Easter Sunday — April 9, 2023
In a world that seems so confused, Easter can ground us and give us hope, writes editor Teri McDowell Ott.
Order of worship — April 2, 2023
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Palm Sunday — April 2, 2023
In this Palm Sunday lectionary reflection, editor Teri McDowell Ott draws on Richard Horsley’s scholarship to highlight the dangerous, religious and political tension of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Exploring the green burial
Outlook editor Teri Ott explores burials that are kinder to the environment: No vault, no embalming, but sometimes, there are ducks.
A “positive death movement”
We live in a death-denying culture, and Christian theology can add to this denial by over-emphasizing eternal life. This issue explores our thinking, beliefs, hopes, fears and rituals around death so we can lean more faithfully into life.
Order of worship — March 12, 2023
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Third Sunday of Lent — March 12, 2023
Teri McDowell Ott explores how we misdiagnose our spiritual thirst, wondering if we’ve been left to wander the wilderness of our lives alone and without resources.
Tyre Nichols died by a system that protects me and my White life
Editor Teri McDowell Ott reckons with the role White women have played in America’s violent, racist history. She invites Outlook readers, specifically White readers, to own their fear, face hard truths and act in solidarity for the liberation of all God's people.
Order of worship — February 26, 2023
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First Sunday of Lent — February 26, 2023
Can we find freedom this Lent?
Become like children
For our February issue on pilgrimage, Teri Ott reflects on the connection between the archetypical hero's journey and traveling as a pilgrim.
Infused with life
Teri McDowell Ott previews Outlook's January 2023 issue "The Third Act," which highlights some extraordinary contributions older adults are making to the church and world.
Welcome to the redesigned Outlook magazine!
Introducing Outlook's new look including a new logo, a discussion guide in each issue, and new columns on practical theology and faithful conversations.
Order of worship — January 22, 2023
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Third Sunday after Epiphany — January 22, 2023
The hope of Psalm 27 lies in a God who is always willing to be found, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Thank you, Leslie Scanlon
Outlook's national reporter Leslie Scanlon will be moving on to new opportunities and challenges in 2023. We are grateful for her many years of faithful service.
Introducing the Outlook’s new managing editor
Presbyterian Outlook welcomes Dartinia Hull to our editorial staff.
Order of worship — December 25, 2022
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Christmas Day — December 25, 2022
Teri McDowell Ott pushes against the narrative of scarcity that is conveyed by the grumpy innkeeper in the Western church’s telling of the nativity.
Thinking theologically for the renewal of the church
In this issue of the Outlook, we explore the changing landscape of theological education — both challenges and opportunities.
Journey to understanding
"Christ does not call us to an unchanging state of safety and comfort, but to ask, seek, knock. To look beyond our first impressions for meaning within."