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.
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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."
Order of worship — December 11, 2022
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Third Sunday of Advent — December 11, 2022
For the third Sunday of Advent, Teri McDowell Ott explores joy as the antidote to despair.
Order of worship — December 4, 2022
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Second Sunday of Advent — December 4, 2022
In this lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott explores the spiritual opportunity John the Baptist presents on this second Sunday of Advent.
Order of worship — November 20, 2022
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Reign of Christ — November 20, 2022
In this week’s lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott highlights a theology of trauma that emerges from Luke’s crucifixion scene and why exposing this trauma is the beginning of hope.
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Advent as a Borderland
"This issue of the Outlook centers Latinx voices to help us attend to alternative perspectives in this borderland season of our liturgical year. ... Who are we in this in-between space? What role does our faith play here?"
One Parish One Prisoner ministry connects churches with incarcerated friends in Washington state
Teri McDowell Ott interviews church members about their experience of faithful connections with incarcerated persons.
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost — November 6, 2022
We can all relate to Job's frustration in Job 19:23-27a, writes Teri McDowell Ott. Perhaps we can learn something from his hope.
Order of worship — November 6, 2022
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost — October 23, 2022
"This Sunday we, like the Pharisee and the tax collector, will come to the Temple full of needs. … Our Scripture lesson today reminds us that we cannot fulfill these needs on our own. But the good news is that we don’t have to."
Order of worship — October 23, 2022
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Melting hearts
"Meeting the incarcerated men, sharing conversation and learning with them was a transformative and liberating experience for me. ... Mass incarceration became more than an issue I studied, and criminal justice reform more than a need for which I advocated."
Listening and learning
"As the articles in this issue reflect, our LGBTQIA+ siblings are not so 'other.' They are our family members, church members, co-workers and friends who are loved by the God who created them."
Order of worship — September 18, 2022
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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 18, 2022
In this week’s lectionary reflection, Teri McDowell Ott writes about debt forgiveness in light of Luke’s parable of the dishonest manager.
Order of worship — September 11, 2022
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