Order of worship — Trinity Sunday 2023
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Order of worship — May 28, 2023
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Pentecost Sunday — May 28, 2023
For Pentecost Sunday, editor Teri McDowell Ott wonders what we would venture to do if we trusted the Holy Spirit to use us.
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The folks who are finding ways to do church differently — and in ways that might have a faithful impact.
The church as creative space
For Outlook's May 2023 issue, Editor/Publisher Teri McDowell Ott thinks about innovation.
Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 14, 2023
What would faith look like if we embraced "unknowing"?
Order of worship — May 14, 2023
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Fifth Sunday of Easter — May 7, 2023
In this lectionary reflection, editor Teri McDowell Ott highlights the danger of refusing to hear dissenting voices and the effectiveness of listening well.
Order of worship — May 7, 2023
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Fourth Sunday of Easter — April 30, 2023
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.
Order of worship — April 30, 2023
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Order of worship — April 16, 2023
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Second Sunday of Easter — April 16, 2023
Jesus is patient with “doubting Thomas.” Maybe we should be too, writes Editor Teri McDowell Ott.
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
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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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