June 18, 2016, was the beginning of an excellent adventure. On election night at the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, we..
“Go in peace, go in love, go with blessings from above. Help a friend, say a prayer for the children everywhere. Amen...
The Presbyterian Outlook asked those standing for co-moderator or moderator and vice moderator to share their sense of call as well as..
Adoption is the act of taking a child born to another woman and claiming that child as family. It is an act,..
Before my daughter arrived at toddler-hood, I read a lot about healthy toddler interactions. I read how to talk about sharing. (One..
There is good news to report! The majority of ministers ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the last decade were in..
In a previous Outlook article, I noted several key points about Murray Bowen’s family systems theory: It’s based on cellular biology, not..
The only big theme in this year’s constitutional overtures appears to be the broad spread of topics and proposed remedies. In the..
Every committee has at least one of them. We know who they are. They say “no” to everything. They are the..
Jesus tells his followers that, contrary to what they have heard in the past, they are to love their enemies and even..
Are you going to St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly? Congratulations are in order, especially if you have been elected..
Worship is the core of the life of the church. It is the center of congregational life: nourishing, inspiring, comforting, challenging. The..
Not all churches have choirs. Why say this in an article about choirs? I think it’s an important truth to name because..
What is the relationship between music and mission? I believe they are closely related. God has given humanity the wondrous ability to..
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of..
Of all the words spoken and read, broadcast and printed, muttered to ourselves or shouted aloud, the one Americans most sought to..
Parents, Sunday school teachers and ministry leaders often prepare children to pray by encouraging eyes to be closed, hands to be folded..
Prayer and the Reformed tradition The Reformed tradition is not a monolithic statement of doctrine. It is a variety of voices from..
“Therefore, let it be regarded as a settled principle,” wrote John Calvin, “that the sacraments have the same office as the Word..
Churches like our own are “challenged more strongly by the sacraments than by anything else,” according to J.J. von Allmen, a Swiss..
IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, WE WENT TO THE COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AIRPORT TO MEET A FAMILY AT THE END OF A..
IN 2016 MCGREGOR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SERVED AS A HOST COMMUNITY FOR A SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILY. The family of..
David Brooks recently wrote in the New York Times, “The first step in launching our own (national) revival is understanding that the..
WINTERS IN CENTRAL VERMONT ARE LONG, USUALLY LASTING FROM A FIRST SNOW IN EARLY NOVEMBER THROUGH MUD SEASON (the season people elsewhere..
In a time when every face around every corner seems to be screaming where each of us does or does not belong,..
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