A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
“True accessibility means meeting people with disabilities where we are — not trying to change us, but making room so that we can be wholly ourselves as God created us to be,” writes Hunter Steinitz.
Peter Makari writes about the role U.S. churches play in Israel/Palestine and the difficulty of balancing interfaith relationships with advocacy.
Leslie Scanlon outlines how General Assembly will touch on Juneteenth and cash bail.
The PC(USA) is changing. In what ways does the polity and funding structure need to change too?
Outlook national reporter Leslie Scanlon reports on what you need to know about General Assembly.
Pastor, editor and former GA moderator John M. Buchanan reflects on what drew him to the PC(USA)and what keeps him coming back.
A Q&A with Ruth Santana-Grace, Shavon C. Starling-Louis, Josefina Ahumada and Marilyn McKelvey Tucker-Marek.
Page McRight, who chaired the Rules of Discipline Revision Task Force, previews what edits will be suggested to General Assembly.
A poem by Arlin Buyert.
Warner Bailey writes about the trauma captured in Lamentations, chapter 1, and how pastoral caregivers can serve as witnesses for those who have no words for their pain.
Presbyterian Outlook shares our plans for covering the three-week General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Katy Shevel reflects on the lessons she learned in pastoring a small church and the value of these congregations.
Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes reflects on the pressures Black women experience and the need for true White allyship.
Philosophy and experiential learning form a practical theology in the Tahoe Semester program.
Activist, artist, and public theologian Tricia Hersey looks at the radical biblical instruction to rest and how claiming it can be a form of resistance.
“I am so glad you are Black.” That was Rev. Shanea Leonard’s response after joining the Zoom meeting and seeing my face.
We call on your protection — from spaces that do not always apprehend the image of God in us, from systems that do not uphold our dignity.
Trust Black Women. Builders of cities and nations. Women from ancient of days. Queens — Nzinga, Nefertiti, Sheba, and Cleopatra.
Laurie Ann Kraus, director of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, connects the resurrection story to the work of disaster relief and living in a world where both suffering and hope are real.
The woman in the bed was pale. Not just her ashen skin but her presence, her being, seemed translucent. As we approached the bed, her eyes opened to reveal the child she had been once, expectant but uncomprehending.
In 1974, Katie Geneva Cannon was the first Black woman to be ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, an antecedent denomination of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.” — Jesus of Nazareth The sparrows keep their vigil without regard..
I come from a family of hard-working, God-fearing women. Several of my grandmother’s sisters were domestic workers — daytime housekeepers and caregivers..
We took 10 minutes to eat a raisin because we were trying to eat mindfully. I held the raisin in my hand,..
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