“Do not pick up hitchhikers.” For six years I read this highway sign as I drove by the barbed-wire-topped fencing, the sniper..
Visiting my local library, I found an endcap displaying Robert Putnam’s new book, “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago..
A few years ago, when I found myself creatively stuck, my writing coach encouraged me to visit the art gallery on the..
I couldn’t have been more excited to wake up at 3:30 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. flight that would land me,..
I’ve been taking classical guitar lessons for a number of years, so I wasn’t surprised when my teacher recently asked me to..
A trio of fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5 – patience, kindness and goodness – are the foci of this issue,..
What will life and ministry look like in the post-pandemic church? Understandably, our conversations about this matter are often framed in terms..
After nearly a year of COVID-19 – of stay-at-home orders, quarantines, physical distancing and sheltering in place – I keep returning to..
For all of us, and perhaps especially for families with children, the past months of pandemic and political challenges have been difficult...
Spiritual direction saved my ministry! In the early 1990s, I “hit the wall” and entered a program in spiritual direction through Oasis..
The Presbyterian Outlook welcomes Jay Blossom into the role interim publisher/editor! Jay lives in Philadelphia and comes to the Outlook from the..
New Year’s resolutions come and go, but for Christians – especially Reformed Christians – the notion of covenant is our most enduring..
We lament, O God, the tragic display of violence at the U.S. Capitol this week, and pray that the horror of it..
On Epiphany, January 6, a day rightly dedicated to the discovery of the Christ-child, our national identity, trust and conscience were simultaneously..
The new year promises to be one of the most challenging in our lifetimes. A relentless, devastating virus has cost us hundreds..
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Right now, I am packing lots and lots of books as I prepare to move to North Carolina. The process should..
As I write my last editorial, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude. What a privilege, honor and joy it has been to occupy..
Friends, Ever since the founding of #GivingTuesday in 2012, nonprofits, small businesses, schools and faith-based organizations all over the world have mobilized..
Dear Outlook reader, To introduce myself: In June of 2019, I retired from 17 years of service as the senior pastor of..
What is your relationship to social media? What about the congregation’s use of social media? I confess to having a love/hate relationship..
Dear Presbyterian Outlook reader, On behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation Board of Directors I am pleased to share the news that..
All Saints’ Day feels especially important this year. Perhaps the loss of so many lives to the coronavirus makes remembering those who..
Christ gave us the ministry of reconciliation. The Bible tells us so. The word “reconciliation” is found only four times in the..
Friends, On Sunday evening, October 4, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, called me to be their next..
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