Sitting in the back of a presbytery worship service – watching two of my black-robed colleagues call us to confession and read..
John Arwood is a lifelong Presbyterian, raised in Arkansas and ordained as an elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina...
I want to say that election season looms — but really, election season is off and running. Debates – on stages and..
Last week, I had the opportunity to catch up with co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri. I spoke with her..
Ann Herlin is associate pastor at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House in Alexandria, Virginia, where she has served for 18 years. During..
Martha has served as the director of finance and operations at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis since 2006. She received her certified..
Women get interrupted more frequently than men. Studies reveal this, but I didn’t need research to confirm this truth — my own..
John is not only our board secretary, he also serves on the development committee and occasionally writes “Looking into the lectionary” reflections..
I am sitting in a cozy café in Washington, D.C. Seated at the table beside me are two elementary school age children..
Becca brings a myriad of talents to her service on the board. She is not only gifted with words, she is skilled..
The bumper sticker on the car in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot read: “Heaven has walls, hell has open borders.” Google tells me..
Sharon’s leadership of the board is marked by wise, gentle persistence. Sharon retired as a senior manager in the Internal Revenue..
“What do we do now?” That’s the refrain I hear after I speak or preach or teach about the long history and..
Jen came on board as our art designer in 2017. While technically not part of the staff (she’s a contractor), Jen is..
In May of this year Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, published “An Antiracist..
Pastor, writer, coach and Presbyterian Outlook book editor since 2009, Roy Howard possesses many gifts and shares them generously with the world. ..
Sitting beside my daughter, a senior in high school, in a darkened theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, I heard the author of..
Jana Blazek joined the Presbyterian Outlook staff in 2011 and continues to bring passion, commitment and excellence to everything she does. And..
Another mass shooting. This time in a municipal office building in Virginia Beach. The news reported that this was the most..
We pastor-types do not look for a job, we seek a call. Churches do not hire a minister, they extend a call...
“I’m just being honest.” Often, I’ve found that short phrase comes after a biting comment. As if “being honest” absolves the speaker..
The Presbyterian Outlook relies on a small, dedicated and gifted staff. If you have ever called the office in need of help..
I cannot count the number of church signs that contain the sentiment or the sentence: “All are welcome.” Occasionally the message reads..
The church saved my life. Jesus saved me too, of course. Jesus forgave my sin, made me whole, granted the gift of..
My friend Frank Clark, a person of deep faith and a gifted psychiatrist, co-led a webinar on suicide prevention for the Outlook..
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