Guest commentary by Proctor Chambless Having served in small churches and on Committees on Ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for a..
We are always searching for answers about the meaning and purpose of our lives, and we seek to express those answers in..
This fall I took a 2-week trip to Lebanon and Syria. One fact I learned on that trip is that a congregation..
Forget New Year’s resolutions, how about a commitment to renewed spiritual practices? Or, dare I say, disciplines? I know, I know… the..
Editor’s note: Three articles represent three perspectives on communities working together in the city of Baltimore. Those involved come from a wide variety..
Editor’s note: This year, the Presbyterian Outlook partnered with the Presbyterian Writers Guild in a short story contest called, “An experiment with..
Volunteers are hard at work carefully cutting out this year’s Epiphany stars, to be given out at our Epiphany worship service. Now..
Editor’s note: Three articles represent three perspectives on communities working together in the city of Baltimore. Those involved come from a wide variety..
Editor’s note: Three articles represent three perspectives on communities working together in the city of Baltimore. Those involved come from a wide variety..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. As a pastor,..
The words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart behind the words … Almighty and most merciful God, I thank..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. I’m so..
Guest blog by Jeffrey A. Schooley We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is..
As 2016 draws to a close I am filled with gratitude for God’s blessings. I have the joy of working with faithful,..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. I'm the type..
Friends, As 2016 comes to a close I am keenly aware of divisions: within families, churches and, of course, our country. The passing..
Black lives matter. I must begin there, and if I begin there then I must confess. I must confess that I was..
No one sings together anymore. Or so lamented Mary Schmich in a glum Chicago Tribune newspaper column 18 years ago. Group..
Guest commentary by Kathleen Long Bostrom Nativity scenes have long held a special place in my heart. I am the proud owner..
Advent is not for the faint of heart. Advent marks the period before Christmas when we wait for Jesus’ arrival as a..
Your fate Aleppo is nothing but misery. Death. Abandonment. A merciless world of political and economic interests Showers you day and night..
I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit,..
It happened again just recently. I was going through one of those new-fangled car washes. Not the kind I grew up..
We try to drive the dark away this shining season, string twining cords around our shrubs and trees, doors, windows, porches too,..
Guest commentary by Carrie Martinka My daughters can’t wait to go to church. In fact, they look forward to going to a special..
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