Luke 2:1 – “In those days ...” These are the first three words of Luke’s version of the Christmas story. Luke records..
Why did you make a donation to the Outlook? “I’ve been reading the Presbyterian Outlook for the past 30 years or so..
Even outside the church, I think people know what it means to live with Advent hope. Advent means expectant waiting. It means..
by Kris Berggren (Photos by Maria Forsythe) In the affluent enclaves of Scott and Carver counties in suburban Minneapolis, it’s really..
“Nostalgia is memory filtered through disproportionate emotion. Faith is memory filtered through appropriate gratitude” (David Bartlett, “Feasting on the Word Year A”)...
This is not luxury housing: just studio apartments, each with a bathroom and enough space to sleep and cook. For the..
"Away in a manager, no crib for a bed." The beloved Christmas hymn came vividly alive to me one Advent when I..
They shall name him Emmanuel – which means “God is with us” (Matthew 1:23).
For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. -..
by Paul Roberts Recently, I heard a churchgoer discuss her husband’s disdain for the church. Her husband considers the church leaders flashy. “For..
Guest commentary by Chuck Wiggins “I often wonder what kind of shape the Presbyterian Church would be in today if the Orthodox Presbyterians,..
At Thanksgiving last week, while sitting at the dinner table, a family friend of mine discussed ideas for tattoos he’s been..
Story and photos by Beth Farias You can learn a lot about a person in just three to five minutes. Our words,..
I was very intrigued by a small line buried in the report from the Committee to Review Biennial Assemblies a few years..
By Wilson Davis The North Carolina Presbyterian Pilgrimage (NCPP) is known for its grace-filled, spiritual renewal weekends. It dates from 1990, and..
On this #GivingTuesday, please consider making a financial gift to the Presbyterian Outlook. Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 countries..
As we turn toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are cultural rituals that we enact. White lights line roofs and store windows...
Guest commentary by Ken Evers-Hood Over the past post-election week, I’ve been struggling to understand my own emotions and why this has..
I don’t much like Thanksgiving. What’s not to like? There are the three F’s – food, family and football, not necessarily in..
The follow is a list of 22 eponymous laws, principles, theories, effects – succinct social observations. “Eponymous” simply means that it was..
What exactly do pastors do all day? It’s a question I’m sure you’ve wondered about, as you slaved away at your workplace..
In this season of gratitude and anxious waiting, I will be giving thanks for the gift of doubt. After all, it’s what..
I am tired of waiting for Jesus. The wrangling of a national election that had the tenor of a raunchy reality show,..
My confirmation class mentor was the first person to teach me the notion that Christians are called to be in the..
SHE DOES NOT SEEM to have stepped out of her place. “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left..
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