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..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son For five Sundays, the new worshipping community that I serve (New Life Triangle) did a series..
The Monday before last as I was driving home from one of my church’s Bible studies, I heard a comedienne interviewed on..
by Brandon Frick A while back, I was teaching a course on the Theological Declaration of Barmen. What began as an initially..
Several years ago, half quixotically and half courageously, I temporarily left full-time ministry to pursue a Ph.D. in systematic theology. Like many..
Guest commentary by Sung Yeon Choimorrow This is not a piece about Standing Rock and the water protectors. This is a reflection..
I wear a charm bracelet that was given to me during a period of significant illness. Each charm reminds me of a..
Philip Wingeier-Rayo shared this with the Austin Seminary community on Election Day this week. The Outlook offers it as our Friday commentary this..
In the wake of the election, a Scripture passage has been coming to my consciousness over and over. It is from the..
by Bill dePrater One morning my wife and I received a phone call from Katherine, our youngest daughter. “Dad, I am..
By Nina Simone With fall in full swing, Advent will soon be upon us. Busy as December is, Advent invites people into..
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