IT WAS CLEAR TO ME FROM DAY ONE in the little Pentecostal church of my youth that pride goeth before a..
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster..
A few years back a friend announced, “For Lent this year, I’m giving up.” I waited for him to finish the sentence,..
Should we include the treasurer’s report in the e-letter?” a church secretary asked me. We were working on a switch from..
Guest commentary by Michael Parker I flew in to Casablanca, Morocco, and then took a two-and-a-half-hour trip in a minivan to the..
Tony De La Rosa started work as the interim executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency in December 2015. Outlook reporter Leslie..
by Scott Parker Hadara means “good culture;” it refers to something that’s a positive influence on the community. Education, for example, is..
The Christian presence in the Middle East is both historic and declining. Here are some insights into what’s happening from researchers at..
Guest commentary by Philip Wingeier-Rayo I would like to congratulate the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos for making it to the..
RECENTLY, IN THE CHURCH I ATTEND here in Austin — on, ironically, the feast day of Christ the King — there was..
The 20th century was called “The Christian Century” fueled by the optimism, hopes and global vision of the 19th century ecumenical and..
A few months ago you might remember reading an article written by long-time Outlook friend and writer, Earl Johnson, titled, “What’s right..
by Amgad Beblawi In March 2011, I visited partner churches in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Homs and Damascus. The then-called..
No region conjures up more images of violence, terror and hatred in the minds of Americans than the Middle East. But..
Several years ago, I was serving a small church outside of Orlando, Florida, as an associate pastor and was given primary worship..
by Nadine Ellsworth-Moran I stared at it for a good 10 minutes, maybe 15, maybe more. I was transfixed by Dali’s painting,..
by Shawna Bowman Creative. Experimental. Curious. Bold. Inviting. Formative. These are the words I want folks who visit the church I serve..
What do you think of when you hear the term creative worship? Do you think of screens, a praise band and a..
Guest commentary I was trying out a new yoga class this past December when the teacher asked if there were any particular..
Most photographers talk about taking photos or shooting photos. Not Cathy Newcomb. She receives photos. For her, the experience of contemplative photography..
“Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I’m very..
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I READ last year was Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” A central argument is what he..
As my paintbrush touches the canvas, I imagine the emotion I feel to run through me and embody itself on the canvas...
by Anne McNair The most important place for a child’s music education is in the church. It is where they learn to..
A little Catholic schooling goes a long way, particularly when the time spent there was during early, formative years. I spent first..
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