From Lenten devotions to webinars on reparations and digital discipleship, our most popular products in 2024 offered inspirational and practical tools.
Justice, gratitude, and healing — these were the themes of the Outlook's most referenced prayers in 2024.
In "Woodland," Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings’ merge timeless folk ballads with pressing social issues, blending joy, sorrow, and soulful protest. — Andrew Taylor-Troutman
From the church’s pastor-less future to Christian nationalism and reproductive rights, these 15 articles capture the year’s most resonant voices.
“If we see wrong, step up. I believe that God steps with us.” Chris Burton and Dartinia Hull tackle systemic sin, generational trauma, and the hope found in God’s promises.
According to our readers, these were the best books of 2024 to purchase.
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
PC(USA) pastor and researcher Erin Raffety and neurodivergent director of ministry Ellen White discuss how neurodivergent youth are reshaping youth ministry in innovative, faithful ways.
The world will wear me down unless I demand otherwise, writes Dartinia Hull.
Christ not only illuminates our common bonds as humans but shows what we can accomplish when we work together toward the good, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
The Fostering Congregations Initiative guides ministries in caring for foster families and children who have come from difficult spaces.
There will be better times, but this is our time, writes Tim Hart-Andersen.
Sometimes, you have to say goodbye to something full of potential, writes Karie Charlton.
The ongoing challenge, says Sarah Ann Bixler, is to reconcile experiences of trauma with our theology.
The command against bearing false witness connects truth-telling with the well-being of our neighbor, writes Ray Roberts. In light of the election, we need to remember this.
Sherry Blackman shares how one person can change the trajectory of someone's life.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary teacher Hunter Farrell remembers his former instructor, father of liberation theology, Gustavo Gutiérrez.
To hope is to open yourself to disappointment. It's worth the risk, even today.
When time stands still after disaster, how do we mark the days? Pastor Esta Jarrett shares how a small mountain town tries to hold hope, gratitude, pain, and loss in the wake of Helene.
Borders are places of encounter, calling us to see our shared humanity, writes Greg Allen-Pickett.
We need to consider not only how we respond but how we locate ourselves as those called upon to speak and act faithfully, writes Kimberly Wagner.
We often fail to identify common stories as trauma or to recognize their impact, writes Chanequa Walker-Barnes.
Presbyterian camps and conference ministries are more than just summer getaways — they’re vital hubs of community and recovery in times of crisis, writes Colleen Earp.
"It pains me to witness those I love in pain. But that is the nature of love, and its responsibility," writes Teri McDowell Ott.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman offers the perfect recommendation for anyone who likes thinking about God and baseball.
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