In response to recent violence, Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares a poem he wrote while planning a peace vigil.
What happens when you are denied forgiveness? Katy Shevel shares her experience and how she is finding a way forward.
How is the conflict in the Middle East being presented?
Jenny McDevitt shares her faithful conversation about theological education with two recent graduates and current pastors with Sarah Speed and TJ Remaley.
When it comes to the future of the church, it's tempting to put our heads in the sand, writes Rebecca Gresham. Let's be honest about the decline of mainline religion — and that God is still present and active.
From apples to sunflower seeds to a small daughter's blessing.
Leading in our changing world, especially in the face of resistance, says Tod Bolsinger, requires resilience.
Drawing on her decades of ministry experience, Joanna Adams shares several memorable lessons, including one from Bishop Desmond Tutu.
To fully appreciate how JCSTS has shaped leaders in both the past and the present, recall the history of education in this country for those who were formerly enslaved and for their descendants, writes Paul Roberts.
We want to hear from you on the theme "small is beautiful!"
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on the impact of writing prayers for a diverse community.
As we seek and follow God’s will, we are drawn deeper into the partnership with God, writes Joan Gray.
To accept that we – and the church – have reached the metaphorical borderland, writes José R. Irizarry, is to be willing to imagine ourselves anew.
Reading the Bible used to feel like a drag to Walter Canter. He found reinvigorated joy when he let his curiosity, and the Holy Spirit, guide him.
When it comes to theological leadership, we are in borderland, writes Teri McDowell Ott. How do we address change in this space?
After tending to her sick mother, New Testament scholar Kathleen Gallagher Elkins finds that Job’s friends are more relatable than they once seemed.
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.
During an interfaith gathering, Ashley Brown was introduced to sabbath in a new way.
"Other traditions can reteach Christians what we have forgotten," writes John Thatamanil.
Nature melts away our differences, writes Aaron Neff. We are all in need of this type of healing.
In a world with seemingly unlimited books on church decline and innovation, what are pastors to do?
"O Lord, if you were to head upstairs, beware the Lego landmines on the carpet ... "
"As rural people and leaders, we have both an opportunity and an obligation to both witness and testify to Jesus’ inclusive ministry," writes Phillip Blackburn.
When wonder awakens, so does a connection to the most intimate ways in which we identify ourselves, our relationship to one another and with the Divine.
Rose Schrott Taylor tours the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, the day she learns about the death of Tyre Nichols. As a result, she reflects on the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, the stories we tell ourselves, and repeating patterns.
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