Allie Beth Stuckey and Joe Rigney just want to make sure you're empathizing with those they deem worthy of empathy.
An Ash Wednesday lament by Jennifer L. Aycock that names death, grief, and the ashes we carry into Lent.
Charles Aden Wiley, III, offers a provocative proposal: shorten the Book of Confessions to make it more accessible, usable and formational for the whole church.
Rural churches are not just “small.” They are profoundly local, relational and vital to the PC(USA)’s witness, writes Phillip Blackburn.
On a winter morning, seeds are scattered, tea is poured, and patience becomes prayer. Barbara Chaapel offers a poem about the quiet truth that giving sustenance sustains us.
In the “Stranger Things” finale, scars remain, grief lingers, and life goes on. Timothy Wotring explores a hope shaped by choice, community and resurrection faith.
Daniel Heath remembers Richard Smallwood, whose music taught the church how to pray, lament and hope.
Can we love our country and still tell the truth about its power? Greg Allen-Pickett reflects on U.S. involvement in Latin America — holding gratitude and grief, critique and hope, under the call of Christian discipleship.
‘Marty Supreme’ is an excellent film about a despicable confidence man. It perfectly reflects our historical moment, writes Jana Riess.
Can a Reformed Christian affirm universalism? Drawing on Calvin, Barth and Scripture, Lucus Levy Keppel argues that God’s grace ultimately reconciles all.
Maggie Alsup reflects on what her plant, Peter Parker, taught her about living in abundance and embracing slow growth in a fast-paced world.
Here’s what carried the Outlook staff through 2025 — culture, prayer, public faith, and small joys.
Palestinian Christians have developed one of the most important liberation theologies of our time — and most American churches have never encountered it, writes Christopher Tweel.
A priest. A murder. A question at the heart of faith. “Wake Up Dead Man” isn’t just a locked-room mystery — it’s a theological reflection, writes Brendan McLean.
Among lessons of Bondi Beach is Hanukkah's eternal lesson that there is more light to be found than we imagine.
Hunter Steinitz remembers the day her church's choir sang carols with a beloved member on hospice — and how music became family, worship and farewell all at once. Music binds the church together, she writes.
Karie Charlton offers a reflection on embodied faith, music and mindful breathing.
How does Indigenous wisdom deepen our reading of Scripture? Emery J. Cummins places "Braiding Sweetgrass" in dialogue with an Indigenous translation of the New Testament — revealing shared themes of reverence, reciprocity and our Creator’s abundance.
Long before "Wicked" soared across stage and screen, L. Frank Baum’s world carried a political pulse. The new film reminds us that Oz’s magic has always included questions of power, propaganda, and resistance, writes Michael Parker.
Ever left a friend in text message purgatory? You’re not alone. Katy Shevel explores how to turn unread texts into intentional friendship — one promise at a time.
When an injury stopped Maggie Alsup in her tracks during Holy Week, she began to see her ministry — and her body — in a new light.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman explores a “living theology” shaped by attention — to creation, to one another, and to the holy particularities that make us who we are.
Karie Charlton shares how God's love can meet us in unexpected places.
Hannah Lovaglio explores pop music as prayer, falling in love while the world falls apart, and why even “shallow” petitions might be sacred.
Merideth Hite Estevez reflects on faith, parenting, and finding communion with God amid brokenness.
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