You are all frontline heroes, from red-eyed stockers to baggers. Still, I make a place in my heart those working the register...
I was asked recently what I read for inspiration and information. I had to admit to this person that my reading, especially..
This is a picture of my daughter playing in August 2021. Some things are the same from a few years ago. She..
Guest commentary by William McConnell It was a normal weekend in the life of a denominational “road warrior” in the days before..
Guest blog by Russ Kerr I love summer reading! Winter reading is for curling up with a cozy blanket next to the..
After only a couple of dates, Ginny and I lighted on the subject of pets. I am a dog guy. My romantic..
(To my friends at Central Presbyterian Church) I was lost. I didn’t know it. I thought I had it all together. I..
I nurse my newborn son and run the shower. His breath knocks against the night air, nose clogged by a cold. I..
I think it was about this time last year that I confessed here on the Presbyterian Outlook blog that I didn’t have..
Quarantine is a period of social isolation to help arrest the spread of disease. Turns out, it is also apparently the time..
Guest commentary by Matt Matthews “To be quiet, even wordless, in a good place is a better gift than poetry.” —Wendell..
One year I took a 4 a.m. Christmas morning airport shuttle alone with a sweet driver. “Merry Christmas,” he said and handed..
Growing up in Oklahoma, I had a complex relationship with how I learned about Indigenous people and land — about how we..
Guest commentary by Paul Hooker As I write these words, the news is coursing around the internet that Simone Biles, American gymnast..
The church gets it wrong sometimes when it comes to food allergies. I learned this about 15 years ago. I have a..
Around seven years ago, due to a health crisis, I became sensitive to a long list of foods. While I’ve added back..
Guest commentary by Glenn Burkland In leading and attending Bible studies over the years, I have noticed one topic that eventually makes..
This past year has been marked by loss: Loss of loved ones and friends, loss of community and social gatherings, loss of..
Guest commentary by Jim Chatham When I was in high school, I occasioned now and then into the home of a woman..
A generation goes, and a generation comes. (Ecclesiastes 1:4) For decades, my maternal grandmother made dozens of crescent rolls every week. Gran’s..
I’ve been thinking about what it means to live in intentional community. The congregation I serve strives to engage the community. We..
The dawn light was emerging at a wildlife refuge in the panhandle of Florida. The air was cool, and alligators lounged in..
Guest Outlook blog by Katy Shevel Each Wednesday morning, I make a piping mug of tea, click a Zoom link and..
When I was a child, our Sunday school was large enough to have six separate classes for children in the primary grades:..
Guest commentary by Susan Presley In many parts of the United States, life is returning to some semblance of normalcy. The CDC..
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