I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit,..
Guest commentary by Carrie Martinka My daughters can’t wait to go to church. In fact, they look forward to going to a special..
Luke 2:1 – “In those days ...” These are the first three words of Luke’s version of the Christmas story. Luke records..
Why did you make a donation to the Outlook? “I’ve been reading the Presbyterian Outlook for the past 30 years or so..
Even outside the church, I think people know what it means to live with Advent hope. Advent means expectant waiting. It means..
“Nostalgia is memory filtered through disproportionate emotion. Faith is memory filtered through appropriate gratitude” (David Bartlett, “Feasting on the Word Year A”)...
For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. -..
Guest commentary by Chuck Wiggins “I often wonder what kind of shape the Presbyterian Church would be in today if the Orthodox Presbyterians,..
At Thanksgiving last week, while sitting at the dinner table, a family friend of mine discussed ideas for tattoos he’s been..
I was very intrigued by a small line buried in the report from the Committee to Review Biennial Assemblies a few years..
Guest commentary by Ken Evers-Hood Over the past post-election week, I’ve been struggling to understand my own emotions and why this has..
The follow is a list of 22 eponymous laws, principles, theories, effects – succinct social observations. “Eponymous” simply means that it was..
What exactly do pastors do all day? It’s a question I’m sure you’ve wondered about, as you slaved away at your workplace..
My confirmation class mentor was the first person to teach me the notion that Christians are called to be in the..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son For five Sundays, the new worshipping community that I serve (New Life Triangle) did a series..
The Monday before last as I was driving home from one of my church’s Bible studies, I heard a comedienne interviewed on..
Guest commentary by Sung Yeon Choimorrow This is not a piece about Standing Rock and the water protectors. This is a reflection..
I wear a charm bracelet that was given to me during a period of significant illness. Each charm reminds me of a..
Philip Wingeier-Rayo shared this with the Austin Seminary community on Election Day this week. The Outlook offers it as our Friday commentary this..
Guest commentary by Susan Phillips We give you thanks, Eternal G-d, for you nourish and sustain all living things by the gift..
Church attendance in the United States is down. The mainline church seems to have lost its significance in American culture. The Presbyterian..
Guest commentary by Robert L. Montgomery About 50 years ago I began an exploration trip into the social sciences in order to..
The church could learn a lot from Adele, and not just how to write hauntingly passionate songs. Adele was recently asked to..
Guest commentary At a General Assembly luncheon in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2006, the then executive presbyter of Shenango Presbytery, David Dawson, introduced..
Brown paper banners hung around the cavernous, stone auditorium. Names inscribed in black paint decorated the banners from ceiling to floor. Most..
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