Guest commentary by Christopher H. Edmonston and J. Patrick Edmonston Started several years ago, Faith in 3D is a collaborative youth conference..
When I ask myself, “Where has God been at work in my life,” I tend to think about individual experiences..
Guest commentary by Shawn Hyska “If you can see yourself doing something else and being happy at it, you should not enter..
Amidst all that surrounds New Year’s resolutions – hope, turning over a new leaf and unbridled optimism – there is a lot..
Several of my colleagues attended a conference where the overarching theme was something like, “Make Sunday Matter on Monday.” The claim was..
Guest commentary by Michael Parker As our 45th president is about to be inaugurated, following the most contentious and ill-mannered presidential election..
Guest Outpost blog by Andrew Davis I once thought that spiritual practices were supposed to be either word based or “embodied,” but somehow..
My 1-year old daughter is finally starting to enjoy it when we read a story together. Or maybe it’s actually me..
Guest commentary by Proctor Chambless Having served in small churches and on Committees on Ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for a..
This fall I took a 2-week trip to Lebanon and Syria. One fact I learned on that trip is that a congregation..
Volunteers are hard at work carefully cutting out this year’s Epiphany stars, to be given out at our Epiphany worship service. Now..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. As a pastor,..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. I’m so..
Guest blog by Jeffrey A. Schooley We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is..
We asked our bloggers to share where they’ve seen God at work in 2016. Here is what they shared. I'm the type..
No one sings together anymore. Or so lamented Mary Schmich in a glum Chicago Tribune newspaper column 18 years ago. Group..
Guest commentary by Kathleen Long Bostrom Nativity scenes have long held a special place in my heart. I am the proud owner..
Advent is not for the faint of heart. Advent marks the period before Christmas when we wait for Jesus’ arrival as a..
Your fate Aleppo is nothing but misery. Death. Abandonment. A merciless world of political and economic interests Showers you day and night..
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”)...
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