From November 2019 to June 2020, Pew Research Center conducted its first large-scale, nationally representative survey of Black Americans about their religious..
Oct. 4, 2021, is this generation’s “date which will live in infamy.” Okay, that may be a little drastic, but it definitely..
Congregations love to be together, as implied by the term.
I’m not sitting in my green La-Z-Boy, the chair I used to sit in to pray and write. It’s in the basement..
Gratitude is the way to go. Not only with the daily stuff – that too, of course – but at the end,..
I sometimes use a practice called the wheel of awareness, which I learned from reading Daniel J. Siegel, a clinical professor of..
I was disappointed to read Tish Harrison Warren’s New York Times editorial calling for a blanket ban upon online worship (“Why Churches..
During my first few months as the editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, I was often asked questions that I had no idea..
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom. Then, I learned I had a hormone condition that..
Before the pandemic, I was on autopilot all day, every day, preoccupied with everything and nothing at all. I was living in..
"When someone hurts us – especially repeatedly – we tend to merge the doer with the deed(s). To embody fire-hose forgiveness, we must unstick the deed(s) from the doer."
Tell us about yourself and your sense of call. What led you to apply to be our book review editor? When a..
Editor's note: The Outlook received word that Rev. Abel McIver “Mac” Hart, 93, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday,..
Lauren Winner, author and Duke Divinity professor, told participants in a writing workshop to rework our sermons as sonnets as part of..
My Chicago neighborhood is known for its lively town square. The heart of the physical square is The Book Cellar, a locally-owned..
Reminder! You can purchase any of the books in this issue from BookShop.org! If you purchase a book through this page, Outlook gets..
My local library continues to serve me well. A few weeks ago, perusing the endcaps, I came upon Suzanne Nossel’s new book..
One of my first funerals, in my first pastorate, Was for a young man barely out of high school; One blistering July..
Ever since I was little, I had an idea of who a pastor was supposed to be. I had a few examples..
Have you diluted MLK's message to be palatable? Have I? — Robert P. Jones
Bruce Gillette argues that the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) mistranslates John 2:13-22.
“Because they use the church as their only measuring stick, Presbyterians and other mainline Protestant religions often have a sense of decline..
My dear one, May you know that you are beautifully and wonderfully made. Yes, you! You are beautiful and perfect just the..
There's a group of young evangelicals leaving behind their tradition. Can progressive mainline denominations welcome them? Jon Mathieu reflects.
Recently, the world opened up enough for me to accompany my son, a high school senior, on several college tours. Even though..
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