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.
What Presbyterians were thinking — and wrestling with — in 2025.
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.
Chris Burton explores how Ka’s music uncovers beauty, truth and divinity in the hardest corners of life.
Discover the titles that most engaged Presbyterian Outlook readers, from theology and memoir to devotionals and cultural commentary.
Here are the top 10 Presbyterian news stories from 2025 highlighting the questions and concerns shaping the church's future.
Poetry set to beats reminds listeners of their purpose and self, writes John Molina-Moore.
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
From “God” to “Anxiety,” Doechii shows us what faith can sound like outside the sanctuary. Join Chris Burton for the "The Theology of Hip Hop."
As social media amplifies anger, Advent invites us to practice faithful communication — words that add value, meaning and peace, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
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.
From Dolly Parton to The Grateful Dead, Bluey to Brandon Lake — Outlook readers shared the songs anchoring their hope, prayer and daily life.
Bob Dylan wanted to keep things simple. His fans wanted more. — Luke Esteban
Chris Burton digs into the gospel roots, gratitude, controversy and God-consciousness woven through GloRilla’s music.
Music is protest and praise — from Miriam to Mary, Dylan to Doechii. The prophets of song remind us: art is not luxury, it’s testimony and hope, writes Alex Evangelista.
Chris Burton reads Tupac’s catalog as street-level theology — lament and hope in conversation with Scripture — and asks what Pac’s “ghetto gospel” still demands of the church today.
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.
Dolly Parton is the rhinestone-clad prophet we need in our polarized times. — Lindy Vogado
Theologians David Jensen, Martha Moore-Keish and Hanna Reichel reflect on the joy, challenge and urgency of forming faithful thinkers today — and why words still matter.
DMX prayed, lamented, and wrestled with God in public. Chris Burton traces the theology inside the music—justice, repentance, endurance, grace. Listen now.
From gym anthems to humming hymns in a new church pew — music grounds us, lifts us, and reminds us we never sing alone, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
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