Robert Hedges, a Presbyterian minister who leads the Resurrection Power recovery ministry in Washington, Pennsylvania, describes the work he does as “the..
Have you ever asked Google to reveal the statistics on your community? Thinking of the upcoming census in 2020 got me curious..
Guest commentary by Merwyn S. Johnson I seek to navigate through the rocky shoals of being Presbyterian and Christian today. By all..
Our house has a resident theologian with dirty hands. Her age hasn’t even reached the double digits yet, but she attended seminary..
Unlike that brashness of the snowcapped peaks out West, the Blue Ridge Mountains are elder statemen, gently sloped and quietly easing across..
Do you remember the proverbial “pastor’s wife”? My mother and grandmother, like countless women through the years, studied alongside their husbands at..
Some time ago I read an interview with George Miller, co-writer and director of 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.” It’s a phenomenal..
I love peanuts. I love peanut butter, chocolate-peanut-butter ice cream, peanut puffs and peanut butter cookies. My kid gets peanut butter in..
The Presbyterian Outlook covered much ground this year. We prepared advance stories on issues coming to the 223rd General Assembly, covered..
Guest commentary and photos by Sharon Kutz-Mellem Zero tolerance. Human beings seeking asylum from dangerous situations in their own countries, yet denied..
In preparation for a women’s retreat, I am reading Brother Lawrence’s “The Practice of the Presence of God.” Brother Lawrence was a..
“There is something ludicrous about a callow young fool like myself standing up to preach a sermon to these good folks.” Thus..
Shortly after graduating seminary in California, I thought perhaps I would slide into a full-time associate pastor position at a church. I..
In my first call, I was often accused of being a controversial preacher. Mind you, I never thought that about myself and..
Eastminster Presbytery’s interim general presbyter, Nancy Kahaian, had just started her service with the presbytery and was meeting with each pastor individually. ..
I was baptized as infant in a white clapboard church in the rural Canadian Rocky Mountains. The week before I received the..
Guest commentary by David Garth On July 8 this summer we drove into the heart of Dixie: south from Charlottesville, Virginia,..
When I talk about myself out loud, I don’t always make sense. I like tomatoes, sugar and salt, but I hate ketchup..
Guest commentary by T. Denise Anderson It was April 7, 2014, and my friend and I boarded a bus from Washington, D.C...
Guest commentary by Jeff Winter Editor’s note: In the weeks following the 223rd General Assembly, on Fridays we will publish commentary expressing opinions..
(Read Going home: Part One) Yesterday, I rejected the premise of Dr. Seuss’ book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” in favor..
Recently, in a backyard near your house, a freshly-graduated high school student opened a present from her mom and dad. In it,..
Andrew slid up to the table to speak to the chaplain at the Travel Center of America (TA) in Columbia, New Jersey...
As a pastor, much of my time is spent trying to get in touch with God. I think often of the concept..
The lone person without a nametag in the crowded elevator looked around and asked with exasperation, “What are you doing here?” He..
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