Are you going to St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly? Congratulations are in order, especially if you have been elected..
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
Guest commentary A book on Christian mission that took 10 years to translate is now available in Arabic. In March, the Evangelical..
Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for..
A lot of how we express ourselves as people of faith can be summed up in that simple phrase “thoughts and prayers.”..
Worship is the core of the life of the church. It is the center of congregational life: nourishing, inspiring, comforting, challenging. The..
Not all churches have choirs. Why say this in an article about choirs? I think it’s an important truth to name because..
What is the relationship between music and mission? I believe they are closely related. God has given humanity the wondrous ability to..
The desired end of most any discernment process is a clear choice; a decision made. Our goal is for the decision to..
I teach music in church and school settings. In my work at school, I began to use the Orff Schulwerk (school work)..
The little drummer boy is a fictitious visitor to the newborn Jesus. His only gift: the beat of his drum. But the..
The first time I put on a clerical robe I felt as if I was wearing a costume. It was a classic..
When I first began preaching, I was terrified of leading the children’s moment. I couldn’t stop thinking of Jesus’ words: “If any..
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of..
Guest commentary by Lee Hinson-Hasty Resources for Eastertide starting with Acts 4:32-35 It’s true that Christians have traditionally taken on Lenten practices..
I am not a fan of weeds. Weeding in Houston (where I live) is an extreme sport, especially in the summer time...
According to Masha Gessen, a Russian-American journalist and staff writer for the New Yorker, “We’ve lost the ability to have political conversations.”..
Having attended a more evangelical seminary, there were lots of different views on the sacrament of baptism floating around. And I was..
It’s about the blood — joining boards at angles, edges are negotiations, prone to pinch, and nails pierce like talking points, splinters..
Listen to the author read his poem. So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss...
It has become an annual lenten ritual, pulling out rags and the pink paste that smells of wintergreen to polish my baptismal..
My friend Jane is about to die. Her husband David texted me last night to tell me that the doctors say it..
Christianity lost the battle for Christmas a long time ago. There was too much money to be made and too much fantasy..
Of all the words spoken and read, broadcast and printed, muttered to ourselves or shouted aloud, the one Americans most sought to..
Guest commentary by Gerald Little March Madness is here. College basketball fans, coaches and players cheer, coach and strive to lead their..
© Copyright 2026 The Presbyterian Outlook. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement. Website by Web Publisher PRO
