Sometime in the early 1980s, when I was a recent graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary, I had a conversation with an uncle...
In wishing the Presbyterian Outlook a happy 200th celebration, I have to first say I cannot remember a time when the Outlook’s..
After King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and arranged for her husband to be killed, God sent the prophet Nathan to David...
When my first-grader began school this fall, I was reminded again and again during those first weeks of the school year of..
When caring for ministers, we stand to gain if we better understand the service and needs of bivocational pastors. I use the..
The first time I heard the term “faceless people,” I was a student in sociology class. The professor used the term..
Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Some come with ample warning, some come as a thief in the night. Some disasters..
SEATTLE – What is the role of creativity in worship? How can music and art and poetry be gateways for connection to..
SEATTLE – It’s called Bar Church and yes, you can get a beer at worship if you want. But don’t get stuck..
Mark Lilla’s “The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics” is a cautionary study for all of us. Rather than an indictment of intellectuals..
These are divided times in the United States. The country was trending toward polarization anyway, but 9/11 activated the “fight, flight or..
As we were leaving our roles as the first co-moderators of the General Assembly (2016-2018), our roles also changed in terms of..
Editor’s note: As we mark our 200th anniversary, we look back at the Outlook's coverage of issues in the church that are still..
“Don’t walk alone at night.” “Always carry pepper spray.” “Never leave your drink unattended at a party.” “When walking alone in a..
The boundary breakers When the Northern Presbyterian Church (United Presbyterian Church in the United States of American) ordained Margaret Towner in 1956,..
“We call people to varied forms of service and covenant to support them so they may devote their best gifts and energies..
In 1974, a group of farmers were digging a well in China when they found some unusual pottery. Further excavation discovered over..
The alums are scattered across the country in various ministries, but if you ask them to talk about the genesis of the..
A natural occurrence in the business world, mergers also happen with some regularity in faith communities. When two organizations – be they..
We’ve seen the creativity popping on TV’s “Shark Tank.” What inspiration might that lead to for churches? Here’s the short version. Not long..
Over the past eight years, I have had the opportunity to work as a consultant with numerous congregations and presbyteries around the..
The charge is armed robbery. The defendant’s lawyer declares at the outset that this is a case of mistaken identification. I had..
Speaking at the March on Washington in August 1963, Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A...
“I am owned by the blood of all of them Who ever were owned by my blood. We cannot be free of..
Krislund Camp and Conference Center is settled in the rural northern stretch of the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania. Like many faith-based..
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