Flannery O’Connor prays: “Dear God, tonight it is not disappointing because you have given me a story. Don’t let me ever think,..
We are excited to welcome 2019 as it marks the 200th anniversary of our ministry. Our first ancestor publication, The Missionary, began..
Reminders of human finitude take surprising forms. A recent back injury that refuses to abate has raised spiritual questions for me. Am..
Ineffable. The feeling that washes over you in worship or in a session meeting or at a community event in the church..
As we end this calendar year I want to express my deep gratitude for all of the people who make our..
No sooner had James Cone (THE Rev. Dr. James Cone) folded himself into my compact car and clicked the seatbelt, I blurted,..
Friends, It is that time of year again: Giving Tuesday! Unlike other random days on the secular calendar (why can’t every day..
Whoever welcomes children welcomes Jesus. Love your neighbor as yourself. Who do you think was a neighbor to the man? The foreigner..
At our first meeting she told me she was a “prayer warrior.” I nodded, not knowing enough about what she meant to..
The title of the project that has culminated in the articles you will find in this issue of the Outlook is ambitious,..
Fatigue creeps into her face. The school year has kicked into high gear with little or no ramp-up time. Advanced Placement classes..
Church nerds go to worship when on vacation. I could try to spin this as dedicated piety, but it is more ecclesiastical..
Have you ever asked Google to reveal the statistics on your community? Thinking of the upcoming census in 2020 got me curious..
The Presbyterian Outlook covered much ground this year. We prepared advance stories on issues coming to the 223rd General Assembly, covered..
The lone person without a nametag in the crowded elevator looked around and asked with exasperation, “What are you doing here?” He..
Scheduled to give a lecture at the 2018 Festival of Homiletics, I arrived at the designated venue well before my slotted time...
If a vote takes place in a convention center and no one notices, was a vote cast? Several times in recent months..
Repeatedly, in a multitude of settings, I hear complaints about people in leadership positions: the executive director, the principal, the president, the..
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
The first time I put on a clerical robe I felt as if I was wearing a costume. It was a classic..
According to Masha Gessen, a Russian-American journalist and staff writer for the New Yorker, “We’ve lost the ability to have political conversations.”..
Lately my prayer has been to be useful: Make me useful, God. Where this plea originates during days overflowing with unending tasks..
I attended Catholic school for the first three years of elementary school. I appreciated Mass, even though the wafer and the cup..
Every church, every neighborhood, every committee, every organization of which I have ever participated has had unheralded, unofficial leaders. I can picture..
Andrew Jackson, whose presidency is marked by the Indian Removal Act, was a Presbyterian. He was also a slaveholder. One might, of..
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