Comfort in hard things
"There is a beauty when everything is in its correct place and we move from A to B. But that’s not how life works. I’m pretty sure that’s not how God works either."
The 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will meet this summer at the newly renovated denominational headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue introduces the work of this national gathering, focuses on the role U.S. churches play in Israel/Palestine and highlights stories of what draws Presbyterians of different generations to this denomination. Through the Outlook’s independent coverage, readers can stay connected and informed of the national church at work.
"There is a beauty when everything is in its correct place and we move from A to B. But that’s not how life works. I’m pretty sure that’s not how God works either."
[The Mind in Another Place] is not, strictly speaking, a memoir, but it is an intellectual autobiography interwoven with events and experiences from the author’s life.
"No one person is meant to do it all, but together, as the Church, we can accomplish much for the restoration of our world."
Mayfield’s guiding questions are “how are Christians to engage this increasing religious diversity?” and “how might the Bible help us with this necessary engagement?".
"Professional Christian successfully marries an academic approach, including primary interviews with church professionals of all stripes, with a practical understanding gleaned from serving as a music leader in worship from a young age."
Peter Makari writes about the role U.S. churches play in Israel/Palestine and the difficulty of balancing interfaith relationships with advocacy.
Outlook national reporter Leslie Scanlon reports on what you need to know about General Assembly.
Pastor, editor and former GA moderator John M. Buchanan reflects on what drew him to the PC(USA)and what keeps him coming back.
A Q&A with Ruth Santana-Grace, Shavon C. Starling-Louis, Josefina Ahumada and Marilyn McKelvey Tucker-Marek.
Page McRight, who chaired the Rules of Discipline Revision Task Force, previews what edits will be suggested to General Assembly.
Presbyterian Outlook shares our plans for covering the three-week General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
"I see our call to be the church in the 21st century as God daring us to look deep into our identity as believers during social, political and theological turmoil, daring us to be grounded yet flexible enough to thrive in a rapidly changing context."
"The Presbyterian church has given me so much: a voice, an unrelenting passion for making our world better, compassion for others, a deep appreciation for diversity. And on my bad days, when the news is filled with despair, I take heart in knowing that somewhere within the PC(USA), there’s a committee working faithfully to solve it."
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"Our congregation and community relationship ministry has a way of incorporating a lot of our other ministries to serve members, as well as the community; even in the middle of a pandemic, they haven’t missed a beat."
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