As faiths shift underfoot, a TED-like gathering aims at rebalancing
Two friends from seminary in Texas launched a new festival to foster conversations about our changing religious communities that they felt were missing in civic life.
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Order of worship — March 5, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday of Lent — March 5, 2023
When pastoring in Austin, Kyle Walker's church housed evacuees from Hurricane Harvey. This hospitality saved lives. It also showed the church how they could be like Nicodemus — shortsighted.
Why are you here? — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore John 3:1-17 noticing what Jesus he has come to do. Then, they will consider where they see Jesus’ work alive today and where God might be calling them to continue Jesus’ mission.
Grace Community Church let her down. Now she is standing in the gap for women.
Eileen’s life now is a far cry from the subservient role she once played to a domineering and violent husband.
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African, Anglican archbishops tell Church of England
Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Horizons — Celebrating Sabbath — Sabbath and Self-Care
Lesson 7 of the 2022-2023 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Praying for peace while supporting soldiers
Reporting from Ukraine, Gregg Brekke shares how a group of Catholic sisters supports the Ukrainian resistance.
Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to biblical orthodoxy
The series, timed to start during Black History Month, follows another documentary, PBS’ “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” based on a 2021 book by Harvard historian Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr.
15 new books to read during Black History Month and beyond
Whether you're looking for non-fiction, devotionals, theology or poetry, we have suggestions for year-round reading.
Turkey’s historic city of Antakya has been flattened by powerful earthquakes in the past – and rebuilt itself
Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless after a massive earthquake struck Tukey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.
Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for 2,000 years
The Song of Songs is the only work in the Bible that focuses exclusively on human-to-human love, not human-to-divine – at least on the surface level of the poem.
Chaplains offer more than prayers: New study confirms impact on ICU families
One research chaplain called the new data ‘a V8 engine for the kind of work we do.’
How much do Americans know about the faiths around them?
And what helps us most to understand our neighbors’ faiths?
What’s really original here
A poem on Genesis 2:15–17, 3:1–7 for the First Sunday in Lent (A).
Challenge and discovery on the Camino de Santiago
Joe Clifford discovers the real pilgrimage begins when the walking ends.
When accountability is needed, Presbyterian governance can diffuse responsibility
Between convoluted committees and social media noise, it is hard to have an honest conversation about accountability, writes Grace Presbytery Stated Clerk Kyle Walker. And following the selection of Judges 19 for January’s exegesis exam, we need to have that conversation.
My pilgrimage home
Amantha L. Barbee discovers that the step outside oneself is often where God is revealed.
What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman
What Makes You Come Alive is both a history for those who prefer to read about spirituality and a contemplative guide for those who prefer action.
Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock
Students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury University for nearly a week, holding round-the-clock prayer and worship.
The ‘real’ St. Valentine was no patron of love
Valentine’s Day originated as a liturgical feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. So, how did we get from beheading to betrothing on Valentine’s Day?
Tyre Nichols died by a system that protects me and my White life
Editor Teri McDowell Ott reckons with the role White women have played in America’s violent, racist history. She invites Outlook readers, specifically White readers, to own their fear, face hard truths and act in solidarity for the liberation of all God's people.
Traveling grace
Karie Charlton offers some advice for those planning a pilgrimage, including words of wisdom from her uncle, a Jesuit brother.
A pilgrimage prayer: Before setting out
Heather Prince Doss, a Presbyterian pastor who also leads pilgrimages, offers a prayer to use before beginning your intentional trip — whether it is to your mailbox or around the world.
Forgiveness Sunday — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson for the first Sunday in Lent, children will explore Jesus’ call to forgive one another as God forgives us, considering how they might practice forgiveness and reconciliation in their lives.
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