"When we remember where we came from, we are obligated to live outside of our schedules and forget our impatience. In an American world full of rush and calendars, Smith offers an alternative: we are to rest."
A word of gratitude and acknowledgment for the many donors who make the Outlook’s ministry possible.
Outlook's national reporter Leslie Scanlon will be moving on to new opportunities and challenges in 2023. We are grateful for her many years of faithful service.
YouVersion reported that users' engagement with the Bible rose by 55% this year in Ukraine, which neighboring Russia invaded in February.
Charities do what they can to help the impoverished nation, but international action is needed to bring order and restore infrastructure, experts on the ground say.
Anna Kendig Flores shares how she picked up mountain biking as a 36-year-old, and what the activity has taught her about herself, the world, and God.
Permission is given for free use of this hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, including in online worship services.
Faith leaders have questioned the omission, which lawmakers have signaled is founded in caution against tarring 'every American who believes God has blessed America' as a white supremacist.
Theodore J. Wardlaw considers what changes will strengthen theological education in our “between the times” period.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares a lesson he learned from a local school board president.
Anderson openly shares their journey … eventually declaring, “I ... am non-binary. I am not a woman, as society already thinks, but I am also not a man. I am a Not, and I am happy there.”
While yearlong plans taking readers from Genesis to Revelation have been around for years, podcasts have more recently become a popular way for listeners to keep up with or better understand a daily Bible reading plan.
The gospel compels us to do so. If that’s unpopular with certain members of Congress, so be it,’ said Anthony Granado with Catholic Charities USA.
Some of the most popular homeschool curriculum textbooks teach that the first Europeans to arrive in Virginia and Massachusetts made a covenant with God to Christianize the land.
I feel the anxiety. I feel the fear. I’ll still show up.
"But hope is not a wish. ... Hope is trusting that no matter what pains or tragedies befall us, no matter what darkness envelopes us, no matter what grief we live with, that God is still here."
Allysen Schaaf pens a prayer for the new year.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Kyle Walker invites us to pause in the New Year and use Psalm 148 as a guide to see how creation praises God in ordinary, extraordinary ways.
A sign on Cardona’s desk reads “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.”
Last week, America's Congress passed the historic Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (BURMA) Act, an act that will authorize sanctions against senior officials in Myanmar’s military and state-owned commercial enterprises, support democracy efforts and provide humanitarian relief.
The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
Whether in Handel's "Messiah" or Isaiah 9, Advent heralds the coming of the Prince of Peace. What does that mean to a society where religion and war are often interconnected?
Amy Pagliarella recommends some new books that explore the Bible and theology.
Kelle J. Brown shares how her church uses a gold Christ candle instead of a white one. “Our need for [traditional symbols] should never outweigh our pursuit for inclusion,” she writes.
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