Love is… — Weekly Christian ed lesson
“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.” Many adults can recite these verses..
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A celebration of Able McIver (Mac) Hart’s ministry
Editor's note: The Outlook received word that Rev. Abel McIver “Mac” Hart, 93, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday,..
You Are Not Your Own
Alan Noble InterVarsity Press, 232 Pages You Are Not Your Own is a book that will challenge you, bless you and maybe..
Presbyterian Mission Agency drafts a plan to focus on climate change, militarism, and gender discrimination
The draft of a proposed Mission Work Plan for the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) for 2023 and 2024 would continue PMA’s commitment..
GA225 worship leaders announced
The worship planning team for the 225th General Assembly has completed its list of worship leaders for this summer’s hybrid gathering, pairing preachers..
General Assembly 2022 will require COVID vaccination, masks
All commissioners and other in-person participants at the 2022 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be required to be fully..
WCC extends prayers for Tonga in wake of volcanic eruption
Up to 80,000 people could be affected, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Tsunami waves following..
Sermons as poems, poems as sermons: an invitation to a new practice
Lauren Winner, author and Duke Divinity professor, told participants in a writing workshop to rework our sermons as sonnets as part of..
Winter books 2021: Introducing BookShop
My Chicago neighborhood is known for its lively town square. The heart of the physical square is The Book Cellar, a locally-owned..
Winter books briefly noted
Reminder! You can purchase any of the books in this issue from BookShop.org! If you purchase a book through this page, Outlook gets..
Presbyterian committee recommends denominational divestment from five energy companies
A committee concerned about climate change and socially responsible investing is recommending that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divest from five energy companies..
As Congress debates, Black Baptist leader calls denial of voting rights ‘evil’
(RNS) — On the day of a major voting rights debate on Capitol Hill, a social justice coordinator for the Progressive National..
Synagogues forced to balance welcoming the stranger with protecting their own
(RNS) — The rabbi offered the man at the synagogue door a warm place to stay and a cup of tea. But..
Mass incarceration webinar now available on video
(PNS) — A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) webinar on the links between mass incarceration and poverty is now available for viewing on Vimeo. The..
Groups call on Presbyterians to support Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
(PNS) — The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns (ACWC) and the Office of Gender & Racial Justice are calling on Presbyterians to stand behind the..
Nez Perce Tribe celebrates the return of historical artifacts
(PNS) — It has been said that “justice delayed is justice denied.” However, after a great injustice against the Nez Perce Tribe,..
Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age
Richard Beck Broadleaf Books, 245 pages Richard Beck is not only a professor of psychology at Abilene Christian University, but also a..
Daring to speak
My local library continues to serve me well. A few weeks ago, perusing the endcaps, I came upon Suzanne Nossel’s new book..
The very stones: A poem
One of my first funerals, in my first pastorate, Was for a young man barely out of high school; One blistering July..
Red Lip Theology: Candice Benbow’s love letter to Black women in the Black church
(RNS) — Candice Marie Benbow came to be a theologian by way of the death of Whitney Houston, who she considers “the ultimate..
During the Colleyville crisis, the sounds of silence
(RNS) — For 11 hours this past Shabbat, the Jews of America and the world held their collective breath. We were waiting..
Remembering Dr. King by celebrating and protecting religious freedom
(PNS) — A panel convened by Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation spent 90 minutes Monday, Martin Luther King Jr...
Decolonizing the dream
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approached, a panel of young leaders gathered for the January broadcast of “Good Medicine,” hosted by..
20 years ago – “Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ”
The church had been in controversy, and the 213th General Assembly turned to the Office of Theology and Worship to help clarify..
A new example of leadership: Learning to say “no”
Ever since I was little, I had an idea of who a pastor was supposed to be. I had a few examples..
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