(OGA) Organizers for the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) knew there would be challenges in planning for a hybrid..
The medieval mystic, Meister Eckhart, claimed, “God laughs and plays in good deeds.” Laughter and play call strong and specific images to..
At exactly 4:17 a.m., a wet dog nose nudges me in the face, eager to begin the day. She is an unfailing..
(PNS) Watching the news as the United States military pulled out of Afghanistan after a near-20-year war, bringing with it thousands of..
Guest commentary by William McConnell My younger sister is a successful real estate agent. But no matter her skills, there is one..
Minnesota Presbyterian churches New Life Presbyterian Church (Roseville), North Presbyterian Church (St. Paul) and Trinity Presbyterian Church (Woodbury) partnered for a youth..
Mark 9:30-37 Pentecost 17B; Proper 20 Who was this child lingering around Jesus and his disciples? What was he doing in the..
The Coordinating Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted by Zoom Sept. 16 to take next steps regarding a consultants’ report..
Note: Gather colored pencils, pens or markers and paper for a doodling exercise. Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated..
The reckoning has already started in Canada, where the unmarked graves of hundreds of Indigenous children were discovered earlier this year —..
Editor's note: The Outlook has received word that shortly after this article was published, Roy M. Nageak Sr. died at Mat-Su Regional..
Children are often our best teachers. They approach the world with wonder and acceptance. They seek community, even as they sometimes..
(OGA) “O taste and see that the Lord is good …” (Psalm 34:8) Leaders taste. I am a fan of church potluck suppers...
We like to think what we do matters. Has an impact. Changes lives. But does it? I confess: I’m a “change..
Amy Frykholm Broadleaf Books, 217 pages Reviewed by Elizabeth Felicetti “Wild Woman,” a literal and spiritual pilgrimage, deftly blends scholarship and memoir,..
Alan Jacobs Penguin Press, 192 pages Alan Jacobs wants us to listen to the dead — and for good reason. By reading..
Recently I was home in Michigan for a few days. My parents took me to Sluggos, an old pizza joint that has..
“We are all failures — at least the best of us are.” — J.M. Barrie “Everything stinks till it’s finished.” — Dr. Seuss Who..
Many churches are leveraging email more than print these days — or at least they are trying! The two most popular options..
“Do not pick up hitchhikers.” For six years I read this highway sign as I drove by the barbed-wire-topped fencing, the sniper..
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
William H. Willimon Fortress Press, 192 pages William Willimon has a way of expressing himself that provokes his readers first to laugh..
(RNS) — On Sept. 11, 2001, Imam Naeem Baig was the general secretary of the Islamic Circle of North America, having started..
Editor’s note: Following is a gently edited letter sent by the Rev. Dr. Robert Foltz-Morrison, executive presbyter of the Presbytery of New..
(PNS) The Rev. Dr. Baron Mullis sums up why theological education matters in a video we released in 2020. Mullis serves as..
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