20 minutes with Teri McDowell Ott
On June 1, Teri McDowell Ott started as the editor of the Presbyterian Outlook. A minister member of the Presbytery of Great..
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You all are my siblings: Christian ed at home
As members of the church, we often hear that we are brothers and sisters or siblings in Christ. While the significance of..
The current landscape of gun violence: A Q&A with Deanna Hollas
In 2019, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ordained Deanna Hollas as the nation’s first gun prevention minister — she’s the gun violence prevention..
Sing the Faith
after Robert Browning God’s in His heaven, wrote the old poet, all’s right with the world. Seems up for debate with unjust..
Hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church..
Summer hopes and Sabbath renewal
Last summer was extra disappointing — and it was also magnificent. Summer has never been my favorite season other than the time..
Let’s connect: Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly
Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly | Hunt, Texas COVID-19 presented challenges, changes and continuing education on how to combat the pandemic. “Unprecedented times” and..
Order of worship — June 6
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Trinity Sunday – May 30, 2021
Romans 8:12–17; John 3:1–17 Part of my spiritual practice during the week before Memorial Day is to reread Tim O’Brien’s short story..
Staycation Bible School: Craft photos
As you work your way through "Our Daily Bread Café," you may find that it would be helpful to see some pictures..
Get ready for Staycation Bible School 2021
Ready for Staycation Bible School? Kelly Kaufman, parish associate for children's ministry at Olivet Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, leads this one-hour..
Trinity Sunday — Family faith formation @ home
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..
Cicada song evokes awe of creation
Guest Outlook blog by Katy Shevel Seventeen years ago, I did not live in the range of the Brood X cicadas and..
Study: More churches closing than opening
(RNS) — A new study from Lifeway Research suggests more Protestant churches closed in 2019 than opened — continuing a decades-long congregational..
Synod of the Sun remembers the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre
(PNS) The Tulsa race massacre has been called “the single worst incident of racial violence in American history.” On May 31 and..
Three-in-One: Christian ed at home
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. While the Triune God is a core theological idea, it is a particularly tricky one to explain..
Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What To Do About It
Brian D. McLaren St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 256 pages Reviewed by Andy Nagel Many religious professionals know the isolating reality that doubt..
Is it safe to sing at church yet? Depends who you ask.
(RNS) — On Pentecost Sunday, some members of Southwood Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, sang hymns without masks for the first time..
One year after George Floyd’s murder, faith leaders continue the call for racial reckoning
(RNS) — Los Angeles pastor Stephen “Cue” Jn-Marie is quick to point out the movement for Black lives and Black Lives Matter..
Stated Clerk reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre
(OGA) It’s been called the single worst incident of racial violence in American history and it occurred 100 years ago this weekend...
Presbyterian Office of Public Witness champions the Environmental Justice for All Act
(PNS) The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness (OPW) is drumming up support for the Environmental Justice for All Act to help address..
Kindness: Fruit well suited to grow new creation
Our communal life is in crisis. I do not know how things got so bad — how I can see something one..
Survey: Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic
(RNS) — Religion was an important topic of conversation between mothers and their children during the pandemic, according to an annual “State..
Annual book of statistics produced online only
(OGA) Since the 1860s, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its earlier organizational structures have annually printed an inch-thick book of statistics, salaries,..
Order of worship — May 30, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
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