Care for the vulnerable: Matthew 25 and COVID-19 vaccines

Guest commentary by Erin Wise I am a hospitalist. That means that I am the physician you see when you are in..

God, We Love This Congregation! (a free hymn)

HYMN TO JOY 8.7.8.7 D ("Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee") God, we love this congregation! On this day, we’re glad to see..

Christian Ed for Children

Praying for others — Christian ed at home

Prayer is a cornerstone of Christian life. Children pick up on this fairly quickly. As they learn what it means to worship..

Voices

God with us in the listening

I remember being selected for an exercise on active listening while I was in seminary — trust me, I did not volunteer. ..

Outlook Reporting

Breaking news: Outlook board president announces new editor

Dear friends of the Presbyterian Outlook, With deep gratitude and resounding joy, I am privileged share with you that the board of the..

Outlook Reporting

Teri McDowell Ott announced as Outlook editor

The next editor and publisher of the Presbyterian Outlook will be Teri McDowell Ott, a Presbyterian minister and current dean of the chapel at Monmouth..

Prayers for the moment

A blessing for emerging into the world

May you know the love of the One who created you. May you sense it within your body, like a comforting and..

Religion News Service

Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop

(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May..

Weekly Liturgy

Order of worship — May 16, 2021

You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..

Outlook Features

What Christ’s Ascension means for us

Between Easter and Pentecost, the church celebrates Christ's Ascension. Why?

Religion News Service

For some pastors, the past year was a sign from God it was time to quit

(RNS) — Jeff Weddle, a 46-year-old, wise-cracking, self-deprecating, Bible-loving, self-described “failing pastor” from Wisconsin, was already thinking of leaving the ministry before..

Voices

Get outside the box: Becoming a welcoming church during this time of reentry

Guest commentary by Tara Spuhler McCabe Thanks to COVID-19 (scratch that) … thanks to the CDC guidelines, churches get a RESET button..

Looking into the lectionary

6th Sunday of Easter — May 9, 2021

Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17 Easter 6B Questions of authorship and dates aside, John’s letters are read best as commentary..

Family Faith Formation

A new song: Family faith formation @ home

Welcome Note: If possible, have blank paper, paints, crayons, markers (or any art supplies) available for the “connecting through story” section. Before..

Presbyterian News Service

Mental Health Month brings opportunities for opening discussion

(PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Mental Health Ministry and the Presbyterian Mental Health Network are encouraging churches to use the month..

Religion News Service

National Day of Prayer to be marked with petitions for racial justice

(RNS) — In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many observances of the annual National Day of Prayer to go virtual, with a..

Book Reviews

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez Liveright Publishing, 368 pages Reviewed by Emery J. Cummins “Jesus and John Wayne” presents a serious critique of..

Presbyterian News Service

Advocacy committees call for recognition of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls day

(PNS) Since 2017, grassroots actions on May 5 to honor and call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls..

Christian Ed for Children

Love one another — Christian ed at home

Young children excel at making friends. Take a toddler to a playground and he will declare every other child he meets there..

Voices

A covenant to reopen

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him. (Deuteronomy 7:9)..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA)’s Washington office signs letter backing reparations legislation

(PNS) The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is among nearly 200 faith-based organizations, faith leaders, and advocates that have signed a letter..