Regarding Ruling Elders: Measuring the quality of the atmosphere
(OGA) One of the questions I hear most often from ruling elders is “Where are all the young people?” Within that, I hear..
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Order of worship — November 22, 2020 (Christ the King Sunday)
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Meet the Outlook’s interim leadership: Roger Gench and Jay Blossom
Dear Presbyterian Outlook reader, On behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation Board of Directors I am pleased to share the news that..
What’s right about Carter-Westminster United Presbyterian Church?
Carter-Westminster United Presbyterian Church — Skokie, Illinois I am a totally blind individual from birth — no color and no light perception...
Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum
(RNS) — Beneath the neo-Gothic arches of Washington National Cathedral, Dr. Anthony Fauci mulled over the question everyone is asking: Should families..
Goodbye, thank you, and a prayer
Friends, On my last day as editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, I want to say one final time: Thank you! I will..
24th week after Pentecost — November 15, 2020
Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Ordinary 33A; Proper 28 Use it or lose it. Is that the message of the..
Re-envisioning and then rebuilding the Presbyterian Mission Agency
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Over the next eight months or so, the Presbyterian Mission Agency — with input from its many partners —..
Union Presbyterian Seminary launches Master of Arts in Public Theology
RICHMOND, Virginia (PNS) — Union Presbyterian Seminary is currently accepting applications for a Master of Arts in Public Theology (M.A.P.T.). Classes will..
November 15 — Lift your eyes to God: 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:..
Leading Lives that Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be (2nd edition)
Edited by Mark R. Schwehn and Dorothy C. Bass Eerdmans, 650 pages What is my purpose in life? This question haunts not..
‘You can’t just jump to hope’: Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on healing after the election
(RNS) — The weekend before Election Day, Bishop Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, led an interfaith prayer service livestreamed..
Hunger and Homelessness Sunday is this weekend
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — As the nation continues to grapple with the health and financial repercussions of COVID-19, Presbyterians are being encouraged to..
The past, present, and future are female — Christian education at home
Last Saturday I shed a healthy dose of tears. In part, they were tears of relief that the agonizing election cycle was..
The congregation and public policy
Undergirding the well-worn wisdom of “Give folks a fish and nourish them for a day, teach folks to fish and nourish them..
Success, faithfulness and failure
I love being a ministry coach because I get to be present for people’s aha! moments. Sometimes, the things I say or..
Armistice Day in 1940 — 80 years ago
80 years ago — December 4, 1940 It is with inevitable and irrepressible sadness that we come to celebrate Armistice Day in..
Prayer for Veterans Day after an election
A prayer for Veterans Day after election day.
Anxiety, loneliness and spiritual isolation characterize life in prison during pandemic
NEW YORK (RNS) — The men incarcerated in a New Jersey state prison have a favorite prayer to chant along with the..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) expresses solidarity with Nigerian partners
(OGA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) stands in solidarity with our partners in the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), applauding the courage and passion..
After General Assembly approval, Roman Catholic-Reformed dialogue to focus on justification and justice
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Plans are under way to begin the ninth round of Roman Catholic-Reformed dialogue in the United States. The group..
“I can’t breathe!” — The racist assault upon the breath of God
America is being smothered by multiple traumas. The COVID-19 pandemic – which has taken over 200,000 lives in America and thrown..
Do you need a heaping dose of big, generous grace today?
I preach about God’s grace on the regular. I make it a point to remind people that this big, generous, expansive grace..
Order of worship — November 15, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free..
Paths to resilience
As I wrote this article in my guest-room-turned-shared-office, the following distractions occurred: Screaming children refusing to do homework. Barking dogs. Lawn mowers..
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