“Late we come” — The Presbyterian Outlook and Southern Presbyterians on race

Speaking at the March on Washington in August 1963, Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A...

Voices

Friends go gently between the words

I sat in the publisher’s brightly-lit office, fidgeting with my hands. First, I drummed my fingertips on the armrests of my chair...

Religion News Service

Religious leaders react to mass shootings, call for action from Trump, Congress

(RNS) — As the nation reacts to the weekend’s mass shootings and President Trump decries hatred that “devours the soul,” religious leaders..

Religion News Service

Senators oppose Trump refugee cuts on religious freedom grounds

(RNS) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to Trump administration officials calling on them not to reduce the..

News from other sources

Latest gun violence in US poses challenges for churches

(WCC) Gun violence in the United States, which over the last weekend alone took three dozen lives, continues to pose stark challenges..

Outlook Features

Slavery and the genealogy of The Presbyterian Outlook

“I am owned by the blood of all of them Who ever were owned by my blood. We cannot be free of..

Outlook Reporting

“Our budget reflects who we are”: Conversations on funding priorities

BALTIMORE – Here’s an idea. What if the Presbyterian Mission Agency picked one clear mission focus for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) –..

Editorials

Payback time

“What do we do now?” That’s the refrain I hear after I speak or preach or teach about the long history and..

Outlook Reporting

Considering PC(USA) priorities: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board holds consultation shaped by Bible study and church leadership

BALTIMORE – What priorities should shape the budget of the Presbyterian Mission Agency for 2021 and 2022? What are presbytery and synod..

News from other sources

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance leader on the shootings in El Paso and Dayton

This was written August 3 by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance director Laurie Kraus, and shared with her permission. Kraus added this note: Since this..

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for El Paso

Enough, Lord God, enough. Rend our hearts and restore your goodness and mercy in our land. Through you, all things are possible,..

Outlook Reporting

Co-moderators to Big Tent: Go forth with your sacred questions

BALTIMORE – Now that Big Tent 2019 is over, what will Presbyterians take with them as they go home? What will they..

Outlook Reporting

Prayers of public witness for the lives lost in Baltimore

BALTIMORE - Day after day, the news reports flow in: another shooting on a street corner, in an alley, in some kind..

Outlook Reporting

What does it mean to be the church? Closing worship at Big Tent considers the call of the Christian community

BALTIMORE – Closing worship – but not the final event – of the Big Tent conference held in Baltimore 1-3, focused on..

Outlook Reporting

Photo essay: Will you pray?

Folks attending Big Tent 2019 were asked to sign prayer boards for leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) – for stated clerk..

Outlook Reporting

Presbyterians broaden mental health awareness

BALTIMORE – The new mental health initiative of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – prompted by an overture from Mission Presbytery in Texas..

Outlook Reporting

Big Tent considers transitions, truth and transformation

BALTIMORE – Day two of Big Tent culminated with a rousing call to action delivered with conviction and clarity by Amantha Barbee,..

Religion News Service

Christian leaders condemn Christian nationalism in new letter

(RNS) — A group of Christian leaders has condemned Christian nationalism in a new letter, calling it a “persistent threat to both..

Outlook Reporting

Mystery and metamorphosis: Brown leads the Big Tent in Bible study on Romans 12:2

Mystery and metamorphosis: What does wonder have to do with transformation? William Brown, professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, invited..

Outlook Reporting

Shifts in American religion: Robert P. Jones speaks to Big Tent gathering

BALTIMORE – In a time of intense partisanship and a dangerous moment for the country politically, “there’s no more important time to..

Looking into the lectionary

8th Sunday after Pentecost — August 4, 2019

Hosea 11:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 Ordinary 18C Proper 13 To whom do we turn when seeking guidance? Justice? Wisdom? Reassurance or..

Outlook Reporting

Will you be a neighbor? — Worship at Big Tent

BALTIMORE – "Welcome, siblings, to Big Tent.” The co-moderators of the 2018 General Assembly, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri and Cindy Kohlmann, greeted the..