Worship at the confluence of three rivers

As the worship planning for the 223rd General Assembly has moved through the past two years, I have had the unique vantage..

Benedictory

Boating lessons

Living on Puget Sound, my husband, Rick, and I love putt-putting around on the Willie C, our 45-year-old, 25-foot Swedish troller boat...

In This Corner

An Alabama church newsletter …

An Alabama church newsletter included this appeal: “Eloise remains in the hospital and needs blood donations. She also reported having trouble sleeping..

Presbyterians in Action

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

For many years, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Suffolk, Virginia, has sponsored a project called Operation Hope Tote. The goal is to..

He/She Said

Barbara Oakley

“Understanding doesn’t build fluency; instead, fluency builds understanding. In fact, I believe that true understanding of a complex subject comes only from..

From the Archives

GA 30 years ago

30 years ago — June 1988 Thirty years ago, the 200th General Assembly met in St. Louis. The June issues of the..

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk issues statement on U.S.-North Korea summit

(OGA) With the historic summit between President Donald Trump of the U.S. and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un nearing, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..

Voices

Showing up and walking

Guest commentary by Angela Williams, written for the Presbyterian Outlook in the midst of the PC(USA) Walk for a Fossil-Free World from..

Outlook Reporting

On the way to GA: Building #MeToo accountability into PC(USA) policy

In 2016, during a plenary session of the General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, the then stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),..

Outlook Features

Singing the faith to our children

“Go in peace, go in love, go with blessings from above. Help a friend, say a prayer for the children everywhere. Amen...

Benedictory

What does it mean to be intercultural as a church?

The gospel of Jesus Christ, our faith and the pronouncements of the church calls us to be inclusive — and to not just..

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for children coming across our border

Jesus, you say “welcome the little children” and “blessed are the poor” and “what we do to the most vulnerable we do..

Presbyterian News Service

Gerontology expert to Older Adult conference: Get ready for the ‘coming tsunami’ of aging

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. (PNS) – At the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) national conference, titled “Savoring the Journey,” keynote speaker Dr...

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance approves $10,000 grant for recovery efforts in Guatemala

The Fuego Volcano, 25 miles from Guatemala City. Creative Commons Photo/Kieran Wood (PNS) The death toll continues to climb following Sunday’s..

Outlook Reporting

On the way to GA: #MeToo and the victims of pastoral sexual misconduct

The 2018 General Assembly is being asked to consider the implications of #MeToo in the church — including a recommendation from..

Voices

Perfect parenting, perfect kids, perfect pastors and perfect churches — it’s easy

Did you hear the one about the dad (or pastor) who was well rested, settled, knew what he was doing and managed..

Looking into the lectionary

3rd Sunday after Pentecost — June 10, 2018

Mark 3:20-35 Ordinary 10B; Proper 5 Jesus has it coming at him from all sides. And we’re only in the third chapter..

Outlook Reporting

J. Herbert Nelson hosts discussion on per capita and General Assembly

J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is hoping to find ways to help Presbyterians better understand the denomination’s..

Hymns

When Jesus Went to Egypt (a free hymn)

"O God, we pray for children/ And families coming here/ Now facing separation,/ And filled with grief and fear," writes Carolyn Winfrey Gillette.

News from other sources

Alton B. Pollard III named Louisville Seminary’s tenth president

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LPTS communications) – With a student body that represents 20 different denominations, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has named a scholar..