Second Sunday of Easter — April 27, 2025
Karen Rohrer refelects on Jesus's ironic grace and inverted power.
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Cross
A poem from the acclaimed poet Marjorie Maddox.
Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics
"Writing and Rewriting the Gospels" brings Occam’s razor to bear, leading to what Barker calls the snowball theory: Mark comes first. Matthew uses Mark. Luke uses Matthew and Mark, and John has access to all three (and Paul).
A letter to the church I love: Comfort or covenant?
Marissa Duffield loves the church, but they are beginning to wonder if the church loves them back.
The complexity of joy
Joy is an intentional disruption, writes Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch, an act of resistance and a spiritual practice to be open to the good.
Six impossible things before breakfast
Nadine Ellsworth-Moran explores how imagination is essential to faith, hope and community.
Presbyterians join push for ‘moral budget’ in Washington
Repairers of the Breach and supporters want to preserve safety net for children and other vulnerable members of society.
Do justice, love mercy, bring the stuffed tiger
Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on taking his daughter to a political rally where joy, justice, and a stuffed tiger reveal what it means to fight for a better future.
Curiosity over fear: Healing body and soul at an onsen
A visit to a public bath in Japan led to unexpected healing for Karie Charlton.
Dobson to retire from PPC; Green to take helm
Presbyterian Publishing Corporation President and Publisher David Dobson will retire this spring. Current Vice President and Editorial Director Rev. Dr. Bridgett Green will serve as Interim President and Publisher during a national search.
On the evening before a hearing on a religious freedom lawsuit, people of many faiths gather for a vigil in the nation’s capital
The PC(USA) and more than two dozen other faith groups are suing to overturn the recission of a policy that protects immigrants.
Jesus lives again (April 20, 2025)
Mark Hinds explores Matthew 27:24–28:10—Jesus’s trial, crucifixion, and resurrection—revealing themes of power, betrayal, hope, and transformative redemption.
Refocusing for digital growth: Saying goodbye to Outlook Standard Lessons
Presbyterian Outlook will conclude its Outlook Standard Lessons in May 2025 as we refocus on digital growth to better serve the evolving church.
Order of worship — April 20, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Easter Sunday — April 20, 2025
On Easter, we celebrate freedom in Christ. But who gets the mic? Teri McDowell Ott reflects.
In a joyous service, McCormick Theological Seminary inaugurates and installs its 12th president
The Rev. Dr. Maisha I. Handy is the first African American president in the seminary’s 195-year history.
Horizons — Sustaining creation’s health for all
Rosalind Banbury's ninth reflection on the 2024-2025 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
Called to wash feet: A Maundy Thursday prayer for humility
Savannah Demuynck offers a prayer reflecting on Christ’s call to humility and service.
A theology of the pack: Lessons from a dumb, beloved dog
Andy Greenhow reflects on Presbyterian intellectualism, discipleship, and the unexpected wisdom of his three-legged dog, Melody.
International partners in transgender visibility
PC(USA) partner in Sarajevo reveals need for global advocacy for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Joy, like magic, is best shared
What happens when we explore the possibilities of what can be? (Hint: it's joyful.) — Cliff Haddox
Financial sustainability is a critical component of changes in PC(USA) global engagement
Interim Unified Agency leaders share insight into new strategy.
Global partners protest PC(USA) mission layoffs in open letter
Mission partners criticize the elimination of mission co-workers as abrupt, colonial and damaging to international relationships.
Transgender teen’s testimony at GA challenges PC(USA) toward greater inclusivity
Owen Gibbs’ story exemplifies the significance of Amendment 24-A and the church's commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Passion Sunday — April 13, 2025
Observing Passion Sunday rather than Palm Sunday this year may allow worshippers to look for God in their own places of grief and despair. — Ginna Bairby
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