Joy and sorrow with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
In "Woodland," Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings’ merge timeless folk ballads with pressing social issues, blending joy, sorrow, and soulful protest. — Andrew Taylor-Troutman
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Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground
For religious and spiritual alike, "Ordinary Mysticism" provides a smorgasbord of resources for listening to life to hear the voice of divine presence in the ordinary. — Jessica Hawkinson Dorow
Presbyterian Outlook’s top 15 opinion pieces of 2024: Exploring faith, politics, and the church’s future
From the church’s pastor-less future to Christian nationalism and reproductive rights, these 15 articles capture the year’s most resonant voices.
The kingdom of God calls us to something beyond the imagination
“If we see wrong, step up. I believe that God steps with us.” Chris Burton and Dartinia Hull tackle systemic sin, generational trauma, and the hope found in God’s promises.
The top Outlook book recommendations of 2024
According to our readers, these were the best books of 2024 to purchase.
A collect prayer for the shortest day of the year
Daniel Health offers a prayer examining sunlight and son-light for December 21, the shortest day of the year.
Order of worship — December 24, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Christmas Eve — December 24, 2024
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the spirit of beloved community. Christ's birth is a symbol of peace and inclusivity, she writes, welcoming even those we might exclude.
Fourth Sunday of Advent — December 22, 2024
Teri McDowell Ott explores how the lectionary passages for the fourth Sunday of Advent invite us to embody hope.
Order of worship — December 22, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
New Interim Unified Agency of the PC(USA) takes next step in reimagining work going forward
Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries will join with TFE.
Discussion guide for November 2024 issue
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
2025 Grawemeyer Religion Award Goes to Rabbi and Disability Advocate Julia Watts Belse
Georgetown professor’s book, "Loving Our Own Bones," inspires reappraisal of disability.
Outside Supreme Court, religious protesters mostly rally in favor of transgender rights
‘As a trans person myself, I know that I’m just as much an image of God as a cisgender, heterosexual person of whatever color, race and creed,’ said the Rev. M.E. Eccles, a trans Episcopal priest.
Every Day for Everyone: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation
"Every Day for Everyone" is the daily devotional I’ll be reading in 2025, writes Amy Pagliarella.
While overall PC(USA) membership continues to decline, new worshiping communities maintain their growth
Rates of decline in membership and congregations have remained steady in recent years.
Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion — And Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation
Technology's promises of human progress, potential and possibilities give it permission to exploit marginalized people, increase inequality and frequently adopt the worst of religion. — Mike Goodwin on "Tech Agnostic"
This Beautiful Day: Daily Wisdom from Mister Rogers
Who better to speak to this time and place than everyone’s favorite Presbyterian minister, Mr. Rogers? — Amy Pagliarella
Addressing the hurt that also feels holy
PC(USA) pastor and researcher Erin Raffety and neurodivergent director of ministry Ellen White discuss how neurodivergent youth are reshaping youth ministry in innovative, faithful ways.
Order of worship — December 15, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Zechariah’s prophecy (December 15, 2024)
Lucus Levy Keppel writes on Zechariah's song and Advent.
Third Sunday of Advent — December 15, 2024
John Wurster writes about John the Baptist.
Sit down, and rest
The world will wear me down unless I demand otherwise, writes Dartinia Hull.
Two Presbyterian churches receive $175,000 grants to maintain their vitality
First Presbyterian Church of Fargo and First Presbyterian Church of Taos are two of 24 recipients for National Fund for Sacred Places grants.
A key day of the 227th General Assembly will be spent out in the community
GA planners say the Presbytery of Milwaukee and its partners will help determine what Community Day will be.
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