The most popular lectionary reflections of 2024
Each week, Presbyterian Outlook publishes a lectionary reflection related to the Revised Common Lectionary's suggested readings. These are our 10 most referenced reflections of 2024.
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A prayer for walking into a new year
God is not bound by our past. Karen Rohrer invites us to look beyond fear, embrace the unknown, and trust in God's promise of renewal.
Inspirational, connectional, and practical: The Outlook’s most popular products of 2024
From Lenten devotions to webinars on reparations and digital discipleship, our most popular products in 2024 offered inspirational and practical tools.
A cry for mercy (December 29, 2024)
Austin Vernon writes on Luke 18:31-43.
First Sunday after Christmas — December 29, 2024
What did Jesus know and when did he know it? Philip K. Gladden ponders Luke 2:41-52.
Order of worship — December 29, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation awarded $2.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Significant grant will enable the Presbyterian Historical Society to greatly expand its exhibit program.
Holy yearnings: a prayer for the end of the year
This prayer by Katy Shevel is for anyone feeling the weight of nostalgia, the ache of loss, or the hope of new beginnings.
Justice, gratitude and healing: The most referenced prayers of 2024
Justice, gratitude, and healing — these were the themes of the Outlook's most referenced prayers in 2024.
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
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.
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