Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
"In 'Field Notes for the Wilderness,' Bessey writes to fellow 'wanderers' who seek a way to follow Jesus that honors their doubts and questions." — Amy Pagliarella
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The quest for a new confession
The 2022 General Assembly commissioned a committee to consider a new confession. What has the group been up to? Erin Dunigan reports.
Passing in the church
Lebanese American Pastor Christopher Tweel shares the racism and hope he finds in the church.
Acting Stated Clerk looks ahead to her remaining time in office
Bronwen Boswell says unification work and General Assembly are among the top items on her agenda.
When it comes to fertility and reproductive rights, consider mercy
Elizabeth N.H. Link shares her journey with IVF in light of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on “extrauterine children.”
Presbyterian delegation connects with those suffering in Israel/Palestine
The Israel/Palestine Mission Network group calls for ceasefire in Gaza and bears witness to violence during their trip.
Invested Faith Awards 10th Class of Fellows
These six social innovators are working to address systemic issues of injustice in their communities while building a sustainable financial model.
Artificial intelligence is here. Now what?
AI is integrated into the work done in any administrative, research, or social role — including ministry, writes Kate Ott.
AI: Reflection, evolution, transformation
In my experience, teaching others is one of the best ways to learn, writes Teri McDowell Ott. With that in mind, what can we learn as we teach AI?
PC(USA)’s Unification Commission outlines its work to date in its report to the 226th General Assembly
Commission also seeks to put a false rumor to rest.
Fourth Sunday of Lent — March 10, 2024
"In life, we will be bitten, but we will also be healed," writes Baron Mullis of Numbers 21.
Order of worship — March 10, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Why Jesus? — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will read John 3:17-21 and will consider why Jesus came to be God on Earth living amongst us.
Testing our faith (March 10, 2024)
Self-examination is needed to be in community, for in community you will need to ask for and offer forgiveness, writes Naomi McQuiller.
First Presbyterian Church, Livermore — Livermore, California
First Presbyterian Church, Livermore, partners with Kids Bike Lane each year to build bikes for under-served and at-risk youth.
A quartet of PC(USA) scholars and preachers offers up a how-to on preaching hope this Easter
Elizabeth Caldwell, Cynthia Campbell, Thomas Long and Brian K. Blount engage in a lively and helpful discussion.
Committee on the Office of the General Assembly recommends Milwaukee as site for 227th General Assembly
Recommendation to go before 226th General Assembly this summer.
Discussion guide for February 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.
Teaching AI about ethics and the Gospel
Jacob Alan Cook asks: Can we train artificial intelligence to coach us into deeper honesty so we can help others — whose lives it might know more intimately than we do?
AI as an instrument of abolition
From a shorter work week to deeper personal growth, the implications of artificial intelligence point toward profits that are beyond simply economic, writes Chris Burton.
Wounded Pastors: Navigating Burnout, Finding Healing, and Discerning the Future of Your Ministry
"The authors ... beautifully model opening their lives to what God’s Spirit might be doing next, reminding us that God is never finished with us, with the church, nor with this yearning creation." — Patti Snyder
As Israel-Hamas War rages on, students in Ohio revived a kosher-halal co-op
In January, a group of Oberlin College students and alumni decided to bring Jewish and Muslim students together for breakfast, lunch and dinner through a kosher-halal co-op.
How did Christian atonement theory get so pagan?
Fred R. Anderson argues that predominate Christian understandings of atonement have been more influenced by culture than the Bible.
A Jane Austen Lent: Archdeacon explores the novelist’s spiritual lessons
Rachel Mann’s book, ‘A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 40 Days With Jane Austen,’ pairs excerpts from Austen’s novels with reflections on virtues and vices.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation to Palestine and Israel
A group of more than 30 people, mostly Presbyterians, is currently in Israel/Palestine. The trip, sponsored by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network, seeks to show solidarity with the suffering through their physical presence.
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