Seventh Sunday of Easter — May 12, 2024
What would life look like if we sought out those we don't know, asks Teri McDowell Ott?
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Order of worship — May 12, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and Abraham (May 12, 2024)
Brendan McLean writes on Romans 4:13, 16-21.
The Rev. Jihyun Oh is the nominee to be the next Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
Commissioners to the 226th General Assembly will vote on Oh’s nomination this summer.
‘Bathroom law’ heightens concerns for transgender GA attendees
A new law in Utah bars transgender people from using, in certain places, restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
The ongoing dialogue on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
This summer, General Assembly commissioners will vote on amending the "Book of Order" to include sexual orientation and gender identity among the categories against which the PC(USA) will not discriminate.
Radical hospitality: Lessons from Berlin
Nadine Ellsworth-Moran visited Berlin in 1990. Her host, a friend of a friend of a friend, taught her about the tenuous ties that bind us — and the gift of radical hospitality.
Razor wire in the water
There's what we can't see, writes Dartinia Hull, and there is what we don't see.
Discussion guide for April 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.
AI, humanity and the unveiling mirror
Artificial intelligence reflects our imperfections, but that is not the whole story, writes Katy Shevel.
‘It good’: Hospitality in a hospital waiting room
Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on the care, life and grief he witnessed as the life of a parishioner came to an end.
‘Cowboy Carter’ is complex. So is Beyoncé. So am I.
Psychologist and theologian Chanequa Walker-Barnes encounters her tenth grade self in Beyoncé’s latest album, "Cowboy Carter."
Cultivating grace: Lessons from an Amazon employee
Alan Olson called Amazon customer service expecting to pour out his righteous anger. Instead, he encountered an employee who taught him about grace.
Trash: A Poor White Journey
"'Trash' makes the case that poverty and racism are part of the plan, not unintended by-products of the American experiment. This can be tough to hear, which is, perhaps, why it is often dismissed as misguided 'wokeness' rather than respectfully debated." — Amy Pagliarella
Shedding light on shadows: A GA overture advocates for transparency
The recently amended "Book of Order" mandates privacy protection for accused abusers, even when a case involves minors or adults who lack mental capacity. There’s a group wanting to change this, writes James S. Evinger.
Trump’s Bible: Profaning the sacred for profit and politics
Former President Trump's promotion of the "God Bless the USA Bible" desecrates the sacred in the name of profit and politics, writes Emery J. Cummins.
Order of worship — May 5, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Life-changing grace (May 5, 2024)
Brendan McLean writes on Romans 3:21-30.
Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 5, 2024
"All manner of things are not well," writes Carol Holbrook Prickett. "Yet, I have seen nothing more rule-breaking, more transforming than God’s love ... and the people who carry it to one another."
BFFs in Christ — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore Jesus’ definition of friendship and will consider how it might play out in their lives.
Two South Carolina presbyteries come together via Zoom to endorse pastors standing for GA co-moderators
New Harmony, Charleston Atlantic presbyteries unanimously affirm the Rev. Tony Larson and the Rev. CeCe Armstrong.
Horizons — Tabitha’s encounter
Rosalind Banbury's ninth reflection on the 2023-2024 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
“Her sounds are welcome”
If worship is meant to be a 'work of the people,' how can we welcome everyone, including those who disrupt our expectations? — Rebecca Gresham
Presbyterians seek ways to address anxieties amid a harsh immigration culture
If enacted, the Texas ‘show me your papers’ policy would follow a similar national trend.
After traditionalist churches left, UMC may be more — not less — diverse
Even after the departures, 24% of North Carolina clergy remaining in the denomination disagree with allowing LGBTQ people to get married and ordained within the denomination.
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