Order of worship — March 17, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
In this lesson, young disciples have the opportunity to reflect on their faith development using Psalm 119: 9-16 as a guide.
"An urgent and passionate commentator, [John Pavlovitz] lives in the tension between despair and hope." — Alfred Walker
A network of leading female scholars and experts looking for ways to promote women’s standing in the church says the key is to embrace femininity.
Karie Charlton helps a colleague create a Jewish prayer shawl and reflects on interfaith friendship and lessons of kindness.
"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
The 2022 General Assembly commissioned a committee to consider a new confession. What has the group been up to? Erin Dunigan reports.
Lebanese American Pastor Christopher Tweel shares the racism and hope he finds in the church.
Bronwen Boswell says unification work and General Assembly are among the top items on her agenda.
Elizabeth N.H. Link shares her journey with IVF in light of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on “extrauterine children.”
The Israel/Palestine Mission Network group calls for ceasefire in Gaza and bears witness to violence during their trip.
These six social innovators are working to address systemic issues of injustice in their communities while building a sustainable financial model.
AI is integrated into the work done in any administrative, research, or social role — including ministry, writes Kate Ott.
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?
Commission also seeks to put a false rumor to rest.
"In life, we will be bitten, but we will also be healed," writes Baron Mullis of Numbers 21.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
In this lesson, children will read John 3:17-21 and will consider why Jesus came to be God on Earth living amongst us.
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, partners with Kids Bike Lane each year to build bikes for under-served and at-risk youth.
Elizabeth Caldwell, Cynthia Campbell, Thomas Long and Brian K. Blount engage in a lively and helpful discussion.
Recommendation to go before 226th General Assembly this summer.
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.
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?
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.