The writer of Psalm 103 sings for joy not only because he is gifted with steadfast love, but also because he is freed by it — free to shelter during life’s storms, free to flourish and grow as a child of God, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Maggie Alsup shares a resource she has found helpful in addressing her anxiety and ministering to college students as they wrestle with their own mental health.
Thanks to grants from 1001 New Worshiping Communities and the Presbytery of Arkansas, Central Presbyterian converted an unused daycare into a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.
What are church leaders to do when church stops working? Philip J. Reed reviews Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand's new book.
Jo Wiersema, a University of Dubuque Theological Seminary alum and bartender, shares their ministry behind the bar. Sometimes, they write, you can find the love of God next to a pint of beer.
A poem for those affected by Monday's shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Phillip Blackburn encourages rural churches to embrace the start of the school year. Can we learn something new, too?
K. Marie Mainard O’Connell recommends "The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and the World" by Desmond and Mpho Tutu. "It is time to start forgiving the church — and ourselves," writes the pastor.
Disability Inclusion Sunday is on September 10, 2023. Churches across the country will be celebrating the gifts that people with disabilities bring to our congregations.
God meets us when we are at our lowest, shares Colin Farmer in a personal essay.
In this lesson, children will explore the pathways to reconciliation that Jesus presents to his disciples in Matthew’s Gospel, considering where and how they might address conflicts in their own lives.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
When we lack clarity about how best to interpret a text or how we ought to live our lives, Jesus always asks us to consider how our actions impact others, writes Daniel Frayer-Griggs.
Church is a team sport, writes John Wurster reflecting on Matthew 18:15-20.
David Bonnema, pastor of Unity Presbyterian Church, shares the mutual learning and growth they found while partnering with a family of Afghan refugees.
After a season of upheaval, Katy Shevel reflects on what it means to reclaim something.
Andrew Taylor-Troutman learns about his great-uncle's experience as a soldier in WWII and reflects on the habitual nature of hardship — and grace.
The work of interim pastors is not often appreciated, but it is necessary.
At a young age, Union Presbyterian Seminary student Amanda Shanks felt a call to ministry. Having no model for female leadership in the church, she ignored it until two years ago. What changed?
Outlook intern Colin Farmer shares how he sometimes feels alone in his desire to end hate and corruption. Yet, even the prophets, he remembers, are called to love their neighbors.
The Covenant Families Action Fund supports progress made on TN House Bill 7012 that focuses on secure, responsible storage of firearms, and includes provisions to give away gun locks, tax exemptions for other storage items, and funding for an awareness campaign.
A poem-prayer for waning seasons and bittersweet changes by Shannon Beck.
Daniel Heath offers a prayer that recognizes workers and reminds us that we are not defined by our work.
The commission's new timeline implements a unified agency on July 1, 2025.
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