The Peace Table
Jo Wiersema and Amy Pagliarella share the top three children's Bibles, as ranked by Outlook readers. They also review the new children's Bible: The Peace Table.
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Bishop Vashti McKenzie on leading National Council of Churches as it nears 75 years
‘I think that the difference, at this point, is that I am adding activism to advocacy,’ she said as she became NCC president after serving as interim leader. The NCC is an ecumenical organization of which the PC(USA) is a member alongside 37 other member communions.
Do not destroy the one for whom Christ died
David Lincicum makes a Christian case for repealing the Second Amendment.
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary announces new president
The Reverend Dr. Andrew David Pomerville will begin his duties on July 1.
How evangelical Christian writer Jemar Tisby became a radioactive symbol of ‘wokeness’
Once an evangelical insider with a textbook conversion story, Tisby has become persona non grata in some Christian circles for his books on race and religion, including the 2019 bestseller, ‘The Color of Compromise.’
Post-Traumatic Jesus: A Healing Gospel for the Wounded
"I was immediately centered by his view of the Christmas story through a post-traumatic lens; Mary and Jesus were human, one of us, and experienced trauma."
Mister Rogers Lego prototype a tribute to his ‘deep spiritual resonance’
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood could again become a household fixture, this time in the form of a Lego set.
DeSantis’ spiritual-warrior style a bid for support from like-minded pastors
With growing uncertainty surrounding evangelical support for former President Donald Trump, DeSantis is courting one of the Republican Party’s most sought-after constituencies.
Guns and poems
What can poetry accomplish?
Enough already
Otis Moss III wonders when we will love enough to recognize everyone’s right to live.
When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t
Many religious traditions preach the need to care for strangers. But what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?
From despair to hope: Mobilizing your church to end gun violence
Gun violence prevention minister Deanna Hollas unmasks the powers behind the gun violence epidemic in the United States and provides proven actions you and your congregation can take to help save lives.
Fostering love, not fear
For her June 2023 editorial, Teri McDowell Ott goes to her local gun shop to learn a different perspective. Afterwards, she wrestles with fear and love.
Going where God sends you — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the story of God calling Abram and Sara and discover how they can hear God’s call and respond to it.
The search for meaning (June 11, 2023)
A lesson for June 11, 2023, about Isaiah 65:17-25 and the promise of God's new creation.
Order of worship — June 11, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday after Pentecost — June 11, 2023
There is room for everyone in Jesus’ community, but the marginalized get top priority.
Anger management and guns
Anger is clearly at the root of our mass shootings, Phyllis Zagano opines.
Gun culture and the end of American Christianity
Christopher Hays ponders where we can find hope in a worsening situation.
Podcast review: “No Small Endeavor”
Eric Nolin reviews the "No Small Endeavor" podcast with special attention given to a recent episode on gun violence.
The ship has run aground — let’s find a new way
Karie Charlton offers three words of advice to churches charting a new path.
Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person
Amy Pagliarella reviews Shane Claiborne's latest book.
Unification Commission’s May meeting anticipates first deadlines
The commission’s first task will be to create a narrative of budget priorities.
Daring peace
America’s caught in a cycle of fear and violence when it comes to guns, writes Elana Keppel Levy. Christians have an opportunity to pave a new way forward.
Ministry over masonry
Too often, churches find that their crumbling buildings are standing in the way of their ministry. Where is God at work in this, Eliza Jaremko wonders?
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