How can we care for ruling elders?
In the PC(USA), there’s a lot of focus on pastor burnout — and rightly so. But lay leaders are also facing exhaustion, and we need to care for them, writes Phillip Blackburn.
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Choose kindness — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the impact of Rebekah’s kindness and will consider how they might extend kindness to those around them.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — July 9, 2023
Looking at Romans 7:15-25, Tara W. Bulger reflects on God’s grace and the spiritual practice of self-examination.
Order of worship — July 9, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
The kingdom has come upon you (July 9, 2023)
Looking at the Gospel of Matthew, Mark Hinds explores what we mean when we talk about the kingdom of heaven.
Discussion guide for June 2023 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.
Walking Through the Valley: Womanist Explorations in the Spirit of Katie Geneva Cannon
"I was prepared for this book to focus on Black pain and trauma but ... The authors focus on liberation, redemption and transformation rather than the trauma." — Quantisha Mason-Doll
Facing a culture of gun violence with kindness
As a millennial and former youth ministry worker, Eric Nolin is no stranger to a world where school shootings happen. There's much to be done, but perhaps one place to start is with a kind word.
Wildfires and empathy
What the wildfires in Canada have reminded Aaron Neff about the power of listening.
Abecedarian for the Navy Yard Shooting
"At 8:16 a.m. the quiet of the office/ broke, the first shot/ cracking the air..." — Courtney LeBlanc remembers the 2013 Navy Yard Shooting.
Daniel Penny did not act as a “good Samaritan”
Pastor and New Yorker Cheni Khonje evaluates the comparison between Daniel Penny, who choked Jordan Neely to death on the New York City subway, and the good Samaritan in Luke 10.
Remembering Jesus on a hot one
A poem by Scott Barton on Matthew 10:40–42.
Welcome in! — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the concept of welcome in Matthew 10:40-42, and they will consider how they can extend welcome to demonstrate Christ’s love and care to others.
A humble, victorious king (July 2, 2023)
How do we hold the contradictions present in Zechariah 9:9-17?
Order of worship — July 2, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost — July 2, 2023
It is not our faith, but God’s faithfulness that saves us.
Children’s Bible survey
The Presbyterian Outlook is building a comprehensive list of children's Bible recommendations — and we want to hear from you! What Bible do you use? Fill out the survey by June 30, 2023, to add your voice to the conversation, and stay tuned for the results.
A prayer in defense of books
"The right to write, the right to read, and the right to share your story is being threatened," write Andee Zetterbaum and Tammy Wiens. Let us pray.
A founding member of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church was enslaved by its first pastor
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church honored the life of Betsey Jackson, one of its 26 original members in 1808, by renaming their boardroom and commissioning a portrait.
A hymn-prayer celebrating women in ministry
Permission is given for free use of this hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, including in online worship services.
How does your guns to gardens grow?
The third national gun safe surrender day calls congregations and communities to prevent gun violence.
Southern Baptists start constitutional step naming only men as pastors
The new language would add that a church ‘affirms, appoints, or employs only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture.’
Prayer
Andrew Taylor-Troutman pens an ode to a grandfather and all that he passed on — from cookie salads to baseball to a prayer.
How Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential
Pat Robertson, who died on June 8, 2023, married faith, news and media in a way that changed the landscape of American politics and religious life.
What ‘Barry’ has to say about faith and redemption
Bill Hader's critically acclaimed show 'Barry' has ended after four seasons of dealing with the ideas of sin and redemption.
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