Second Sunday after Pentecost — June 11, 2023
There is room for everyone in Jesus’ community, but the marginalized get top priority.
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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?
Have we become Sears?
The PC(USA) may be following in the footsteps of the once-popular department store, writes N. Graham Standish, but not if we think like entrepreneurs.
Carl Lentz calls abuse allegations ‘categorically false’ in new Hillsong documentary
'The Secrets of Hillsong' will premiere this week.
Creation boiled down
A poem by Scott Barton on Genesis 1:1–2:4a.
Trinity Sunday — June 4, 2023
Editor Teri McDowell Ott notes that the Great Commission calls us to go do — and to teach.
Back to the beginning — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore the first creation story in Genesis 1 and 2 and will consider what it tells us about God’s love for the natural world and humanity.
Order of worship — Trinity Sunday 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Beautiful feet (June 4, 2023)
A lesson for June 4, 2023, about Isaiah 52:1-12. Eric Robinson argues that God is our crew and pacer in the running journey of faith.
Tim Keller, retired New York megachurch pastor and bestselling author, dies at 72
In the late 1980s, Keller, a former seminary professor, moved to New York City to start a new congregation. That start up church, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, became a congregation of more than 5,000. The church's success and Keller's books made him one of the most influential evangelicals in the US.
Gabriele Amorth conducted over 60,000 exorcisms and believed Hitler was possessed. Meet the man who inspired “The Pope’s Exorcist”
Russell Crowe’s new supernatural horror film "The Pope’s Exorcist" fictionalizes Amorth’s exorcism ministry, adding in a centuries-old Vatican cover-up for good measure.
Tim Keller, influential author and pastor, receiving hospice care at home
Keller, founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020.
Discussion guide for May 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.
What can Christian summer camps tell us about the needs of the church?
Rebecca Gresham reflects on what she’s learned as the mother of a camper and a volunteer camp chaplain.
LDS whistleblower David Nielsen gives first public interview on national TV
“I thought I was going to work for a charity. … The funds were never used for that.”
Seeing God in a prophet and a purple Stegosaurus hat
Where have you seen God recently?
Investing in relationships over church programs
The church’s potential to reach the younger generations depends on our ability to prioritize relational ministry over programmatic ministry, writes Aaron Neff.
Invested Faith announces 7th class of fellows
These five social innovators are working to address systemic issues of injustice in their communities while building a sustainable financial model.
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