Review of Dave Matthews Band’s “Madman’s Eyes”
Historian, pastor and musician Raymond R. Roberts reviews Dave Matthews Band's latest single and considers the church's approach to violence.
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Nobody can ‘politicize’ the tragedy in Nashville. It’s already political.
Like all mass shootings in America, it emerged fully politicized, enabled and abetted by our politicians in power, opines Tyler Huckabee.
An Easter mealtime prayer
Brendan McLean offers a prayer that can be used alongside an Easter meal shared with friends and family.
Enduring the shadow: Pastoral identity on Trans Day of Visibility
When we embrace visibility and vulnerability, we can find a God-given sense of belonging in the make-up aisle, at a civil protest, and – if we allow it – in the church, writes trans woman and pastor Lucinda Isaacs.
Carl Lentz, in first staff position since Hillsong, joins Transformation Church in Tulsa
‘We gladly welcome Carl Lentz to our Transformation Church staff, helping TC with strategy as we continue to move forward in our vast vision,’ said one pastor of the predominantly Black megachurch.
Spiritual Care: The Everyday Work of Chaplains
"By letting chaplains tell their stories, Cadge allows readers to understand their motivations, individual approaches and perceptions of the significance of their service."
Who knows
Barbara Wood Gray on opening the gate of the heart.
Weeping in Nashville
A Nashville pastor contemplates the ‘why?’ of this week’s shooting.
Belonging
Eric Barreto interviews Willie James Jennings on what it means to belong.
Why you should study the rural church
When Phillip Blackburn began as the director of the University of the Ozarks’ Thriving in Rural Ministry Program, he expected to serve small, dying churches. Instead, he has found livelihood and wisdom.
A prayer responding to the Nashville Covenant School shooting
Editor Teri McDowell Ott offers a lament in the style of Psalm 13.
A whiff of home
What does belonging feel like? Teri McDowell Ott ponders this as she introduces the April issue of Presbyterian Outlook.
Public theologian Yolanda Pierce named next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
‘I look forward to building on the strong foundation that Emilie Townes and others have established to form this treasured community,’ Pierce said.
Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine
‘We have this chance to build something new,’ said the Rev. Fritz Nelson, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in East Palestine.
‘Purple church’ pastors mull leadership strategies in polarizing times
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina held a leadership forum to help pastors figure out how to speak out without alienating half of their members.
Order of worship — Easter Sunday
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Engaging the Easter story with play — Weekly Christian ed lesson
On Easter morning, we’re encouraging caregivers and children to "play" through the Easter story at home.
Easter Sunday — April 9, 2023
In a world that seems so confused, Easter can ground us and give us hope, writes editor Teri McDowell Ott.
Believing the resurrection (April 9, 2023)
A uniform lesson for April 9, 2023.
Antisemitism spiked in 2022, but physical assaults were few, ADL reports
The majority of the incidents reported in the 2022 audit constituted antisemitic harassment.
Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion
The new report from PRRI also found that many religious Americans support LGBTQ nondiscrimination rights, even those who oppose same-sex marriage.
“I don’t know who you are, but I know that I love you”
Karie Charlton writes about grief, dementia. and love.
What “Dateline” teaches me about love and loss
Julie Raffety confesses her appreciation for "Dateline" and what it teaches her about how to comfort those who mourn.
My death and resurrection as a chaplain
During his days interning as a hospital chaplain, Eric Nolin found a new understanding of life in Christ, even though it felt like death to get there.
Bishops discourage Catholic health care groups from performing gender-affirming care
Opponents of the new ‘doctrinal note’ such as New Ways Ministry, a Catholic LGBTQ outreach organization, blasted the bishops’ statement as ‘neither good theology nor acceptable pastoral care.’
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