Weeping in Nashville
A Nashville pastor contemplates the ‘why?’ of this week’s shooting.
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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.’
A Pastor Grieves
"Everyone else was grieving, but I was busy."
A pastor’s call to watch “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" may be absurd and dance with nihilism, but it also contains important lessons connected to the Christian faith, writes Brendan McLean.
Princeton Theological Seminary students, alumni seek ouster of trustee chair
‘The seminary needs a deeper reckoning,’ they wrote, ‘with its current relationship to and investment in modern systems of enslavement.’
Judge dismisses lawsuit by 36 United Methodist churches
The North Carolina churches sued in state courts to leave a denomination they view as having strayed from its theological moorings on LGBTQ issues.
Night sky of tears
“Sadness can feel sky high. Yet, the Holy One, who stretched the heavens, walks with us.”
Discussion guide for February 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.
The grief in the room
Walter Canter shares two poems and a micro essay on grief and the struggle of sorting out personal pain as a pastor.
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