16+ hour, 34+ min ago  (300+ words) When we deny others the dignity of their stories, we betray our shared humanity and demolish possible bridges of understanding across our deepest divides. Yet that invisible curtain between us can drop so easily, and the barrier it presents is…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (294+ words) By Allen Levi Atria, 400 pages" Published October 3, 2025 Allen Levi portrays Christianity sympathetically, including through the eloquent priest of the town church. Yet, God's presence in this novel is provocatively characterized as the knot in an old tree in the shape…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (694+ words) All four pairs standing for co-moderator of the 227th General Assembly gathered for a webinar hosted by the Presbyterian Outlook to discuss their candidacies and some of the issues facing the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.)." Luter said the church must preach and teach…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (757+ words) The Pride parade in Cleveland, Ohio, had just emptied into the public square. Participants moved toward food vendors, booths, and the main stage. Spectators stepped off the sidewalks and into the crowd. The energy was festive, chaotic and joyful. Then…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1073+ words) Our story begins in 325 BCE in the town of Nicaea, in what is modern-day Turkey." A few years earlier, Roman Emperor Constantine claimed Christianity, ended Christian persecution, and began commissioning churches with his mother, a baptised Christian." But as often…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (453+ words) As a minister in my 40s, with decades of ministry still ahead of me, I find myself constantly wondering: Does ministry really have to be this exhausting? Isn't there another way forward? And before you assume this is simply another article…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (197+ words) The Presbyterian Outlook The order of worship for June 28, 2026, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, is based on the basic outline in the PC(USA)Book of Common Worship. It includes a call to worship, call to confession, prayer of confession, declaration…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (336+ words) Looking into the lectionary Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8) Romans 6: 12-23 June 28, 2026 Related reading: "Bob Dylan: A reluctant voice of a generation" by Luke Esteban Some might question both Paul and Dylan on this point, since modern people are heirs to…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (586+ words) The Presbyterian Outlook The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History As Abraham Lincoln wended his way from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D. C. , to become the 16th President of the United States, he stopped to address the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (308+ words) George Saunders Random House, 177 pages January 27, 2026 George Saunders's latest novel was criticized in the New York Times as "a hot-water bottle in print form," characterizing the book as soft, shallow and saccharine. I read Vigil in a different light. It…...