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Dear Outlook readers,

Today, I pray that you are able to see the Spirit at work all around you — in community, in creation, in the work of the church. Know that God goes with you into all of the unknowns of this time and Christ's grace covers you.

In Christ,

Rose Schrott Taylor
Outlook interim associate editor

Editors' picks

Preview of the Rules of Discipline Task Force’s work for GA225 by Jerry Van Marter

Small but steady witness: Big lessons from little churches by Katy Shevel

Stated Clerk joins Louisville mayor to announce Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration plans

Interfaith leaders join protest outside NRA meeting in Houston by Religion News Service

In case you missed it...

Asian American Christians see more work for the church to do to stop AAPI hate
"In some ways, I think we have more to grieve now than we did one year ago after the March 16 Atlanta massacre," said Michelle Ami Reyes, vice president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative via RNS.

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Eco-theology at work at Lyon College
Maggie Alsup, the chaplain at Lyon College, shares what she learns from college students as they celebrate Earth Day each year.

Let there be marshes
A poem inspired by Austen Hartke’s Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians. — Andrew Taylor-Troutman

A local project with a global impact
First Presbyterian Church and other churches in Waukon, Iowa, respond to global hunger. — Rachel Conley

A prayer for milestones
A prayer for the transitions of life by Katy Shevel.

Call Us What We Carry: Poems
This is more than a poetry book; it is an experience. Gorman employs form and structure to accompany each poem’s meanings and emphases." — LaDonna Sanders Nkosi

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