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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

Dear Mr. Buechner by Kathleen Long Bostrom

Back to school blessing by Teri McDowell Ott

It’s time to rethink Calvin’s definition of “true church” by Matthew Skolnik

Beyoncé invites church girls to celebrate their freedom by Candice Marie Benbow, RNS

In case you missed it...

How come it’s not over yet?
Rev. Elana Keppel Levy reflects on living with chronic pain. Who is God when the pain doesn’t go away? She turns to the Bible for some advice.

“I’ve got all I’ll ever need ‘Cause I’ve got Jesus and gravity”
Rev. Sharon Youngs preaches a sermon series exploring country music as theology, including “Jesus & Gravity” by Dolly Parton. — Leslie Scanlon

Being the church of now, together: A YAAD’s reflection
Young Adult Advisory Delegate Kate Stoops thanks PC(USA) leaders who have shaped her; and she asks that young adults be taken seriously: “Let us in,” she writes.

The PC(USA) Advocacy Offices: Working for justice and working at GA
Rev. Jimmie Ray Hawkins shares an update from PC(USA) Advocacy Offices: the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) in New York City.

A hybrid GA in review
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the three-week hybrid General Assembly model and some of the highlights from the assembly.

Department of Justice to investigate Southern Baptist sexual abuse
News of the federal investigations comes several months after the nation's largest denomination passed new reforms aimed at addressing abuse.

Did you hear?
The Rev. Jaime O. Quiñones, former GA vice moderator, dies at age 94