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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 the unknowns of this time and Christ's grace covers you.

In Christ,

Rose Schrott Taylor
Outlook interim associate editor

Editors' picks

One parish one prisoner: Every church a local resurrection community by Chris Hoke

Social ethicist and scholar to lead Center for Repair of Historical Harms by PNS

Response Mixed to PC(USA) Labeling Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Lands as Apartheid by Eric O. Ledermann

A prayer for beauty, truth and goodness by Karie Charlton

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Welcome to the porch: providing conversation space for LGBTQIA+ youth
Adrian White reflects on a sacred gathering at Montreat.

Cultivating an experiential church
When churches focus solely on growth, they are asking the wrong questions, Graham Standish writes. What if, instead, we focus on experiencing God?

Word and sacrament as a springboard
Word and sacrament are central to the church, but they need to point us outward rather than inward, says Chip Hardwick.

Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith
"[Tiffany Yecke] Brooks speaks directly to those who are struggling, but her writing would also benefit pastors or friends seeking to offer spiritual support." — Sarah Grace Stanley

The heart of Christianity
Aaron Neff, who grew up in a religiously fundamental environment, shares how studying the Bible taught him to stop using it as a weapon against LGBTQIA+ folx.

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