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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

A reminder for election season by Charles D. Myers

Is celebrating and studying the Reformation still valuable? by Dawn DeVries

A prayer for Reformation Sunday by Chris Currie

“Walk with me, for the journey is long” by Rachel Young

In case you missed it...

None of us knew
Dartinia Hull’s story of abuse, murder and her grandmother’s efforts to educate those caught in the school-to-prison pipeline.

What does it take to become an ordained pastor in the PC(USA)?
Timothy B. Cargal, who helps to oversee the development of new pastors for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), outlines the basic process for becoming a minister of Word and Sacrament. — Timothy B. Cargal

Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis
“At the heart of American response to the opioid crisis is one vexing question: is drug addiction a disease or a personal failing? [Beth] Macy clearly sees it as a 'treatable disease'; recovery is possible, but not easy.” — Tony Robinson

Columbia Theological Seminary will inaugurate its 11th president next month
Events celebrating the installation of the Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo Nov. 11-12 include a symposium on forming Christian leaders in the endemic era.

Book Giveaway! Thanks to Broadleaf Books, we're giving away a copy of Aurelia Davila Pratt’s A Brown Girl's Epiphany to one lucky reader of Page Turners, the Outlook's NEW, free monthly newsletter about all things book-related. To be entered in the drawing, subscribe here to Page Turners by Nov. 18.