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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 digital content editor

Advent of the ministry of the future by Patrick B. Reyes

Antisemitism, politics and the church by Elana Keppel Levy

It’s been a week since the Club Q shooting. Let’s not move on. by Shane Claiborne

A once-dying church hopes to reinvent itself with coffee and kindness by RNS

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Light for the Darkness
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Sanctuary on the street corner
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Trump’s Twitter return sparks concern among faith groups
New owner Elon Musk has gone back on his promise not to replatform anyone before instituting a transparent process that included outside input, according to the Anti-Defamation League's head. — RNS

“Nones” and “dones” and Presbyterians
After interviewing 200+ young adults with no religious affiliation, PC(USA) pastors Sue Pizor Yoder and Stephen Simmons share how this growing population differs from the institutional church — and how these groups are similar.

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