Thursday, February 23, 2023

The Presbyterian Outlook - A prayer for Ukraine — one year in

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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

One year of war in Ukraine — a prayer by Arianne Braithwaite Lehn
13 books to read during Black history month and beyond by Presbyterian Outlook 
Encountering the Holy Spirit: Asbury College and the Transfiguration by Andrew Taylor-Troutman
A pilgrimage toward peace work in Korea by Kurt Esslinger & Hyeyoung Lee

In case you missed it...

Pretty ashes
Maybe our mortality can be beautiful, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.

Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you)
Austin Seminary student Ashley Brown entered her recent pilgrimage to Egypt guarded. She walked away with a deeper appreciation for interfaith dialogue.

The more you know, the less certainty there is
Gregg Brekke reports from Lviv, the crossroads of Ukraine.

Grace Community Church let her down. Now she is standing in the gap for women.
Eileen’s life now is a far cry from the subservient role she once played to a domineering and violent husband. — RNS

Defy a scarcity mindset — Let's use the assets we have
A Presbyterian Outlook webinar with Mark Elsdon about innovation in ministry. Next week!

Get the #Belonging Special Issue: Extra copies of the upcoming April 2023 issue on #Belonging are available for purchase now for $4 each. This special issue includes an interview with theologian Willie James Jennings on his latest book, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging. Great for Sunday school classes, leadership study groups, and congregational reading.

Harvard, National Council of Churches, Reform Jews seeking reparations blueprint
‘This is not a mere research paper,’ said the Rev. Cornell William Brooks, a Kennedy School professor and former president of the NAACP.

Is being prophetic killing the church? Can being apostolic save it?
Most pastors were trained to be prophetic by tenured seminary professors who have typically never led congregational transformation. Graham Standish believes the Bible offers us a much better example of ministry in Acts: the apostolic model.
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