Weekly Outlook - Policy ≠ relationships

Dear 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. Peace, Rose Schrott Taylor Digital Content Editor

Wordsmithed policy is not the end goal by Larissa Kwong Abazia It’s time for Christians on all sides to talk — even debate — about what divides us by Jim Wallis 9/11 firefighter Tim Brown talks about loss, healing and faith by Jovan Tripkovic Reparations: The passageway to reorientation by Jermaine Ross-Allam In case you missed it... Grants help the PC(USA)’s vital congregations maintain their momentum Apply for a mini grant by Nov. 1. — Beth Waltemath Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary inaugurates its 11th president The Rev. Dr. Andrew Pomerville is formally installed 14 months after beginning his tenure. — Mike Ferguson Introducing the Center for the Repair of Historical Harms Jermaine Ross-Allam offers an introduction to the purpose of the PC(USA)'s Center for the Repair of Historical Harms, where he serves as the inaugural director. It has happened again, God A prayer after a school shooting in Winder, Georgia, by W. Mark Koenig. Magic Enuff "The arc of Magic Enuff bends toward hope, however, offering readers a benediction in a slim volume of poetry that reveals deeper truths upon each re-reading." — Amy Pagliarella Fix it, God: The weight of motherhood in a broken world Confronted with school shootings and stale prayers, new mother Meagan Kelly pleads: Fix it, God. Reparation as a primary task of the 21st century American church Chris Dela Cruz, a pastor in Oregon, shares how and why the Presbytery of the Cascades gave land to a local Native coalition.