The question that keeps me up at night … is this: Twenty years from now when we look around our neighborhoods and realize that a third or more of our church properties are no longer churches, what ...

When I was first ordained in a military town, I made a conscious choice: leave the U.S. flag in the sanctuary. Our church prominently displayed Old Glory on stage right behind the pulpit, with the ...

David Jensen, Martha Moore-Keish and Hanna Reichel teach theology at different Presbyterian-affiliated seminaries in the U.S. The Presbyterian Outlook invited them into a conversation about the nature ...

In July, the Board of Pensions announced it would transition its Post-Retirement Medical Plan to new carriers next year.

Training ruling elders to preside at Communion isn’t simply a response to pastoral shortages, writes Joel Moody. It can be an ...

Matthew 22:1-14 invites us to consider what it means to respond to God’s persistent invitation and participate in the kingdom ...

Union Presbyterian Seminary is welcoming a growing student body this fall as students begin a new academic year across its ...

Phillip Blackburn invites rural and small churches to rethink youth ministry — looking beyond Sunday morning attendance to ...

Jacob and Esau’s rivalry reveals a God who works through unlikely people, overturns expectations, and calls us to trust grace over human ideas of righteousness, writes Aaron Pratt Shepherd.

This order of worship is for October 11, 2026, the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. It is based on the Revised Common Lectionary.

Preaching the beatitudes in an overwhelming world isn’t easy. Matthew reminds us the kingdom of heaven isn’t just coming someday — it’s already here. Rae Watson offers sermon help for Matthew 5:1–12.

This is in response to Rachel Sutphin’s essay “Communing without bread.” Rachel is a dear friend. We’ve talked about our experiences, and I hope this piece offers a different perspective on Communion ...