January 2024 Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/issues/january-2024/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg January 2024 Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/issues/january-2024/ 32 32 Across the miles: A tale in one photo https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/across-the-miles-a-tale-in-one-photo/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:43:39 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121941 "The missing never ends, nor does that love that reached from my dad to me to my daughter and back," Mary Bird Lanzavecchia.

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]]> Gone for Good? Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/gone-for-good-negotiating-the-coming-wave-of-church-property-transition/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:36:36 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121935 "This book may help congregations that are far, far away from the sale of their church property avoid this seemingly inevitable fate." — Beth Guzman

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]]> Being a mustard-seed church https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/being-a-mustard-seed-church/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:32:42 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121946 "Nothing is wrong with smallness if that smallness is chock-full of faithfulness," writes Whitney Wilkinson Arreche.

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]]> I was made for this https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/i-was-made-for-this/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:29:40 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121787 "It feels like resurrection." Small church member Beth Bradshaw reflects on the ups and downs of attending a church in a small town.

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]]> Discussion guide for January 2024 issue https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/discussion-guide-for-january-2024-issue/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:53:27 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121797 In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.

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]]> Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/failures-of-forgiveness-what-we-get-wrong-and-how-to-do-better/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:32:41 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121730 Myisha Cherry argues that it is more fruitful to view forgiveness as a journey, not a single decision, writes Paul Dornan.

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]]> The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America’s Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/the-gospel-according-to-james-baldwin-what-americas-prophet-can-teach-us-about-life-love-and-identity/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:40:19 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121714 Greg Garrett agrees with Baldwin on the questions that lead from bad faith to one based on wisdom and truth: “Who is God, who am I, what is sacred community, how are we supposed to live, why exercise faith?”

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]]> Reviving Goodwill https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/reviving-goodwill/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:08:57 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121705 The school in Mayesville, South Carolina, once had a prominent space in the community’s heart. A group of alumni are working hard to renew its mission.

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]]> A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/a-different-kind-of-fast-feeding-our-true-hungers-in-lent/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:03:03 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121660 "While the reflection questions and content could be tailored to suit a small group, this is a particularly rich choice for individual reading for Lent this year," writes Amy Pagliarella.

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]]> Small is beautiful: Readers write https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/small-is-beautiful-readers-write/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:59:39 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121517 We asked you to write about small, beautiful moments in 250 words or less. Here are some of our favorite submissions.

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