Looking into the lectionary - What are we teaching our boys?
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Looking into the lectionary - What are we teaching our boys?
Matthew 25:14-30 25th Sunday after Pentecost 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 15, 2026 When I was a kid, every summer day when my broth...
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November 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Looking into the lectionary - What are we teaching our boys?
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We had followed their progress for weeks. Each evening the next day’s route and stops would be posted online. Each day they drew closer. As the number of followers on their Facebook pages grew, so did the anticipation. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - When a Presbyterian elder is taken by ICE
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 24th Sunday after Pentecost 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 8, 2026 We had followed their progress for weeks. ...
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October 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
We had followed their progress for weeks. Each evening the next day’s route and stops would be posted online. Each day they drew closer. As the number of followers on their Facebook pages grew, so did the anticipation. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
We had followed their progress for weeks. Each evening the next day’s route and stops would be posted online. Each day they drew closer. As the number of followers on their Facebook pages grew, so did the anticipation. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - When a Presbyterian elder is taken by ICE
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 24th Sunday after Pentecost 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 8, 2026 We had followed their progress for weeks. ...
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October 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
We had followed their progress for weeks. Each evening the next day’s route and stops would be posted online. Each day they drew closer. As the number of followers on their Facebook pages grew, so did the anticipation. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Back in 1997, Fred Rogers was honored with a Daytime Emmy award for his work on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” As he stood to accept the award, he started with these words, “So many people have helped me to come to this night.
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Looking into the lectionary - Communion without bread?
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 23rd Sunday after Pentecost 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time November 1, 2026 Back in 1997, Fred Rogers was honored with ...
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October 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Back in 1997, Fred Rogers was honored with a Daytime Emmy award for his work on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” As he stood to accept the award, he started with these words, “So many people have helped me to come to this night.
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Looking into the lectionary - The Presbyterian pastor who won Jeopardy!
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October 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Looking into the lectionary - The Presbyterian pastor who won Jeopardy!
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Looking into the lectionary - When ruling elders preside at Communion 🍷
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October 6, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Looking into the lectionary - When ruling elders preside at Communion 🍷
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Looking into the lectionary - What do youth want and need from the church?
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September 29, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Looking into the lectionary - What do youth want and need from the church?
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When Little Rock Public Schools were closed to prevent integration in 1957, a meeting between Gov. Orval Faubus and some local leaders was scheduled and later abruptly canceled.
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#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - When pastors can no longer work
Matthew 21:23-32 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 27, 2026 When Little Rock Public Schools were closed to prevent integration in 1957,...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
When Little Rock Public Schools were closed to prevent integration in 1957, a meeting between Gov. Orval Faubus and some local leaders was scheduled and later abruptly canceled.
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#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Who is your arch-nemesis?
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Looking into the lectionary - The future of lay ministry
Jonah 3:10-4:11 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2026 Who is your arch-nemesis? My husband once...
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September 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Who is your arch-nemesis?
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What if we actually did what Jesus teaches his disciples about handling conflict?
This teaching on “dealing with sin in the church” immediately follows the parable of the lost sheep. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
This teaching on “dealing with sin in the church” immediately follows the parable of the lost sheep. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - Prayers for the fall 🍎
Matthew 18:15-20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2026 What if we actually did what Jesus teaches ...
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August 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM
What if we actually did what Jesus teaches his disciples about handling conflict?
This teaching on “dealing with sin in the church” immediately follows the parable of the lost sheep. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
This teaching on “dealing with sin in the church” immediately follows the parable of the lost sheep. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
The bush was burning but not burned up.
That is the hook of this famous story. It is the scientific impossibility that causes Moses to turn aside and look. It is the image that has captured the faithful imagination for centuries. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
That is the hook of this famous story. It is the scientific impossibility that causes Moses to turn aside and look. It is the image that has captured the faithful imagination for centuries. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
Looking into the lectionary - Nominate a faith leader we should know
Exodus 3:1-15 14th Sunday after Pentecost 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2026 The bush was burning but not burned up. That is the h...
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August 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The bush was burning but not burned up.
That is the hook of this famous story. It is the scientific impossibility that causes Moses to turn aside and look. It is the image that has captured the faithful imagination for centuries. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
That is the hook of this famous story. It is the scientific impossibility that causes Moses to turn aside and look. It is the image that has captured the faithful imagination for centuries. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
Looking into the lectionary - Back-to-school faith resources #Lookingintothelectionary #PresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
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August 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Looking into the lectionary - Back-to-school faith resources #Lookingintothelectionary #PresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
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When I was 12, I embarked upon a Presbyterian rite of passage: I joined the confirmation class. Known for “loving God with our minds,” confirmands in my church were assigned “term papers” on biblical stories. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Looking into the lectionary - The story behind GA volunteers
Matthew 14:13-21 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 2, 2026 When I was 12, I embarked upon a Presbyterian rite...
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July 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
When I was 12, I embarked upon a Presbyterian rite of passage: I joined the confirmation class. Known for “loving God with our minds,” confirmands in my church were assigned “term papers” on biblical stories. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
After last week’s parable about a master who shows remarkable patience with the weeds in his field, this week the lectionary brings preachers and teachers five additional parables, each introduced by “the kingdom of heaven is like …”. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
Looking into the lectionary - The new confession is delayed. Why?
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2026 After last week’s parable about a master who...
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July 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
After last week’s parable about a master who shows remarkable patience with the weeds in his field, this week the lectionary brings preachers and teachers five additional parables, each introduced by “the kingdom of heaven is like …”. #Lookingintothelectionary #ThePresbyterianOutlook #PCUSA
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 and Genesis 28:10-19a
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 19, 2026
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 19, 2026
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Looking into the lectionary - YAADs struggle to reconcile differences
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 and Genesis 28:10-19a Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 19, 2026 Sometimes, I delude m...
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July 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 and Genesis 28:10-19a
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 19, 2026
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 19, 2026
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In professional wrestling, matches are typically fought between a “heel” and a “face.”
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Looking into the lectionary - An update from General Assembly
Genesis 25:19-34; Romans 8:1-11 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2026 In professional wrestling, matches are typically fought between...
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June 30, 2026 at 10:52 PM
In professional wrestling, matches are typically fought between a “heel” and a “face.”
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#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #GA227
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, published in June 1776, declared, “that the people of this colony can no longer groan under the heavy yoke of British tyranny.”
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Looking into the lectionary - The Olympia Overture returns as CON-04
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5, 2026 The Virginia Declaration of Rights, published in June 1776, declared, “tha...
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June 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Virginia Declaration of Rights, published in June 1776, declared, “that the people of this colony can no longer groan under the heavy yoke of British tyranny.”
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#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Our Scripture lesson from Romans includes some of Paul's most definitive statements about sin and our enslavement to it. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - Addressing sexual misconduct in the church
Romans 6:12-23 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8) June 28, 2026 Our Scripture lesson from Romans includes some of Paul's most definitiv...
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June 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Our Scripture lesson from Romans includes some of Paul's most definitive statements about sin and our enslavement to it. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Church membership is shrinking across mainline protestant denominations. The reported number of U.S. adults who claim to be religiously unaffiliated is growing rapidly.
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Looking into the lectionary - Small churches + adaptation
Matthew 9:35-10:8 Third Sunday after Pentecost June 14, 2026 Church membership is shrinking across mainline protestant denominations. The re...
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June 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Church membership is shrinking across mainline protestant denominations. The reported number of U.S. adults who claim to be religiously unaffiliated is growing rapidly.
#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
#Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
By faith, by faith, by faith … From the story of Abram’s faith in God’s promises in Genesis 12, to Paul’s reflection on Abraham’s faith in Romans 4, to Matthew’s accounts of healing that arise from faith, our passages in today’s lectionary are all about faith.
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Looking into the lectionary - Prayer and the problem of evil
Genesis 12:1-9; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13,18-26 Second Sunday after Pentecost June 7, 2026 By faith, by faith, by faith … From the stor...
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May 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
By faith, by faith, by faith … From the story of Abram’s faith in God’s promises in Genesis 12, to Paul’s reflection on Abraham’s faith in Romans 4, to Matthew’s accounts of healing that arise from faith, our passages in today’s lectionary are all about faith.
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I’m thankful for this text two weeks before Pentecost because I’ve often lamented that we dedicate only one Sunday a year to talk about the Holy Spirit. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook
Looking into the lectionary - A new pastor enters the moderator race
Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026 John 14:15-21 I’m thankful for this text two weeks before Pentecost because I’ve often lamented that we ...
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April 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I’m thankful for this text two weeks before Pentecost because I’ve often lamented that we dedicate only one Sunday a year to talk about the Holy Spirit. #Lookingintothelectionary #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ThePresbyterianOutlook