Writing this editorial led me to reach out and reconnect with the pastor who helped me overcome the “I’m not good enough” obstacle to go into ministry.

Anybody else need this today? I certainly needed this.

I Want This Poem Read Aloud at My Funeral www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Beautiful reading experience of this poem.

“Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance.” ~ James Baldwin

Easter as a Word of freedom, preached by the marginalized, felt like the best direction to go this year.

Readers love putting two and two together for themselves, but too often we don't leave them space.✨Join Brevity editor Dinty W. Moore for SMARTER THAN YOU THINK, a lesson on Trusting Your Readers. April 16, 3 PM ET📷Recordings Available. Sign up here: writingcraft.com/event/webina...

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The transformative power of Easter joy A barista’s joy transforms Teri McDowell Ott's routine Starbucks visit into a lesson on contagious, life-changing joy — shared, uncontained, and deeply felt. @Terimott.bsky.social #Easter

Dear Aunt Osibe and Uncle Ernest: A letter to my ancestors Gail Henderson-Belsito remembers two people who embodied all that is civil and right. #BlackWriters #BlackExcellence

This is one of my favorite photos by @photos-by-jcw.bsky.social

Good morning! It's time for the #BlueSkyArtShow. This week's theme is #sunlight. Black Hills, SD (35mm chrome scan) #photography #Nikon #35mm #EastCoastKin #SouthDakota Prints: www.jonathancwatson.com/Galleries/As...

@photos-by-jcw.bsky.social Jonathan takes beautiful photos!

Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway (NC). Sunday #stunday #photography #EastCoastKin #Nikon #sunset #NC

Our roundup features insights from @robertdownen.bsky.social, @noelsims.bsky.social, @justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social, @amierjeski.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social, @khoureld.bsky.social, @derosejason.bsky.social, @terimott.bsky.social, @um-insight.bsky.social, & more! (8/8)

The @presoutlook.bsky.social staff asked me to record this editorial, and I love what they did with it!

I’m thrilled that my friend Amy Frykholm’s novel is doing so well!

Struggling with loneliness? Searching for resources to foster meaningful conversations in your community? Our latest Fresh Outlook Bible study guide, "Friendship," is now available. This four-session study is perfect for small groups and churches. Get your copy today at https://buff.ly/49zXeda .

If you’re looking for a Lent devotional, I hope you’ll consider the Outlook’s. Bobby and Ginna are beautiful writers and storytellers. I loved working with them on this daily devotional. @presoutlook.bsky.social

#blueskyartshow #pattern #photography #ICM #Nikon

Chicago honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inauguration Day prayer January 20, 2025, marks the inauguration of America's new president as well as the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. Teri McDowell Ott pens a prayer to help us hold all this together. #Inauguration #MLKJr @terimott.bsky.social

We are all public theologians "Your life, your words, your actions speak of your beliefs and profess your faith. Your medium is whatever blank canvas God unfurls for you to share the good news," writes Teri McDowell Ott. @terimott.bsky.social

Immensely proud to have images included in some of this year’s top stories in this fine publication!

Christmas Eve — December 24, 2024 Teri McDowell Ott reflects on the spirit of beloved community. Christ's birth is a symbol of peace and inclusivity, she writes, welcoming even those we might exclude. #ChristmasEve #pcusa @terimott.bsky.social

Trying something new - a webinar where we learn it, do it, and get immediate feedback! All about beginnings--books, essays, stories--how do we hook our readers, heighten their interest and hold their attention from word one? Wednesday, $25, Please join me! writingcraft.com/event/great-...

It’s a hard time in a hard world. In my latest Substack I reflect on how I am trying to stay open, curious and tender-hearted. #amwriting #binders #writing

New Advent Devotional: Patterns of Divine Possibility This daily devotional by Teri McDowell Ott invites us to explore the complex, beautiful patterns of our world. Artwork from A Sanctified Art included weekly! @terimott.bsky.social #pcusa #ASanctifiedArt #Advent

I tell all my writer friends to follow @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social and Writers Bridge conversations are free and great!

I love Kelsey Ervick’s graphic essays, and her Substack is inspiring! @kelceyervick.bsky.social

“Write every day” is generalist advice. The more you write the more the act of it becomes muscle memory responding to your thoughts and ideas. But the most important part of writing is maintaining your mental health. If you can’t write today, don’t. Take days or weekends off. Self-care is essential.

Follow @presoutlook.bsky.social for independent Presbyterian and religious news, essays, opinions, prayers, worship resources and a social media producer with memes galore. 😍🤗❤️

Unification Commission consolidates PC(USA) agencies, resulting in program changes and staff reduction ‘Interim Unified Agency’ to be led by Stated Clerk Jihyun Oh. #pcusa #unification

The Presbyterian Outlook is officially on BlueSky! Where are all of our #pcusa and #Presby friends?

Resources for grief and loss Amy Pagliarella suggests the resources for grief pastors, caregivers, and loved ones will want on hand, to reference or offer to others in need.

Please join us in January. Writing and community-building with Dinty and @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social rebirthyourwriting.com/memoir-inten...

Morning reading of Charles Marsh’s “The Beloved Community” where I am struck (and inspired) by these words preached by Clarence Jordan: “Jesus had not come to start a religion but a revolution.”