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Who are we, honestly?

My wife and I are the parents of three young children. Almost every evening, we all sit down at our table to..

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Dead air, living silence

I recently wrote about my first experience with video-taping Sunday morning worship. I began that service by lip-synching the opening theme to..

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Mister Rogers in a time of coronavirus

Taking a deep breath, I pushed record and tried to smile into the laptop camera. Parishioners were counting on me. But I..

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Who is God, really?

My 4-year-old came home from preschool singing, “He’s got the whooooooole world, in his hands!” His 7-year-old brother replied: “The whole world?..

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Moravian cookies and singing the faith

Upon learning that I grew up in the Moravian Church, a person will often mention the cookies! A church can have a..

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People of the words: On mundane

Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. though this word pertains to being of the..

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People of the words: On paradox

This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. In a poem, author Brian Doyle..

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People of the words: On righteous

This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. “Righteous” is derived from the Latin..

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People of the words: On humility

This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Humble thyself in the sight of..

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People of the words: On endurance

This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. Romans 5:3 identifies the need for..

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People of the words: On posture

This week, Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on words that guide people of faith. Find his blog series here. A friend was raised in..

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The speaking gun

While preaching from the Gospel of Mark, Brian K. Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary, used a word in his sermon to..

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Little signs

This week we asked our bloggers to consider their experience of alcohol and church. Here are their reflections. With her typical wry..

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Friends go gently between the words

I sat in the publisher’s brightly-lit office, fidgeting with my hands. First, I drummed my fingertips on the armrests of my chair...

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Pentecost and building a “God Exists” list

After the rushing wind and the fiery tongues, after the amazement of the crowds and the preaching of Peter, I read that..

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Laboring transitions

I prefer “transition” to “change,” for a transition implies intention. Change is our only constant. But “transition” means to go or cross..

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All are included

We asked our bloggers to share their biggest dreams for the church. Here’s what they imagine. The 5-year-old exclaims, “There’s my friend!”..

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Ministry hack: Write a little song

This week we asked the Outlook bloggers to share a “ministry hack” they’ve learned.  Here’s what they shared. Oscar Wilde once lamented..

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The mirror of love: Listening to 1 Corinthians 13

Love is patient, love is kind… The minister begins the reading from her leather-bound Bible, and the famous love ode in 1..

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That something that happens

“Between the rupture of life and the rapture of language lies a world of awe and witness.” — Christian Wiman I was..

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Toes

We asked our bloggers to share what they have learned about managing conflict in ministry. Here are their reflections.   What should really worry..

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A resolution to wonder

  Whereas a year is a wondrous fleeting thing, and there is no time like the present and no present like the..

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A witness: Reading Revelation in Advent

During this Advent, I am reading through the Book of Revelation every week. Sure, it’s a helter-skelter time for a pastor, but..

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Outside boys

“Go outside. Look up. Secret of life.” – Anne Lamott My wife and I are raising our children only about 30 miles..

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Surprised by flexibility

This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..