Tag: church
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Bored in Church
Because I serve as the chaplain of a college, I travel a lot to preach in a variety of churches. When I stand in the pulpit and look out over these congregations, I see a lot of people looking at me like this: My college students have this look perfected. I can be preaching […]
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about the church
I love the Church. To be clear, I love the old, mainline, rooted in tradition, liturgical, theologically complex, organ-blaring, butt-numbing pew kind of church. I have given my life to this Church. I am passionate in her service. I am emboldened to lead a new generation through her doors. And yet, sometimes I stop to […]
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about my clerical collar
When I bought my first clerical collar I had questions: Did I want the plastic band that goes all the way around the neck? Or the shorter plastic tabs that slide beneath the made-to-order clerical shirt? Was there a female protestant pastor version? Would it work with blue jeans and my favorite boots? Would it […]
Teri McDowell Ott 