Maggie Alsup, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Maggie Alsup, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org 32 32 Heaven at a softball tailgate https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/heaven-at-a-softball-tailgate/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:32:33 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125827 To Maggie Alsup, the kingdom of God looks like a tailgate of rivals in Oklahoma City — everyone pulling up a chair and grabbing a plate of food.

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]]> Embracing belligerent hospitality: Moving beyond welcome to community building https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/embracing-belligerent-hospitality-moving-beyond-welcome-to-community-building/ Wed, 08 May 2024 09:24:27 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124897 When there is so much division and strife in our day-to-day, we need something more than radical hospitality to bind us. We need what I call belligerent hospitality, writes Maggie Alsup.

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]]> ChatGPT is here. There is no going back. https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/chatgpt-is-here-there-is-no-going-back/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:58:02 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123703 Mentioning AI on college campuses can earn you a monologue on academic integrity, but we can only move forward, writes college chaplain Maggie Alsup.

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]]> Embracing change: College ministry lessons for the larger church https://pres-outlook.org/2024/02/embracing-change-college-ministry-lessons-for-the-larger-church/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:16:17 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=122176 College ministry completely changes every four years. Perhaps there's a lesson here for the larger church to learn, writes Maggie Alsup.

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]]> Love’s defiant song https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/loves-defiant-song/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:45:42 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120908 How can the peace offered by God and the chaos of the world exist at the same time, wonders Maggie Alsup?

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]]> Creativity births spiritual community https://pres-outlook.org/2023/11/creativity-births-spiritual-community/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:14:24 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120445 College chaplain Maggie Alsup is known around campus for the art projects she includes in chapel.

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]]> Four questions to ask yourself when writing inclusive prayers https://pres-outlook.org/2023/10/four-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-writing-inclusive-prayers/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:51:35 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119988 Maggie Alsup offers four tips to craft prayers for multi-faith spaces.

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]]> Crafting communal prayers https://pres-outlook.org/2023/10/crafting-communal-prayers/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:51:18 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119522 College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on the impact of writing prayers for a diverse community.

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]]> A reading recommendation for overthinkers https://pres-outlook.org/2023/09/a-reading-recommendation-for-overthinkers/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:04:37 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=118641 Maggie Alsup shares a resource she has found helpful in addressing her anxiety and ministering to college students as they wrestle with their own mental health.

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]]> The intentionality of sabbath https://pres-outlook.org/2023/08/the-intentionality-of-sabbath/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:53 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=118644 “When we welcome sabbath, we welcome the holy,” writes Maggie Alsup.

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