Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:57:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org 32 32 Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/zero-at-the-bone-fifty-entries-against-despair/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:00:09 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125955 "Here is a writer applying his personal experience, academic training, as well as his doubts and longing against despair, and finding hope." — Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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]]> Strange Math https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/strange-math/ Fri, 24 May 2024 12:05:53 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125003 A poem about a man who would take walks by Andrew Taylor-Troutman.

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]]> ‘It good’: Hospitality in a hospital waiting room https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/it-good-hospitality-in-a-hospital-waiting-room/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:01 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124428 Andrew Taylor-Troutman reflects on the care, life and grief he witnessed as the life of a parishioner came to an end.

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]]> Perennial https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/perennial/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:52:57 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123687 A poem for gardeners, for springtime lovers, for the hopeful by Andrew Taylor-Troutman.

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]]> The laying on of (other) hands https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/the-laying-on-of-other-hands/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:27:20 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=122215 Andrew Taylor-Troutman offers a glimpse into worship: how faith is passed on not with words but with actions, how we are held as we hold, how we might elevate our spirits as we tenderly reach for others.

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]]> Ode to the vulture https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/ode-to-the-vulture/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:22:30 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121663 Andrew Taylor-Troutman invites readers to transcend an ominous image.

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]]> Drawn Again — A poem-prayer for Christmas Eve https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/drawn-again-a-poem-prayer-for-christmas-eve/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:40:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121025 Come, Lord Jesus — in the retelling of the familiar story, in the souls that gather to listen, writes Andrew Taylor-Troutman.

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]]> After and After: A poem-prayer for Veterans Day https://pres-outlook.org/2023/11/after-and-after-a-poem-prayer-for-veterans-day/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:41:00 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120210 Andrew Taylor-Troutman offers a worship resource for Remembrance Sunday.

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]]> Who Weeps with Me? A prose poem before a vigil of peace https://pres-outlook.org/2023/10/who-weeps-with-me-a-prose-poem-before-a-vigil-of-peace/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:55:26 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119803 In response to recent violence, Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares a poem he wrote while planning a peace vigil.

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]]> For giving me the things I need https://pres-outlook.org/2023/10/for-giving-me-the-things-i-need/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:20:25 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119659 From apples to sunflower seeds to a small daughter's blessing.

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