Ashley Mason Brown, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:35:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Ashley Mason Brown, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org 32 32 Leaving a piece of your heart behind https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/leaving-a-piece-of-your-heart-behind/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:52:25 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123701 Ashley Brown shares how members of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church’s dementia group minister through art.

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]]> Praying with finger paints https://pres-outlook.org/2023/11/praying-with-finger-paints/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:44:02 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120440 May your creating be your prayer, writes Ashley Mason Brown.

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]]> What two rabbis taught me about the sabbath https://pres-outlook.org/2023/09/what-two-rabbis-taught-me-about-the-sabbath/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:15:39 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119335 During an interfaith gathering, Ashley Brown was introduced to sabbath in a new way.

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]]> But what can I do? https://pres-outlook.org/2023/07/but-what-can-i-do/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:08:28 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=117550 Ashley Mason Brown offers concrete ideas for how faith leaders can assist with lowering the rate of gun violence in the United States.

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]]> You don’t need to feel called to belong in seminary https://pres-outlook.org/2023/04/you-dont-need-to-feel-called-in-order-to-belong-in-seminary/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:03:39 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=115923 Sometimes, you won’t belong, writes recent seminary student Ashley Brown. And that’s ok.

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]]> Bearing witness https://pres-outlook.org/2023/04/bearing-witness/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:13:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=115198 In the face of death, chaplaincy intern Ashley Brown learns the gift of bearing witness.

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]]> Salaam Alaikum (Peace be upon you) https://pres-outlook.org/2023/02/salaam-alaikum-peace-be-upon-you/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:21:04 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=114019 Austin Seminary student Ashley Brown entered her recent pilgrimage to Egypt guarded. She walked away with a deeper appreciation for interfaith dialogue.

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]]> What seminary WAS is not what seminary will be https://pres-outlook.org/2023/01/what-seminary-was-is-not-what-seminary-will-be/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:02:12 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=111831 "There is great opportunity for reframing our pipeline of talent, ensuring we can provide the future of the church with educated and sharp theological thinkers who are capable of loving those who think differently than themselves."

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]]> Death without regret https://pres-outlook.org/2022/09/death-without-regret/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:24:28 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=106555 Ashley Brown spent a month with her beloved, dying grandmother before she passed. In this essay, she reflects on their conversations about death and the unending gift of love.

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]]> Tech watch: TikTok https://pres-outlook.org/2022/08/tech-watch-tiktok-2/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:47:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=104689 Ashley Brown shares how she uses TikTok for ministry and outreach.

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