Karie Charlton, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Thu, 02 May 2024 20:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Karie Charlton, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org 32 32 The hospitality of silence https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/the-hospitality-of-silence/ Fri, 03 May 2024 09:26:51 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124755 Karie Charlton finds new depths to hospitality during a silent retreat.

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]]> Stitches of lovingkindness https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/stitches-of-lovingkindness/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:32 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123292 Karie Charlton helps a colleague create a Jewish prayer shawl and reflects on interfaith friendship and lessons of kindness.

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]]> Confessions of a church-less pastor https://pres-outlook.org/2024/02/confessions-of-a-church-less-pastor/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:02:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=122507 What does it mean to be a pastor without a church? What does it mean to be a church without a pastor? Karie Charlton reflects.

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]]> Oh, the places you will go: Reflections from a multi-faith funeral https://pres-outlook.org/2024/01/oh-the-places-you-will-go-reflections-from-a-multi-faith-funeral/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:27:16 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=120954 Looking at Psalm 121, Karie Charlton reflects that we are all called to respond to each other and participate in the Universal Heart.

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]]> Shattered illusions and sacred encounters: A journey through the woods https://pres-outlook.org/2023/12/shattered-illusions-and-sacred-encounters-a-journey-through-the-woods/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:00:24 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=121179 In the woods, writes Karie Charlton, we find doors to new beginnings, even in the depths of winter.

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]]> Reading for fun: Book crawls and Scholastic Book Fair vibes https://pres-outlook.org/2023/09/reading-for-fun-book-crawls-and-scholastic-book-fair-vibes/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:40:49 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=119209 When selecting books, Karie Charlton typically picks what she should be reading — usually a book for work. Whether it’s a book crawl or pretending she’s a kid at a Scholastic Book Fair, here are some ways she’s trying to read for fun.

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]]> A sabbath won’t always save you. Sometimes you need to start something new. https://pres-outlook.org/2023/08/a-sabbath-wont-always-save-you-sometimes-you-need-to-start-something-new/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:40:16 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=118346 Reflecting on the 1984 fantasy film “The Neverending Story,” Karie Charlton shares her decision to dissolve her call.

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]]> The ship has run aground — let’s find a new way https://pres-outlook.org/2023/05/the-ship-has-run-aground-lets-find-a-new-way/ Thu, 25 May 2023 11:59:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=116388 Karie Charlton offers three words of advice to churches charting a new path.  

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]]> Where do clergy find belonging? https://pres-outlook.org/2023/04/where-do-clergy-find-belonging/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:59:48 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=115889 If clergy help to create a space of belonging for others, where do we find belonging ourselves, wonders Karie Charlton?

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]]> “I don’t know who you are, but I know that I love you” https://pres-outlook.org/2023/03/i-dont-know-who-you-are-but-i-know-that-i-love-you/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:30:34 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=115045 Karie Charlton writes about grief, dementia. and love.

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