Amy Butler

Amy Butler

Amy Butler is senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington. She blogs at Talk With the Preacher. Her "Talk With The Preacher" column appears biweekly at ABPnews.com.

Twitter - @PastorAmyDC

Thursday, May 16, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Jackie Robinson’s lesson for the church

It’s hurtful when people hate you just because of who you are.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

A letter to the SBNR

Instead of spending so much energy trying to repackage religion for the religious “nones,” maybe churches should focus on being faithful to God.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

When the truth shouts

As unwelcome as it may seem at the time, hearing hard truths spoken in love opens the door to spiritual growth.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Resurrection hurts

After the Easter sugar high ends, the real work of resurrection begins.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Preaching when you have nothing to say

One downside of getting to preach every Sunday is you can’t take a week off to shut up and listen.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Knowing what not to say

Every well-meaning person should be required to take a basic class in pastoral care.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

The discipline of failure

Part of the Lenten experience is grace received when good intentions miss the mark.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

Dunking in the dark

“How stupid do they think we are?” is a question that can apply equally to both lame Super Bowl commercials and outdated churches.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

A hopeful but scary future

Ministers cope with dramatic change that is affecting the institutional church.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013 Talk With the Preacher

A pastor’s life

Where does everybody else’s life end and the pastor’s begin?

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