Scott Black Johnston

I am the senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in the heart of midtown Manhattan. After more than a decade in the city, I am a true New Yorker, one of the teeming, type-A masses. But I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the rhythms and people of Atlanta, Austin, and Duluth, Minnesota.

I am a preacher and a teacher, a husband and father, a scholar and comic book reader, and a fan of almost any sport that involves a ball. I like dark beer and conversations about God -- preferably at the same time!

Although I do most of my writing for the pulpit, my words have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, cnn.com, Huffington Post and other places, in print and online. I write about reformed theology, preaching, psalms and prayers. I love to talk about the challenges, absurdities and joys of an urban faith.