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Taylor Schumann

Charleston
As seen in: Reader's Digest (U.S.), The Week Magazine (US), Christianity Today, Narratively, Sojourners, Plough Quarterly Magazine, The Better Samaritan Podcast
Covers:  gun violence, gun reform, politics, religion, the intersection of faith and gun violence, social justice, mental health, motherhood
Wife | Mom | Shooting Survivor | Author of When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough from @ivpress | bylines @readersdigest @sojourners @ctmagazine

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Taylor Schumann’s Biography

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Taylor Schumann has always been a writer, but it was a spring day in 2013 that made her an activist. The bullet that tore through her left hand on an otherwise average afternoon at New River Community College in Christiansburg, Virginia, redefined the trajectory of the written word for Taylor, assigning mission to her talent and essential, urgent purpose to her page. In the split-second moment of the shooting, and the long work of healing and trauma recovery that followed, her beliefs about gun…

Taylor Schumann’s Journalist Portfolio

I'm a Shooting Survivor. If You're Going to Pray for Us, Here's How.

I'm a Shooting Survivor. If You're Going to Pray for Us, Here's How.

I have a complicated relationship with " thoughts and prayers." The phrase has become the familiar refrain af…

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The Hope that Life can be Different

The Hope that Life can be Different

walked along the sidewalk in front of our townhouse, pacing back and forth, tears streaming down my face, bab…

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Articles

Four Ways the Church Can Love Her Community in Times of Crisis

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By Michelle Reyes, Taylor Schumann, Jenai Auman, Aubrey Sampson Verified
| The Better Samaritan Podcast
How should the church love her community during times of crisis? This was the question our church in Austin wrestled with last year when Texas experienced a devastating winter storm that left more than 4 million people without power, water, and food for seven days. During that time, at least 22 people died in connection. The consequences of those storms also lingered for months as many in our community were unable to find food while others needed rent assistance.
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Feeling Overwhelmed Loving Your Neighbor? Accept Christ’s Invitation to Rest.

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By Vanessa Stricker, Taylor Schumann, Hannah Sudhakar, Derwin L Gray
| The Better Samaritan Podcast
I often feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. Living in a broken world, there is so much need and pain that surrounds us. My tendency is to want to pick up each burden and add it to the load I’m carrying. I feel the responsibility to take care of everyone and solve every problem. I don’t want to let anyone down. The act of carrying others’ burdens is good and pure. It is what we see in the God who entered into our broken world and took our suffering upon himself.
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When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough: A Shooting Survivor's Journey Into the Realities of Gun Violence

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By Taylor Schumann
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FORMAT Hardcover$25.00$23.25(English) Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Description Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner Taylor Schumann never thought she'd be a victim of gun violence. But one spring day a man with a shotgun walked into her workplace and opened fire on her. While she survived, she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! In the words of Ron Swanson, "I'm going to type every word I know!"

Why did you become a journalist?

2019

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Just send the pitch.