Born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC, Rev. Ryan Laughlin is the Senior Pastor of McLean Presbyterian Church, part of the Capital Pres family of churches. Ryan is a graduate of West Point and served as an officer in the Army. He has an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and is working towards a PhD studying Francis Schaeffer.

Ryan and his wife Heather have three boys, Nathan, Luke, and Zachary.

Articles by Rev. Ryan Laughlin

Vocation • On Daily Work

Too Small to Fail

| 11 min read

The fact that we celebrate the American worker by not working tells us something about our relationship with work — it is very complicated. Even Labor Day itself has an interesting background. When President Grover Cleveland signed the law that made Labor Day an official national holiday in 1894, he did so against a backdrop...

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Faith • Biblical Reflections

The True and Better Story

| 9 min read

Our family hosts an impassioned debate over which of the nine Star Wars movies is best. The recent movies receive zero votes (which I think is a little harsh). The originals receive one vote (that would be me, obviously). And the prequels receive three votes, from my three boys, who really should know better. And...

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