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Things I wish I would have learned in seminary

Posted on May 15, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog

The question provided to prompt this blog post was, “now that you are working in ministry, what is one thing you wish you would have been told or would have learned to prepare you?”   Even though I only started ministry in October 2013 and am very new to ordained ministry, I have already been…

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Flickers of Hope

Posted on May 8, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog

Hope is a peculiar thing. The Christian life, I’m told, ought to be characterized and defined by hope. In many biblical passages, hope is given an exemplary status, described as something we retain. Christ’s work on the cross and the resurrection we are now celebrating means that we have hope in the authentic reality that…

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A Mission Reflection: Remembering

Posted on May 1, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog

  When traveling, especially to a foreign country, I am often first struck by the new landscape or smells, but by the time I leave, my lasting memories are of the people I have met. There is always a temptation to get stay caught in the “picture:” the scenery, the smells, the newness of the…

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