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Ecotheology and the Role of the Church

Posted on April 22, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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Earth Day is the day when Christians have the opportunity to celebrate God’s amazing gift of creation to all of humankind. In the past, few Christians saw reason to celebrate Earth Day. It seems we were unable to connect the budding environmental movement with our practice of the Christian faith. The problem was not necessarily…

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Batman and Superman: 7 Moments in the Rivalry

Posted on April 20, 2015August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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The trailer “leaked.” Be honest. You were pumped to watch it. So were people in your congregation. As a minister or pastor or preacher, you ought to know something about the storied rivalry between Batman and Superman. If you really wanted some insight into the rivalry between these titans, you don’t have to watch the trailer….

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We’re All One Body in Christ

Posted on April 14, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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“For just as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we are all baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free- and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” 1…

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