Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Storms have ravaged us these last number of years. A pandemic, extreme weather, and political and denominational turmoil only begin to name the trials we have faced. In the midst of it all, most of us were confronted with our own personal storms, although they are less often named. The classic United Methodist hymn puts…
At Pittsburgh Seminary, we seek to participate in God’s ongoing mission in the world by seeing and getting to know people as our neighbors. Challenged by Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and inspired by Mr. Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you!”, I am writing…
Epiphany does not much rate. A few liturgical experts may care about it, but for most North American Christians the real action is Christmas, which seems to begin with Advent (if not earlier, right after Halloween or Thanksgiving) and to end soon after the gifts are unwrapped and a wonderful dinner is enjoyed on Christmas…