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Presbyterian Partnerships: Learning from Christians in the Czech Republic

Posted on February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: participants in the 2023 joint conference of the ECCB and PC(USA) in Prague, Czech Republic If you’ve never been outside the United States, you may think of our way of life as “normal” and available to all people. We, as Christians, are often guilty of this type of thinking. We assume that all people…

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A black-and-white image of Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963. The whole frame is filled with people walking forward; many are holding signs with sayings such as "We march for integrated schools NOW!" and "We march for jobs for all NOW!" and "We demand equal rights NOW!" and "We demand an end to bias NOW!"

The Evidence of Faith—Shaping a More Liberated Future

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, Aug. 28, 1963. Library of Congress Control Number 2013647400. The evidence of faith has always been made known, even when we didn’t recognize it. For generations, we’ve been singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song…

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The Solidarity of the Messiah

Posted on January 27, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: Painting by Alex Levin: “Smoke Pillar arising from Jerusalem Temple”; https://artlevin.com/ On Nov. 6, 2025, Dr. Tucker S. Ferda was installed into the Errett M. Grable Chair of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Below are concluding remarks from his inaugural lecture, “The Solidarity of the Messiah: Recovering Matthew’s Theology…

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