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White Privilege in a World Where Black Lives Matter

Posted on July 8, 2016January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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I don’t know what it’s like to be a Black person in this country. I don’t know what it’s like to have others see me as suspicious or dangerous simply because of the color of my skin. I don’t know what it’s like to wonder if I will experience discrimination or even overt hatred or…

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church and politics

The Church—Political, Yes. Partisan, No.

Posted on May 26, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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I felt sheepish showing up to work on Tues., April 26 this year. I wasn’t wearing an oval American flag sticker boasting “I Voted” on my lapel—the one that has become the ultimate symbol of responsible citizenship. I had not voted and I wasn’t going to. The fact is, I wasn’t allowed. Pennsylvania holds closed…

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Bonhoeffer, community and sin

Of Sin and Community

Posted on May 13, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Community tends to be quite the buzzword in the Christian context. From my early days occupying the halls of my more conservative-leaning institution of higher learning to my current days roaming an institution a bit more open to hosting the voice of both ends of the spectrum, the ideals and reality of community continue to…

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