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Year Two

Posted on September 19, 2013March 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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Here it is. Second year. It’s interesting reflecting on this now when this time last year I wasn’t even certain about the first year. In my mind I tried to romanticize it, a reckless nomad at heart daring to seek her path regardless of the obstacles that lay before her. In truth, I was nervous,…

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A Senior’s Reflection: Anthony Hita

Posted on May 23, 2013April 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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After three years here at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the time has come to move on to the next step as I graduate. Looking back over the last three years, the comment I heard most frequently from collogues and classmates is that seminary does not seem to prepare us for ministry in the “real world.” The degree…

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A Senior’s Reflection: Amanda Maguire

Posted on May 15, 2013April 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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  “It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31: 8 If life had a rewind button, I would rewind back to my first year of seminary and assure myself that everything will be okay. I…

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