Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
Above: © Ally Barrett (www.reverendally.org), used by permission. “Crumbs”—A Sermon Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23But he did not answer…
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…
Depicted above: Glendalough Monastery, Wicklow County, Ireland Now that the pandemic’s travel restrictions are behind us, churches are once again visiting distant parts of the world. When we head out, however, we are not tourists, but pilgrims. According to Progressive Pilgrimage, a small company that plans custom experiences for church groups, a pilgrimage is “a…