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Theological Imagination, a Poet in Exile, and Calvin as Interpreter of the Psalms

Posted on October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 by ptsblog
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On Oct. 2, 2025, the Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Woo was installed into the P. C. Rossin Chair of Church History and Historical Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Below are excerpts of his inaugural lecture, “Theological Imagination, a Poet in Exile, and Calvin as Interpreter of the Psalms.” These lecture points are more fully fleshed…

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Same Bread, Different Dishes

Posted on October 13, 2025November 6, 2025 by ptsblog
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My parents are downsizing. They’re going through their stuff, deciding what it is they value and what they have room for in the new place. They would love to pass along the things they treasure to their children and grandchildren. “Do you need these candlesticks?” they ask one day. “How about these dishes?” they ask…

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Lessons From the Playground

Posted on October 6, 2025September 24, 2025 by ptsblog
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I found myself thinking as I watched my kids on the playground this summer. When we would arrive at the park, we were rarely the first family there. My kids would charge onto the playground and join in with the other kids running and playing. A game of tag might start to transform as I…

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