Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
I keep a lot of the little notes of encouragement that students leave on my desk to look at when times are tough. They’re awesome: Hi J…stay awesome. You are the coolest. Thanks for everything. I swear your prayers helped me. And indeed, when times are tough I need only look just beyond my computer…
Advent lectionary on the PCUSA website has Isaiah 11: 1-9 listed multiple times. The narrative is titled “The Peaceful Kingdom” in my NRSV Bible. The narrative offers an image of peace: wolf and lamb, leopard and kid, calf and lion, cow and bear. The powerful shall be led by a little child. A child can play alongside…
My wife Wendy is a huge Troy Polamalu fan. She admires the classy way he shows love and respect for his wife and his understated but firm Christian confession—and then, of course, there is my own uncanny physical resemblance to Troy Polamalu. Mostly, though, it is fun to watch Troy Polamalu play football! He…