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Who Is My Neighbor? Rev. Jerry McKinney on Life Transformation Through Community Engagement

Posted on January 14, 2025January 8, 2025 by ptsblog

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…

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“Let There Be Light”: God’s Self-Revelation at Epiphany

Posted on January 6, 2025 by ptsblog

Epiphany does not much rate. A few liturgical experts may care about it, but for most North American Christians the real action is Christmas, which seems to begin with Advent (if not earlier, right after Halloween or Thanksgiving) and to end soon after the gifts are unwrapped and a wonderful dinner is enjoyed on Christmas…

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Who Is My Neighbor? The Rev. Dr. Paul Ytterock on the Saginaw Street Walkers and Christ in the Stranger

Posted on December 9, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog

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…

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Founded in 1794, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a graduate theological school of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering master's and doctor of ministry degrees as well as certificate programs. Participating in God's ongoing mission in the world, Pittsburgh Seminary is a community of Christ joining in the Spirit's work of forming and equipping people for ministries familiar and yet to unfold and communities present and yet to be gathered.

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