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Praying With Those Affected by Mental Illness

Posted on May 7, 2024May 6, 2024 by ptsblog
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If you need help or are experiencing crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline by dialing 988. Caring for and walking with those whose hurt we cannot heal is part of the call and regular work of the pastor. We as Christians do not worship a God of quick fixes; we confess a…

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Rediscovering Vocation on Sabbatical: The Rev. Michael Wallace’s Re-Calling to Ministry

Posted on April 23, 2024April 19, 2024 by ptsblog
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When the Rev. Michael Wallace ’14 was a student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, he imagined someday getting a Ph.D. and teaching theology. In the years since, as the associate pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio, he has retained a passion for the classroom. That passion led Michael and his family to a four-month…

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Who Is My Neighbor? Sharon McCart on Presence, Advocacy, and Service Together

Posted on April 15, 2024December 13, 2024 by ptsblog
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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 (Mister) Fred Rogers ’62, who sang, “I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,” I am writing…

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