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“Risen” Movie Review

Posted on February 25, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Spoiler Alert: I am going to share what happens in the movie Risen. None of these things will blow the movie for you, but you might want to see the movie first. A couple of years ago I started a group at my church. We see a movie every month and afterward go to dinner…

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Pittsburgh mission conference with Alan Hirsch April 8-9

The Mission has a Church

Posted on February 8, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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“Our task as his people is to discern what God is doing and join with him. It is not so much that the church has a mission but that the mission has a church.” As I read those words from Alan Hirsch’s book, The Permanent Revolution, they stopped me in my tracks. As the senior pastor…

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A Tip to Engage Your Congregation in Ministry: Ask Questions

Posted on February 3, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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My three year old daughter just entered the “Why?” phase of childhood. Everything around us provides endless possibilities for questions. Why is it dark out? Why do I have to go to sleep? Why don’t we eat boogers? As I’ve listened to her unending curiosity, I’ve become convinced that this inquisitiveness is one reason why…

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