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Gamergate: The Invisible Scandal Impacting Your Ministry

Posted on October 18, 2014August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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Your ministry has been impacted by a debate that you probably didn’t know was happening. It has involved major Universities, news outlets, and even the FBI. You probably missed it because it’s about something you don’t usually notice. It’s about video games. But why would a seminary blog bother discussing a debate on video games?…

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Studying Scripture with CW’s The Flash

Posted on October 14, 2014August 2, 2021 by ptsblog
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The new CW series The Flash is upon us. With reports of more than 4.5 million viewers for the premiere, chances are that you or some of the people in your congregation were watching this latest show based on a DC superhero. As I’ve discussed in other blogs for Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, I’ve come to…

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Kindling the Holy Fires of Ministry and Church Planting in Pennsylvania

Posted on October 2, 2014March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” Jesus, Luke 12:49 What did Jesus mean? He came to cast fire on the earth, and wished we were already burning. A few decades ago, Catherine Doherty linked these words of Jesus to the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to…

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