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Henry Highland Garnet: Slave, Abolitionist, Pastor, Statesman, and Bivocational Church Planter

Posted on February 12, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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A few nights ago, I found myself live-tweeting a sermon. I was so moved, I couldn’t contain my enthusiasm. But there was no one around to hear if I said, “Amen.” So I took to the Internet. The sermon I was reading was the sermon preached by the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet to the US…

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Church Leadership Lessons from the Super Bowl

Posted on February 5, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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I have to admit that I was disappointed by the ending of the Super Bowl. Not only did I want the Patriots to lose, but I have become a Seahawks fan the last two years. They show the kind of energy and resilience that I wish my own team (the Pittsburgh Steelers) would find. The big question…

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The One Super Bowl Commercial That Will Show up in Sermons—and Whether It Should

Posted on February 3, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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I don’t preach every Sunday anymore, so I didn’t watch the Super Bowl looking for sermon illustrations in the commercials. In fact, I didn’t even watch the whole thing, my allegiance to Downton Abbey being too strong (which is a better source for sermon material, anyway—but that’s a subject for another post). I did watch…

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