Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
“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…
Many times in our Christian faith we can become spiritually narcissistic internalizing the gospel as a personal salvation experience as opposed to a communal restoration. We try hard to separate our spiritual selves from the broader community, retreating to an isolated faith and distorted reality of Christendom. Our actions may model more so the religiosity…
“What’s your favorite church building?” I was recently asked this question by a couple that I will be marrying this fall. We were talking about the impact that a building can have on a wedding and the importance of church symbolism. Then they asked me about other buildings that stood out to me, and then…