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Things I wish I would have learned in seminary

Posted on May 15, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog
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The question provided to prompt this blog post was, “now that you are working in ministry, what is one thing you wish you would have been told or would have learned to prepare you?”   Even though I only started ministry in October 2013 and am very new to ordained ministry, I have already been…

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Call to the Service

Posted on February 27, 2014March 19, 2021 by ptsblog
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  I have always been drawn to the idea of serving in the military but never knew exactly how that fit in with all of the other goals I had in my life. That all changed when a chaplain with the United State Air Force was standing in the rotunda of Long Hall. After speaking…

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Be Gentle, Be Kind

Posted on February 6, 2014March 19, 2021 by ptsblog
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I’m sitting here, waiting for a muse to descend shrouded in brilliance or for some form to walk through the door wearing a handy name badge that says “Hello, my name is Inspiration” which will hand me a briefcase full of tantilizing blog post morsels. Yet, as I scour the reserviours of the mass that has taken residency…

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