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Beginning to Swim, er, I mean, Preach

Posted on January 9, 2013April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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Preaching.  It was a word I had come to loathe, because there is no humanly way to avoid it, at least that I have discovered. Once you tell people you are going to seminary, there is a high probablility their immediate response is to say, “Oh, so you want to be a preacher?” Now, I have…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 22, 2012April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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In honor of this day of Thanksgiving where we celebrate the with gratitude the all aspects of the past year, this week’s blog is a sharing of what some students at PTS were thankful for. “I am thankful that my family and friends are well.” – Karyn Bigelow “I am thankful for all of my…

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That For Which I am Thankful

Posted on November 15, 2012April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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Sitting on the eve of the last of this term’s final exams, a day that will be the mark signifying the close of my first term in seminary, though it technically doesn’t end till Monday. Eighty days ago I was leaning on the edge of another eve, standing in the garage staring at bed of my…

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