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With All Your Heart, Soul, and Strength—Jo Ann Griffith’s Legacy

Posted on March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: Bethel Evangelical Secondary School, a school in Dembidolo, Ethiopia operated by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and supported in part by the PC(USA). “Then children were being brought to [Jesus] in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them, but Jesus…

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The Solidarity of the Messiah

Posted on January 27, 2026 by ptsblog
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Above: Painting by Alex Levin: “Smoke Pillar arising from Jerusalem Temple”; https://artlevin.com/ On Nov. 6, 2025, Dr. Tucker S. Ferda was installed into the Errett M. Grable Chair of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Below are concluding remarks from his inaugural lecture, “The Solidarity of the Messiah: Recovering Matthew’s Theology…

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A Ministry of Connection: Discovering Vocation at Pittsburgh Seminary

Posted on January 5, 2026 by ptsblog
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“As soon as I set foot on campus, I knew: ‘This is where I’m supposed to be.’ I fell in love with PTS, and I’ve invested in the work here ever since.” – The Rev. Dr. Carolyn Cranston ’99/’25 An Unexpected Opportunity Carolyn Cranston has served as the Seminary’s director of alumnae/i and church relations…

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