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A Mission Reflection: More Than a Building

Posted on March 26, 2014March 18, 2021 by ptsblog
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  Our group of seven students and two leaders spent the better part of two weeks in Brazil.  The first week was spent in Manaus, a city in the heart of the Amazon.  We visited numerous churches and pastors and tried to soak up as much information as possible.  These pastors are so passionate and…

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No More Monologues

Posted on February 20, 2014March 19, 2021 by ptsblog
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The Art of Spiritual Conversation: We do ourselves a great disservice in the church when we do not teach the art of spiritual conversation. Talking about spiritual things cannot be something that is relegated to pastors. The language of Christianity cannot be something that is merely sung in worship songs and uttered in ancient liturgical…

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“The Stirred” Word

Posted on September 26, 2013March 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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  In the beginning were “the stirred,” and “the stirred” were with God. Seminary chapel bells ring in a new school year, and “the stirred” file into their classes. As a first year seminary student, I have already learned a few essential lessons: First, hermeneutics is not that rash that Uncle Ned contracted in 1998….

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