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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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Doxology

Posted on January 25, 2013April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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I keep a lot of the little notes of encouragement that students leave on my desk to look at when times are tough. They’re awesome: Hi J…stay awesome. You are the coolest. Thanks for everything. I swear your prayers helped me. And indeed, when times are tough I need only look just beyond my computer…

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The Moravian Church

Posted on October 4, 2012April 6, 2021 by ptsblog
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  One of the most commonly asked questions on the campus of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is What denomination are you?  Though the most common response is Presbyterian, it is equally as common to receive answers such as Baptist, Episcopal, Catholic, Methodist or any of the other one on the spectrum that make up the student…

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