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“Let There Be Light”: God’s Self-Revelation at Epiphany

Posted on January 6, 2025 by ptsblog
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Epiphany does not much rate. A few liturgical experts may care about it, but for most North American Christians the real action is Christmas, which seems to begin with Advent (if not earlier, right after Halloween or Thanksgiving) and to end soon after the gifts are unwrapped and a wonderful dinner is enjoyed on Christmas…

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4 Ways to Lead Children Into Thankfulness

Posted on November 26, 2024November 20, 2024 by ptsblog
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Lynne Napoleon Bassett is the director of the Faith Forming Families Network at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. This week, she reflects on how caregivers can lead children into the habits of gratitude we know to be essential in faith formation. Forming Gratitude in Children’s Spirituality As the Thanksgiving season of gratitude is upon us, we should…

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Worship in Life and Practice: The Rev. Kendra Buckwalter Smith

Posted on November 12, 2024November 11, 2024 by ptsblog
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At Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s 2024 Alumnae/i Days gathering, four alums were honored for their work and recognized as this year’s distinguished alumnae/i or received The Fred Rogers Award for Creative Ministry. In this blog series, meet these alums and discover the ways in which they serve God and neighbor in their communities and across the…

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