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Ecotheology and the Role of the Church

Posted on April 22, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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Earth Day is the day when Christians have the opportunity to celebrate God’s amazing gift of creation to all of humankind. In the past, few Christians saw reason to celebrate Earth Day. It seems we were unable to connect the budding environmental movement with our practice of the Christian faith. The problem was not necessarily…

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4 Ways to Practice Christian Piety in the Workplace

Posted on April 20, 2015January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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Being a follower of Jesus Christ is what defines us as Christians. Not our families, not our careers, but our Savior. That is what we profess and confess, but at times it is difficult to negotiate how to be a Christian in a workplace that simply is not. Most of us do not have the…

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The Power of Prayer

Posted on April 17, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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“Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”  John 14:13-14 The last day we were in the village of Bhirkot, we walked to the home of one of the villagers for a…

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