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We’re All One Body in Christ

Posted on April 14, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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“For just as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we are all baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free- and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.” 1…

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Rethinking Seminary

Posted on March 27, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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  Last year, when I was preparing the address I was to offer at my installation in a faculty chair, I read through a number of similar addresses given by theology professors throughout the centuries. One of the great things about century old institutions like the church or the academy is that we’re standing at…

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Theological Significance of Biblical Languages

Posted on March 18, 2015March 9, 2021 by ptsblog
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I am a lover of words. I enjoy the cacophony of sound as each syllable is poured from my lips and building bridges from each word like bricks. Being a word smith has led me on many adventures through the tumultuous shifting waters of linguistics. Yet, even with all the joy I procure from unearthing…

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