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Mr. Rogers is on Netflix!

Posted on October 2, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Call it what you will, but sometimes in life the stars just align and the smallest of moments change our lives forever. Flashback to my senior year in high school a zillion years ago. I was actively involved in a local telethon to raise money for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh… a great tradition among local…

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Van Gogh Swimming with Cookies: 3 tips to keep your preaching consistently good

Posted on September 17, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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Pittsburgh Seminary continues our sermon writing tips series. Be sure to look for other tips from faculty, staff, and alums in the months ahead and read our recent posts on preaching without notes, dealing with writer’s block, 12 questions for effective preaching, using art as a tutorial to Scripture, preaching about current events, and preaching from the Old Testament. Have a…

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Yes, Coloring IS a Spiritual Practice—Here’s Why

Posted on September 16, 2015January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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I often give lectures at retreats on Christian spiritual formation attended by church goers and pastors—all people hoping to grow in their faithfulness as disciples of Jesus. At every retreat a few people—often sitting next to the women in the back knitting—will be bent over their desks with intricate mandalas in front of them and…

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