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Preach Like a Girl!

Posted on December 1, 2011April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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When I arrived at PTS, like many of my peers, I was questioning my call to ministry. After all, I didn’t really have any pastor role models who were female. So what made me think that I could, or should, feel that I was called to pastoral ministry? Thankfully, I have had some wonderfully affirming…

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Dr. Ron Cole-Turner

Transhumanism and Transcendence

Posted on November 17, 2011April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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The high level of scholarship on the part of the faculty at PTS never ceases to amaze and interest me. This month the Rev. Dr. Ron Cole-Turner demonstrates yet again why I make that observation—his latest book, Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Advancement, becomes available. Even a quick review of the back-cover…

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Shots for Salvation

Posted on November 3, 2011April 7, 2021 by ptsblog
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One of the biggest complaints I have heard among seminary students throughout the country is that there aren’t enough practical applications between what they learn in class and what they will be doing in their careers. We spend a lot of time talking about our call as though it will take place months or even…

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